Download or read book A History of Federal Water Resources Programs, 1800-1960 written by Beatrice Hort Holmes and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication discusses most of the significant federal water resources legislation up to 1960 and describes the programs of U.S. planning and construction agencies; the extent of federal river basin planning and development up to 1960; and the beginning of federal encouragement of and cooperation with State and local planning.