About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- WhatÌs the Big Deal, Anyway? -- The Loss of Instream Flows: A Short History of Water Use and Water Law in the West -- Instream Uses of Water -- How Much Water Should Be Left in Streams? -- Instream Flow Protection Issues in the States -- Methods the States Use to Protect Instream Flows -- Effect of Instream Flow Protection on Other Water Uses -- Federal Authorities and Approaches for Protecting Instream Flows -- Federal Water Development Programs Affecting Instream Flows -- Federal Environmental Protection Legislation and Programs Affecting Instream Flows -- Reaching a Balance in Water Allocation -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Authors -- Island Press Board of Directors 1997.