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Utah Division Of State Lands V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr
Utah Division Of State Lands V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr
Supreme Court Case Files
No abstract provided.
Innovative Approaches To Water Allocation: The Potential For Water Markets, Charles W. Howe
Innovative Approaches To Water Allocation: The Potential For Water Markets, Charles W. Howe
Western Water: Expanding Uses/Finite Supplies (Summer Conference, June 2-4)
20 pages.
Water Rights, The Public Trust Doctrine, And The Protection Of Instream Uses, Richard C. Ausness
Water Rights, The Public Trust Doctrine, And The Protection Of Instream Uses, Richard C. Ausness
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Our society uses water for a variety of productive purposes, including domestic, agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and energy development. Most of these uses require physical removal of water from watercourses or ground water aquifers. Water can also serve useful purposes, however, when it remains a lake or stream. Flowing water helps to maintain water quality and furthers other uses such as recreation, aesthetic values, and ecological interests—referred to as “instream uses.”
Large quantities of water must remain in place to safeguard instream uses. At the same time, the increasing demands of consumptive water users are significantly reducing streamflows and lake levels …