Publicado por Forgotten Books, 2024
ISBN 10: 1528459423 ISBN 13: 9781528459426
Librería: Forgotten Books, London, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book summarizes watershed legislation enacted by 43 states from 1955-1963.The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 authorized new federal assistance for state and local watershed projects to prevent erosion and flooding. The author summarizes new laws enacted to take advantage of this federal program, focusing on five groups of agencies authorized to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture: state agencies, counties, cities, soil conservation districts, watershed districts, and special-purpose districts. The author provides an overview of the projects undertaken and legal authority granted to each group of agencies. The book is valuable for understanding the history of watershed management in the United States and the role of state and local governments in soil and water conservation. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Año de publicación: 2023
Librería: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condición: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1963 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 34 Volume -142 Hedges, R. Frank,Garner, Mary M,United States. Soil Conservation Service.