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The Proceedings Of The Water Rights Symposium, Lynda L. Butler
The Proceedings Of The Water Rights Symposium, Lynda L. Butler
Lynda L. Butler
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Environmental Water Rights: An Evolving Concept Of Public Property, Lynda L. Butler
Environmental Water Rights: An Evolving Concept Of Public Property, Lynda L. Butler
Lynda L. Butler
No abstract provided.
Defining A Water Ethic Through Comprehensive Reform: A Suggested Framework For Analysis, Lynda L. Butler
Defining A Water Ethic Through Comprehensive Reform: A Suggested Framework For Analysis, Lynda L. Butler
Lynda L. Butler
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Allocating Consumptive Water Rights In A Riparian Jurisdiction: Defining The Relationship Between Public And Private Interests, Lynda L. Butler
Allocating Consumptive Water Rights In A Riparian Jurisdiction: Defining The Relationship Between Public And Private Interests, Lynda L. Butler
Lynda L. Butler
Historically, water consumption in the eastern United States has been governed by the common-law riparian doctrine. Fashioned to protect the domestic uses of private individuals in a largely agrarian society, the doctrine is not well suited to today's environment in which the demands of public users have grown enormously. Even in the East, where water has long been abundant, the effects of increased consumption, pollution, and periodic drought have brought the continued viability of the doctrine into question. Professor Butler examines the legal standards which have developed under the riparian doctrine and identifies three principal areas in which the doctrine …