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- Native American Water Rights Settlement Project (28)
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- Water, Climate and Uncertainty: Implications for Western Water Law, Policy, and Management (Summer Conference, June 11-13) (6)
- Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14) (5)
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- Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10) (5)
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- Innovation in Western Water Law and Management (Summer Conference, June 5-7) (5)
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- Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8) (5)
- State and Federal Documents Relating to Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties (5)
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- Innovations in Managing Western Water: New Approaches for Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Outcomes (Martz Summer Conference, June 11-12) (3)
- Navigating the Future of the Colorado River (Martz Summer Conference, June 8-10) (3)
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- Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14) (3)
- Water Resources Allocation: Laws and Emerging Issues: A Short Course (Summer Conference, June 8-11) (3)
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Full-Text Articles in Law
1895, May 27 - Notice Of Water Claim; B. F. Gould; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 110; Arroyo Seco; Typed Transcription And Map
Post-1872 State Water Claims
Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Arroyo Seco and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Arroyo Seco.
Pechanga Band Of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act, United States 114th Congress
Pechanga Band Of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act, United States 114th Congress
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Federal Legislation: Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act (WIIN Act of 2016, Title III - Natural Resource, Subtitle D). Parties: Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians, United States. The lead agency for environmental compliance is the Bureau of Reclamation. The Act confirms the Tribal water right as The Act designates that 1) the rights of allottees are protected; 2) a Tribal Water Right of up to 4,994 acre-feet of water per year is confirmed in accordance with Interlocutory Judgement No. 41 as affirmed by the Fallbrook Decree; 3)water right can be used for any purpose; 4) …
Inefficient Efficiency: Crying Over Spilled Water, Vanessa Casado-Pérez
Inefficient Efficiency: Crying Over Spilled Water, Vanessa Casado-Pérez
Faculty Scholarship
As the drought in Western states worsens, the agricultural sector is being criticized for failing to adopt technical responses, such as shifting to less water-demanding crops and state-of-the-art irrigation systems, in a timely manner. However, these responses can have the reverse effect: they can increase water consumption. Technological responses alone are insufficient to reduce water consumption if unaccompanied by changes in how the law defines and allocates water rights. This paper proposes a redefinition of water rights to ensure that changes in crops or irrigation techniques are socially efficient.
In the West, which uses the doctrine of prior appropriation to …
1912 - Report Of The Conservation Commission Of The State Of California
1912 - Report Of The Conservation Commission Of The State Of California
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
The report prepared by the Conservation Commission of the State of California investigated and gathered data and information concerning forestry, water, the use of water, water power, electricity, electrical or other power, mines and mining, mineral and other lands, dredging, reclamation and irrigation, providing such information for the purpose of revising, systematizing and reforming the state laws pertaining to these subjects.
1949 Salinas Basin Investigation, Basic Data Used In Bulletins 52, 52-A And 52-B
1949 Salinas Basin Investigation, Basic Data Used In Bulletins 52, 52-A And 52-B
State and Federal Documents Relating to Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties
The 1949 Salinas Basin Investigation - Basic Data publication presented the previously unpublished basic data supporting the analyses and conclusions in Bulletins 52, 52-A and 52-B. The documents includes well descriptions in Salinas Valley, water levels at wells, quality of water, water levels at wells, quality of water, well logs, and maps depicting lands irrigated in Salinas Valley in 1945.
1950 Salinas Basin Investigation - Basic Data (1948-1950)
1950 Salinas Basin Investigation - Basic Data (1948-1950)
State and Federal Documents Relating to Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties
This supplemental report contains basic data collected between September 1948 and April 1950 on measurements of water levels at wells and quality of water checks as it related to the saline intrusion into groundwater located in the lower Salinas Basin, previously presented in Bulletins 52, 52-A and 52-B.
1904, Water Resources In Salinas, United States Department Of Interior, Homer Hamlin
1904, Water Resources In Salinas, United States Department Of Interior, Homer Hamlin
State and Federal Documents Relating to Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties
The 1904 report pertains largely to that portion of the Salinas Valley lying within the boundaries of Monterey County. It describes the geography, topography, geology, climate factors and hydrology of the region discussing the methods of irrigation and irrigation systems, the extent of underground waters, and the possibility of extending irrigation by utilization of surface streams and impounding of flood waters.
1946 Salinas Basin Investigation Summary Report, Bulletin No. 52-B
1946 Salinas Basin Investigation Summary Report, Bulletin No. 52-B
State and Federal Documents Relating to Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties
This joint 1946 18-month investigation of the Salinas Basin by the State Department of Water Resources and the County of Monterey deals with conditions in the lower Salinas River Basin near Monterey Bay due to saline water intrusion into the groundwater supply that was utilized for irrigation, domestic and industrial purposes. The report discusses the history of the basin, a description of the Salinas Valley, sub-basins, inflow and outflow, crops, wells, percolation, underground hydrology, quality of water, evaluation of water problem, methods of conservation, proposed solution and legal considerations.
1957 May - Fifth Supplement To Bulletin 52-A, Salinas Basin Investigation, Basic Data 1954-1955
1957 May - Fifth Supplement To Bulletin 52-A, Salinas Basin Investigation, Basic Data 1954-1955
State and Federal Documents Relating to Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties
The May 1957 fifth supplement to the Salinas Basin Investigation, Bulletin 52-A, contains basic hydrologic data for the period of spring 1954 through fall 1955.
1945 - Irrigation Requirements Of California Crops, Bulletin No. 51
1945 - Irrigation Requirements Of California Crops, Bulletin No. 51
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
This 1945 report addresses the issue of water being the limiting factor in the expansion of irrigated areas. The increasing cost of new projects not only approached the capital values that newly irrigated lands might profitably support but in many cases exceeded them and other benefits were evaluated to justify construction. Conservation of existing water supplies was therefore of the first importance in the economy of the irrigated west. Savings in irrigation seldom exist where water was plentiful but where it was scarce conserving methods were the rule, wasteful practices were avoided, and water was carefully applied. It was axiomatic …
1901 - Report Of Irrigation Investigations In California
1901 - Report Of Irrigation Investigations In California
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
The 1901 Report of the Irrigation Investigations in California under the auspices of Elwood Mead, Expert in Charge was premised on the growing value and increasing scarcity of water creating, in turn, the need for better laws to control the distribution of streams in California. In order to promote the more rapid and successful development of the State's resources, the general conclusions of those taking part in the investigations indicated the need for and nature of the reforms required to put agriculture under irrigation on a ore enduring and satisfactory basis.
1877, March 3 - 19 Stat. 377, Act For Sale Of Desert Lands
1877, March 3 - 19 Stat. 377, Act For Sale Of Desert Lands
US Government Legislation and Statutes
The Act provided that desert land could be purchased for $.25 per acre upon the filing of a declaration indicating that the purchaser intended to reclaim a tract of desert land not exceeding one section by conducting water upon the same within a period of three years. The right to the use of water on or to any tract of desert land of six hundred and forty acres depended on a bona fide prior appropriation. Such right could not exceed the amount of water actually appropriated and necessarily used for the purpose of irrigation and reclamation. All surplus water over …
Slides: Dam Operations: Does A Changing World Call For Changing Plans?, Reed D. Benson
Slides: Dam Operations: Does A Changing World Call For Changing Plans?, Reed D. Benson
Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10)
Presenter: Reed D. Benson, University of New Mexico School of Law
13 slides
Slides: The Columbia River Basin, Barbara Cosens
Slides: The Columbia River Basin, Barbara Cosens
Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10)
Presenter: Barbara Cosens, Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty, University of Idaho College of Law, Waters of the West Interdisciplinary Program
16 slides
Slides: Politics Of Interstate Water Cooperation And Conflicts: The Case Of Krishna River, India, Srinivas Chokkakula
Slides: Politics Of Interstate Water Cooperation And Conflicts: The Case Of Krishna River, India, Srinivas Chokkakula
Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10)
Presenter: Srinivas Chokkakula, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi; Research Fellow, SOAS, University of London
16 slides
Slides: The Construction Of Water Scarcity And Its Management: Some Insights From South Africa's Vaal System 'Problemshed', Mike Muller
Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10)
Presenter: Mike Muller, School of Governance, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
31 slides
Slides: The São Francisco Water Basin - Brazil, Vanessa Empinotti
Slides: The São Francisco Water Basin - Brazil, Vanessa Empinotti
Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10)
Presenter: Vanessa Empinotti, Federal University of ABC – UFABC, Brazil
20 slides
Options For An Indigenous Economic Water Fund (Iewf), First Peoples' Water Engagement Council
Options For An Indigenous Economic Water Fund (Iewf), First Peoples' Water Engagement Council
Indigenous Water Justice Symposium (June 6)
Presenter: Phil Duncan, Gomeroi Nation, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
15 pages
Contains footnotes
"OPTIONS PAPER for the First Peoples' Water Engagement Council (FPWEC)"
"DATED 20 APRIL 2012"
Abstract: This paper highlights the options for a path forward to establish an Indigenous Economic Water Fund (IEWF) through acquisition of water entitlements1 by indigenous people in systems where the consumptive pool is fully allocated. The water allocation that comes from indigenous holdings in the consumptive pool is an important mechanism for enabling Indigenous communities to achieve economic development and as such is a legitimate strategy for ‘Closing the Gap’. …
In Re Crow Water Compact, Ariel E. Overstreet-Adkins
In Re Crow Water Compact, Ariel E. Overstreet-Adkins
Public Land & Resources Law Review
In re Crow Water Compact is the second appeal from the Crow Water Compact, agreed upon by the Settling Parties to distribute and manage water rights amongst themselves. The decision upholds the negotiated Compact for the second time, affirming the Montana Water Court’s decision granting summary judgment to the Settling Parties over objections by the Objectors and approving the Compact by a final order. This decision represents the last step in a process, started in 1979, to define and quantify the reserved water rights for current and future uses of the Crow Nation in Montana.
S16rs Sgfb No. 13 (Flowers), Cassidy Riley
S16rs Sgfb No. 13 (Flowers), Cassidy Riley
Student Senate Enrolled Legislation
No abstract provided.
Partial Final Judgment And Decree On The Water Rights Of Taos Pueblo, Usdc, Dcnm
Partial Final Judgment And Decree On The Water Rights Of Taos Pueblo, Usdc, Dcnm
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Court Decree: Partial Final Judgment and Decree on the Water Rights of Taos Pueblo: Parties: Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, USA, Town of Taos, Taos Valley Acequia Association, El Prado Water and Sanitation District, 12 Mutual Domestic Water Consumer Associations. Recitals; Approval of Settlement Agreement; Contract Rights to Water from San Juan - Chama Project; Historic and Existing Use Water Rights; Historically Irrigated Acreage; Municipal, Domestic, and Industrial Use; Livestock Use; Groundwater Rights; Disclaimers; Records of Water Use; Change of Use; Rights Held in Trust; Conclusions; Entry and Modification of Decree. 38 Exhibits: 5973-1 Taos Pueblo Settlement Agreement; 5973-2, Att. 1 …
Constructing A River, Building A Border: An Environmental History Of Irrigation, Water Law, State Formation, And The Rio Grande Rectification Project In The El Paso/Juárez Valley, Joanne Kropp
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
The Rio Grande in the El Paso, Texas, U.S./Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Valley has a long history of human use from prehistoric to modern times. Formal irrigation began in the 1600s, mainly for viticulture, changing to cotton and pecans in the 1900s. The Rio Grande was subject to bed shifting and flooding that, after 1848, affected the location of the international boundary. During the Great Depression the U.S. and Mexican governments sponsored conservation projects to provide jobs and increase agricultural production. The 1933 “Convention - Rectification of the Rio Grande” was the culmination of interstate and bi-national agreements to divide Rio …
Slides: Klamath Basin Agreements: Largest River Restoration Project In American History, Amy Cordalis
Slides: Klamath Basin Agreements: Largest River Restoration Project In American History, Amy Cordalis
Innovations in Managing Western Water: New Approaches for Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Outcomes (Martz Summer Conference, June 11-12)
Presenter: Amy Cordalis, Staff Attorney, Yurok Tribe
34 slides
Slides: Six Decades Of Texas Water Planning, Ronald Kaiser
Slides: Six Decades Of Texas Water Planning, Ronald Kaiser
Innovations in Managing Western Water: New Approaches for Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Outcomes (Martz Summer Conference, June 11-12)
Presenter: Ronald Kaiser, Professor of Water Law and Policy, Chair of Graduate Water Degree Program, Texas A&M University
32 slides
Slides: Food Production: Technical Challenges In Agricultural Water Conservation, Perry Cabot
Slides: Food Production: Technical Challenges In Agricultural Water Conservation, Perry Cabot
Innovations in Managing Western Water: New Approaches for Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Outcomes (Martz Summer Conference, June 11-12)
Presenter: Dr. Perry Cabot, Research Scientist and Extension Specialist, Colorado Water Institute, Colorado State University
35 slides
Navigating A Pathway Toward Colorado's Water Future: A Review And Recommendations On Colorado's Draft Water Plan, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Colorado Water Working Group
Navigating A Pathway Toward Colorado's Water Future: A Review And Recommendations On Colorado's Draft Water Plan, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Colorado Water Working Group
Books, Reports, and Studies
40 pages (includes color illustrations).
Curtailment First: Why Climate Change And The Energy Industry Suggest A New Allocation Paradigm Is Needed For Water Utilized In Hydraulic Fracturing, Victor Flatt, Heather Payne
Curtailment First: Why Climate Change And The Energy Industry Suggest A New Allocation Paradigm Is Needed For Water Utilized In Hydraulic Fracturing, Victor Flatt, Heather Payne
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Reconciling Energy And Food Security Law, Rhett B. Larson
Reconciling Energy And Food Security Law, Rhett B. Larson
University of Richmond Law Review
This article argues that making "water security" a more predominant policy aim can help reconcile and integrate energy security and food security. Water security is the condition of a nation and its citizens having reasonable physical and economic access to sufficient and sustainable water, combined with acceptable levels of water-related risks (e.g., drought, flood, and water-related plagues).
In The Field And In The Stream: California Reasonable Use Law Applied To Water For Agriculture, Paul Stanton Kibel
In The Field And In The Stream: California Reasonable Use Law Applied To Water For Agriculture, Paul Stanton Kibel
Publications
When it comes to fresh water consumption in California, going forward we will need to learn to do more with less. There are at least two main reasons why California will need to learn to do more with less water. First, there is a growing population in the state, a population that is increasingly urban which means there will be greater demand for urban municipal domestic water supplies. Second, there are now increasing demands to leave additional amounts of surface fresh water instream.~ The demands for additional instream flow relate in part to the declining condition of California's native fisheries …
Plague Depopulation And Irrigation Decay In Medieval Egypt, Stuart Borsch
Plague Depopulation And Irrigation Decay In Medieval Egypt, Stuart Borsch
The Medieval Globe
Starting with the Black Death, and continuing over the century and a half that followed, plague depopulation brought about the ruin of Egypt’s irrigation system, the motor of its economy. For many generations, the Egyptians who survived the plague therefore faced a tragic new reality: a transformed landscape and way of life significantly worsened by plague, a situation very different from that of plague survivors in Europe. This article looks at the ways in which this transformation took place. It measures the scale and scope of rural depopulation and explains why it had such a significant impact on the agricultural …