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Financing Water Projects: Where Do We Go From Here?, Henry P. Caulfield, Jr.
Financing Water Projects: Where Do We Go From Here?, Henry P. Caulfield, Jr.
Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)
16 pages.
Interstate Transfers Of Water: Opportunities And Obstables [Sic], A. Dan Tarlock
Interstate Transfers Of Water: Opportunities And Obstables [Sic], A. Dan Tarlock
Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)
34 pages.
The Prior Appropriation System In Western Water Law: The Law Viewed Through The Example Of The Rio Grande Basin, James N. Corbridge Jr., Charles F. Wilkinson
The Prior Appropriation System In Western Water Law: The Law Viewed Through The Example Of The Rio Grande Basin, James N. Corbridge Jr., Charles F. Wilkinson
Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)
17 pages.
Contains references.
Agenda: Western Water Law In Transition, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Agenda: Western Water Law In Transition, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)
Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors James N. Corbridge, Jr., Lawrence J. MacDonnell, Richard B. Collins, David H. Getches and Charles F. Wilkinson.
The prior appropriation doctrine has governed the allocation and use of water in the western United States since the 1850s. The shifting nature of water demand is bringing about changes in the traditional legal system. This conference will consider the fundamental principles of the prior appropriation doctrine together with the important new developments in the law now underway throughout the West.
Determining Mineral Ownership In Texas After Moser V. United States Steel Corp. - The Surface Destruction Nightmare Continues., David A. Scott
Determining Mineral Ownership In Texas After Moser V. United States Steel Corp. - The Surface Destruction Nightmare Continues., David A. Scott
St. Mary's Law Journal
Total abandonment of the surface destruction test is essential for achieving mineral title certainty in Texas. Many instruments which grant or reserve mineral rights in Texas contain the words “other minerals.” When the instrument does not specifically list which substances the contracting parties include as minerals, a dispute often arises as to ownership of the unspecified substances. To resolve ownership disputes, Texas courts adopted the surface destruction test. This test focuses on the destructive effects removal of a particular substance would have on the surface of the land. Unfortunately, the surface destruction test yielded unpredictable results, causing uncertainty in mineral …