Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item Endangered waters : interdependency on Montana's Big Hole River(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2015) Davis, Benjamin Avery; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Brett WalkerThe Big Hole River brings life to this arid region of southwestern Montana, but its stream flows annually reach detrimentally low levels. The causes behind the low-flow levels are a direct reflection of Euro-American impacts dating back to the early nineteenth century. This is a story of dependency and scarcity, which presently makes the river the source of political conflict.Item Radical environmental protectionism in a small community : a study of the Bolinas water moratorium(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 1977) Harris, Marguerite KirkA moratorium on further extension of water service was instituted to halt population growth in Bolinas, California on November 26, 1971 by the Bolinas Community Public Utilities District. This action by the recently elected Public Utilities Board reflected community attitudes towards environmental, concerns which had developed in response to recent moves to further develop and commercialize the area. Political response to environmental issues resulted in defeat of supporters of a multi-million dollar regional sewerage system. The ideology of the new community leadership contained elements of the radical "New Left" movement of the sixties, environmental protectionism, agrarian romanticism, and parallels to the American populist movement. The ideology when put into practice at Bolinas revealed a number of discrepancies not anticipated at the outset. Tactics used to retain the moratorium resulted in deterioration of the water supply, inadequate fire protection, and an increase in the occupancy of sub-standard illegal dwellings. Meanwhile real estate prices rose, pricing many of the original supporters of a no-growth policy for Bolinas out of residency. Growth was not appreciably affected by the moratorium; the population has more than doubled in a five-year period. The mixed rural and vacation community is well on its way to becoming an expensive and therefore exclusive suburb.