There are no access restrictions on this collection. All
"confidential" markings on correspondence or other materials have been
determined to be for administrative purposes, not national security
information; therefore, these materials are open for access.
Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain.
Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.
Charles W. Howe, professor emeritus of economics at the University of
Colorado-Boulder and director emeritus and currently faculty research associate
at the Environment and Behavior Program, Institute of Behavioral Science,
University of Colorado-Boulder, has focused his research on environmental and
natural resource economics with emphasis on water resources, including water
resources development, water rights, and river basin and watershed
management.
Howe was born in Dayton, Ohio, on March 28, 1931. He received his B.A.
in Economics from Rice University in 1952, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics
from Stanford University, in 1955 and 1959 respectively. Howe taught at Purdue
University between 1958 and 1964 and then moved to the Water Resources Program
at the Resources for the Future. He began his work at the University of
Colorado-Boulder in 1970 and served as chairman of the Economics Department
from 1972-1976.
He frequently contributed his expertise in water issues as a
consultant in the United States and overseas. Howe provided assistance and
testimony in two legal cases documented here,
El Paso v. New Mexico and the Pecos River
Compact (
Texas v. New Mexico). He also consulted on
a number of international projects, including those in Gambia, Botswana, and
Kenya and Senegal.
Howe married JoAnne Blanke in 1952, and they have four children.
The Papers of Charles W. Howe consists of documents dated 1942 to
1998, with the bulk falling from 1971 to 1989. The collection consists of
notes, correspondence, background documents, and some photographs, all related
primarily to projects he was involved with in the 1970s and 1980s. Howe
contributed his expertise in water issues as a consultant in the United States
and overseas. He provided assistance and testimony in two legal cases
documented here,
El Paso v. New Mexico and the Pecos River
Compact (
Texas v. New Mexico). He also consulted on
a number of international projects, including those in Gambia, Botswana, and
Kenya and Senegal.
The materials in the collection were roughly grouped by project, which
were made into series. Further rearrangement was minimal, with the exception of
creating subseries within two of the larger series.
Papers of Charles W. Howe, Water Resources Archive, Colorado State
University.
The Papers of Charles W. Howe was acquired by Colorado State
University Libraries in 2003 from Charles W. Howe.
Processing was completed in August 2006 and included removal of all
metal spring clips and rubber bands. Photographs were placed in protective
sleeves and duplicates of documents with more than two copies were removed from
the collection. The collection was housed in acid-free folders and boxes.
The Papers of Charles W. Howe was received together with the Papers of
Robert K. Davis as one collection. The Davis papers were separated and the
collections processed as distinct units.
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Series II: Pecos River Compact
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Subseries A: General information. |
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[Pecos]. 1987-1989. e195pp. |
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17 |
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Pecos: basic ref documents. 1987-1989. e120pp. |
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18 |
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Pecos: correspondence/contract. 1987-1989. e70pp. |
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19 |
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Pecos: ref documents. 1986-1988. e90pp. |
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[Pecos River: background]. 1942, 1965, 1974-1989, 1998 and undated. e350pp. |
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4 |
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Pecos River: budget. 1987-1989. e55pp. |
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5 |
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[Pecos River] draft documents. 1987-1988. e180pp. |
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6 |
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Pecos River hearing, Chuck Howe. 1989. e60pp. |
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7 |
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Pecos: working notes. 1987-1988. e75pp. |
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8 |
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[Photographs: Red Bluff Dam, NMSU Artesia,
etc.]. undated. 19 color 3x5 photographs |
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Subseries B: Supreme Court documentation,
transcripts/testimony. |
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Documentation. |
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9 |
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No. 65, Original in the Supreme Court of the United
States, October Term, 1985... Charles J. Meyers, Special Master: draft report,
March 18, 1986. 1986. 33pp. |
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10 |
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No. 65 Original in the Supreme Court of the United
States... reporter's transcript, May 20, 1986, May 21, 1986. 1986. 441pp. (2 v.) |
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11 |
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No. 65, Original in the Supreme Court of the United
States, October Term, 1986... Before the special master: Charles J. Meyers: New
Mexico's response to Special Master's requests for information. September 28,
1987. 1987. 15pp. |
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12 |
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No. 65, Original, in the Supreme Court of the United
States, October term, 1987... Proposed amended decree. 1987. 8pp. |
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13 |
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No. 65, Original in the Supreme Court of the United
States, October Term, 1988. New Mexico's appendix of supporting evidentiary
material. 1988. e150pp. |
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Exhibits. |
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14 |
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[New Mexico exhibit no. 170-197, inc.]. 1942, 1952-1987 and undated. e100pp. |
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15-19 |
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[New Mexico exhibit no. 200-299, inc.]. 1954-1973, 1985-1988 and undated. e500pp. |
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20-22 |
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[New Mexico exhibit no. 300-356, inc.]. 1952-1977, 1985-1986 and undated. e350pp. |
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Transcripts/testimony. |
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No. 65, Original in the Supreme Court of the United
States, October Term, 1987...: answers and deposition of W.C. Cunningham. 9
June 1988; No. 65, Original in the Supreme Court of the United States, October
Term, 1987...: deposition of Billy L. Moody, 10 March 1988; No. 65, Original in
the Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1987...: answers and
deposition of Tom Nance, 9 June 1988. 1988. e110pp. |
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2 |
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No. 65, Original, Supreme Court of the United States,
October Term, 1987...: deposition of Norman Whittlesey, 3 v.: 19 July 1988, 20
July 1988, 13 April 1989 (v.3, October Term, 1988). 1988-1989. 258pp. |
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3 |
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No. 65, Original Supreme Court of the United States,
October Term, 1987...: Deposition of Charles W. Howe. 3 v.: 21 July 1988; 22
July 1988, 14 April 1989 (v. 3, October Term, 1988). 1988-1989. e375pp. |
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4 |
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No. 65, Original in the Supreme Court of the United
States, October Term, 1988...: Deposition of John J. Whipple. 11 April
1989. 1989. e35pp. |
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No. 65, Original in the Supreme Court of the United
States, October Term, 1988... Deposition of John Ellis, 12 April 1989; No. 65,
Original in the Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1988.
Deposition of V.R. Krishna Murthy, 12 April 1989; No. 65, Original in the
Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1988... Deposition of Harold
L. Payne, 12 April 1989. 1988-1989. e150pp. |
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Case no. 65, Original in the Supreme Court of the
United States, October Term, 1988... Reporter's partial transcript, July 19, 20
and 21, 1989 (Charles W. Howe). 1989. 364pp. |
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Case no. 65, Original in the Supreme Court of the
United States, October Term, 1988... Reporter's partial transcript, July 24,
1989, July 25, 1989 (John J. Whipple). 1989. 335pp. |
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11 |
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Texas v. New Mexico no. 65. 1989. e120pp |
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Subseries C: Reference documents. |
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12 |
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Ayers, R. S. and D. W. Westcot. Water quality for
agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization. 1976. 97pp. |
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13 |
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Ayers, R. S. and D. W. Westcot. Water quality for
agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization. 1985. 174pp. |
| 3 |
14 |
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Franzoy Corey Engineers and Architects. Water supply
and project rehabilitation requirements, Red Bluff Project, Texas. Phoenix,
Ariz.: Franzoy Corey Engineers and Architects. 1988. 36pp. |
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15 |
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Hall, Ellen. Regional industrial multiplier system: a
guide for river basin analysts. [Georgia]: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Southeastern Area, State and Private Forestry. 1977. 36pp. |
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16 |
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Hathaway, Deborah L. Plan for the augmentation of
Pecos River flows for repayment of past delivery shortfalls to Texas. [New
Mexico]: New Mexico State Engineer Office, Technical Division Hydrologic Report
88-3, March 16, 1988. 1988. 25pp. |
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17 |
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Howe, Charles W. Benefits to New Mexico from breaches
in the Pecos River Compact, 1950 to 1986. February 1989. Rev. 1989. 31pp. 2 copies |
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18 |
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Howe, Charles W. Economic damages to Texas from
breaches of the Pecos River Compact, 1950 to 1983. May 25, 1988. 1988. 62pp. 2 copies. Copy 1 has vita and additional
materials included. |
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19 |
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Howe, Charles W. Economic damages to Texas from
breaches of the Pecos River Compact, 1950 to 1986. February 1989. 1989. 54pp. 2 copies. Copy 1 has notes/papers
inserted. |
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Keith, John E. and Terrence F. Glover. Secondary
impacts and benefits of water reallocations in the Snake River Basin of Idaho.
Moscow, Idaho: Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, October
1988. 1988. 68pp. |
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Longenecker, D. E. and P. J. Lyerly. Some relations
among irrigation water quality, soil characteristics and management practices
in the Trans-Pecos area. College Station, Tex.: Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station. MP-373. 1959. 17pp. |
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Murthy, V. R. Krishna. Annual accounting and departure
computations at New Mexico-Texas state line and irrigated acreages without
shortfalls, 1984-1986. [Tex.]: Texas Water Commission, May 1988. 1988. 10pp. |
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23 |
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Murthy, V. R. Krishna. Red Bluff Reservoir operation
and irrigation studies without shortfalls, 1952-1953. [Tex.]: Texas Water
Commission, May 1988. 1988. 17pp. |
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24 |
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New Mexico Watermaster. Water quality data and
investigations New Mexico, New Mexico Watermaster, 1957-1987. undated. e100pp. |
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25 |
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The Pecos River Master's instructional
manual. 1987. e60pp. |
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26 |
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Rees, R. W. Records of wells, water levels, pumpage,
and chemical analyses from selected wells in parts of the Trans-Pecos Region,
Texas, 1968-1980. Austin, Tex.: Texas Water Development Board, August 1987.
Texas Water Development Board, report 301. 1987. 256pp. |
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Spiers, V. L. and H. R. Hejl, Jr. Quantity and quality
of low flow in the Pecos River below Girvin, Texas, February 6-9, 1968. Austin,
Tex.: Texas Water Development Board, Feb. 1970. Texas Water Development Board
report 107. 1970. 13pp. |
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2 |
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Whipple, John J. Future Red Bluff Project, Texas,
water supply if 340,100 acre-feet of water is delivered at the stateline gages
over a ten-year period in addition to the Pecos River Compact, Article III (A)
obligation. Santa Fe: New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, March
1988. 1988. 35pp. |
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Errata, September 1988, inserted (7pp.). |
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3 |
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Whipple, John J. Hydrology and salinity data for
analysis of salinity damages caused by shortfalls, Pecos River basin, Red Bluff
Project, Texas, 1952-1953. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Engineer Office, January
1989. 1989. 14pp. |
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4 |
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Whipple, John J. Red Bluff Project, Texas, water
supply if historic stateline deliveries under the Pecos River Compact had been
augmented based on a cumulative adjusted departure of -340,100 acre-feet for
the period 1950 through 1983. Santa Fe: New Mexico Interstate Stream
Commission, March 1988. 1988. 147pp. |
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5 |
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Whipple, John J. Red Bluff Project, Texas, water
supply if historic stateline deliveries under the Pecos River Compact had been
augmented based on a cumulative adjusted departure of -39,900 acre-feet for the
period 1984 through 1986, an addendum to the 1950 through 1983 period study.
Santa Fe: New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, March 1988. 1988. 91pp. |
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6 |
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Whipple, John J. Red Bluff Project, Texas, water
supply if historic stateline deliveries under the Pecos River Compact had been
augmented based on a cumulative adjusted departure of -39,900 acre-feet for the
period 1984 through 1986, an addendum to the 1950 through 1983 period study,
errata. Santa Fe: New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, October
1988. 1988. 26pp. |
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7 |
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Whipple, John J. Supplements to: Red Bluff Project,
Texas, water supply if historic stateline deliveries under the Pecos River
Compact had been augmented based on a cumulative adjusted departure of -340,100
acre-feet for the period 1950 through 1983. Santa Fe: New Mexico Interstate
Stream Commission, April 1988. 1988. 54pp. |
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Whittlesey, Norman K., Joel Hamilton and John Ellis.
Report number 1, Damages to Texas from water deficiencies in the Pecos River.
March 1988. 1988. 48pp. |
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Notes inserted. |
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9 |
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Whittlesey, Norman K., John Ellis and Joel Hamilton.
Supplemental report no. 1: Damages to Texas from water deficiencies in the
Pecos River. February 1989. 1989. 77pp. |
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Notes inserted. |
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10 |
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Whittlesey, Norman K., John Ellis and Joel Hamilton.
Report number 2, Benefits to Texas from 34,010 acre feet of water per year for
ten years. March 1988. 1988. 13pp. |
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11 |
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Whittlesey, Norman K., John Ellis and Joel Hamilton.
Report number 2: Benefits to Texas from 34,010 acre feet of water per year for
ten years. Rev. February 1989. 1989. 22pp. |
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12 |
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Whittlesey, Norman K., Joel R. Hamilton and John
Ellis. Report number 3: The Economic impact of retiring irrigated land in the
Pecos River Basin of New Mexico to release water for delivery to Texas. March
1988. 1988. 10pp. 2 copies |
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Series IV: Gambia River Basin Development
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Subseries A: Background information. |
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1 |
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Dakar trip journal, June-July 1985. 1985. e40pp. |
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2 |
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[Gambia River Basin project
background/papers]. 1983-1987 and undated. e150pp. |
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3 |
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NSF Gambia RB. 1985-1986. e45pp. |
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4 |
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OMVG: working file, Gambia. 1985-1986. e200pp |
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1 |
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Project paper and amendments, Gambia River Basin
Development Project (OMVG). 1981-1984. e275pp. |
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2 |
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Ronco correspondence. 1985-1987. e75pp. |
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3 |
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[Senegal correspondence]. 1985-1986. 4pp. |
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4 |
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[Work plan and Jim's scope of work]. 1985-1986. e55pp. |
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Subseries B: Publications. |
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Gambia, Senegal, Guinea, Gambia River Basin
Development Organization OMVG, Federal Republic of Germany, German Agency for
Technical Cooperation. Kekreti Reservoir project feasibility study: draft. Main
report, annex B-I. [Germany]: Gambia, Senegal, Guinea Gambia OMVG, Federal
Republic of Germany, June 1984. 1984. 10 v. |
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10 |
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Kapetsky, J. M. The artisanal fisheries of coastal
lagoons and estuaries in the CECAF region: their importance relative to other
fisheries and some considerations for their management and development. Dakar:
Interregional Fisheries Development and Management Programme, October
1981. 1981. 41pp. |
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11 |
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Lynch, Sarah G. Benefit cost analysis of Gambia River
basin development options. May 27, 1985. 1985. 54pp. |
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Three papers by James L. A. Webb, Jr. on Issues in OMVG
benefit/cost analysis, inserted. |
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12 |
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Ronco Consulting Corporation. Corporate capability
statement. undated. e70pp. |
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Ronco Consulting Corporation. [Planning for
development options in the Gambia River Basin: a case study in multiple
objective planning, 1987]. 1987-1988. e225pp. |
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Photocopy, lacks title page, assumed to be a version of the
planning document. Notations by Howe, reviewed 1/10/88. |
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United Nations Development Programme. Development of
the Gambia River Basin, multidisciplinary multidonor mission, final mission
report, Chapters I-IV. New York: United National Development Programme, April
1980. 1980. 396pp. |
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16 |
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University of Michigan, Gambia River Basin Studies.
Aquatic ecology and Gambia River Basin Development. Ann Arbor: University of
Michigan, Center for Research on Economic Development. 1985. 244pp. |
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17 |
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University of Michigan, Gambia River Basin Studies.
Rural development in the Gambia River Basin. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan,
Center for Research on Economic Development. 1985. 330pp. |
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18 |
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University of Michigan, Gambia River Basin Studies.
Terrestrial ecology and Gambia River Basin development. Ann Arbor: University
of Michigan, Center for Research on Economic Development. 1985. 358pp. |
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19 |
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University of Michigan, Gambia River Basin Studies.
Water-associated diseases and Gambia River Basin development. Ann Arbor:
University of Michigan, Center for Research on Economic Development. 1985. 346pp. |
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20 |
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University of Michigan, Gambia River Basin Studies.
Water resource management and Gambia River Basin development. Ann Arbor:
University of Michigan, Center for Research on Economic Development. 1985. 253pp. |