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Slides: Wrapping Up The Big Horn Adjudication: Lessons After 38 Years And 20,000 Claims, Ramsey L. Kropf Jun 2015

Slides: Wrapping Up The Big Horn Adjudication: Lessons After 38 Years And 20,000 Claims, Ramsey L. Kropf

Innovations in Managing Western Water: New Approaches for Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Outcomes (Martz Summer Conference, June 11-12)

Presenter: Ramsey L. Kropf, Deputy Solicitor for Water Resources, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior

34 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 Jan 2015

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).


Bridging The Governance Gap: Strategies To Integrate Water And Land Use Planning, Sarah Bates Van De Wetering, University Of Montana (Missoula). Public Policy Research Institute Jun 2008

Bridging The Governance Gap: Strategies To Integrate Water And Land Use Planning, Sarah Bates Van De Wetering, University Of Montana (Missoula). Public Policy Research Institute

Shifting Baselines and New Meridians: Water, Resources, Landscapes, and the Transformation of the American West (Summer Conference, June 4-6)

16 pages.

Includes bibliographical references

"2007"

"Collaborative Governance Report 2"


Currents In Water Resources Law And Policy: How Is “Prior” Coping With New Stresses? [Outline], A. Dan Tarlock, David H. Getches Jun 2007

Currents In Water Resources Law And Policy: How Is “Prior” Coping With New Stresses? [Outline], A. Dan Tarlock, David H. Getches

The Future of Natural Resources Law and Policy (Summer Conference, June 6-8)

3 pages.

Includes bibliographical references

"A. Dan Tarlock, Distinguished Professor of Law and Director, Program in Environmental and Energy Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law"

"David H. Getches, Dean and Raphael J. Moses Professor of Natural Resources Law, University of Colorado Law School"


A Decade Of Colorado Supreme Court Water Decisions, 1996-2006: Special Report, Colorado Foundation For Water Education Jun 2007

A Decade Of Colorado Supreme Court Water Decisions, 1996-2006: Special Report, Colorado Foundation For Water Education

The Future of Natural Resources Law and Policy (Summer Conference, June 6-8)

Presenter: Justice Greg Hobbs, Colorado Supreme Court

31 pages.

Includes color illustrations and map

"Acknowledgments: This special report highlights important features of Colorado Supreme Court water decisions handed down between 1996 and 2006. It contains excerpts from opinions authored by Justices Lohr, Vollack, Mullarkey, Kourlis, Hobbs, Martinez, Bender, Rice, Coats and Eid. It is adapted from an article that first appeared in The Water Report (www.thewaterreport.com), February 15, 2007, used with permission."


The Role Of Climate In Shaping Western Water Institutions, Gregory J. Hobbs Jr. Jun 2003

The Role Of Climate In Shaping Western Water Institutions, Gregory J. Hobbs Jr.

Water, Climate and Uncertainty: Implications for Western Water Law, Policy, and Management (Summer Conference, June 11-13)

61 pages.

"Justice Greg Hobbs, June 11, 2003"

This preliminary paper was later published in Justice Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr., The Role of Climate in Shaping Western Water Institutions, 7 U. Denv. Water L. Rev. 1 (2003).


Chronic And Emerging Water Issues In The South Platte/Front Range Corridor, James S. Lochhead Jun 2000

Chronic And Emerging Water Issues In The South Platte/Front Range Corridor, James S. Lochhead

Water and Growth in the West (Summer Conference, June 7-9)

16 pages.


Dam Fights And Water Policy In California: 1969-1989, Harrison C. Dunning Jun 1991

Dam Fights And Water Policy In California: 1969-1989, Harrison C. Dunning

Innovation in Western Water Law and Management (Summer Conference, June 5-7)

49 pages (includes illustrations and maps).

Contains references.


Transferring Conserved Water: The Oregon Experience, Becky Kreag Jun 1990

Transferring Conserved Water: The Oregon Experience, Becky Kreag

Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)

28 pages.

Contains references.


Private Appropriation Of Instream Flows In Alaska, Mary Lu Harle Mar 1988

Private Appropriation Of Instream Flows In Alaska, Mary Lu Harle

Instream Flow Protection in the Western United States: A Practical Symposium (March 31-April 1)

30 pages.

Contains 2 pages of footnotes and 3 pages of references.


Wyoming’S New Instream Flow Law, Gordon W. Fassett Mar 1988

Wyoming’S New Instream Flow Law, Gordon W. Fassett

Instream Flow Protection in the Western United States: A Practical Symposium (March 31-April 1)

28 pages.

Contains references.


Instream Flow Protection In The Western States: A Survey And Comparison, Brian E. Gray Jun 1987

Instream Flow Protection In The Western States: A Survey And Comparison, Brian E. Gray

Water as a Public Resource: Emerging Rights and Obligations (Summer Conference, June 1-3)

32 pages.

Contains references.


New Developments In Water Rights On Public Lands: Federal Rights And State Interests, Christopher H. Meyer Jun 1987

New Developments In Water Rights On Public Lands: Federal Rights And State Interests, Christopher H. Meyer

Water as a Public Resource: Emerging Rights and Obligations (Summer Conference, June 1-3)

25 pages.

Contains footnotes and 2 pages of references.


The Use Of “Nonnavigable” Water For Public Purposes, John E. Thorson Jun 1987

The Use Of “Nonnavigable” Water For Public Purposes, John E. Thorson

Water as a Public Resource: Emerging Rights and Obligations (Summer Conference, June 1-3)

18 pages.

Contains references.


Facilitating Voluntary Water Transfers In California, James T. Markle Jun 1986

Facilitating Voluntary Water Transfers In California, James T. Markle

Western Water: Expanding Uses/Finite Supplies (Summer Conference, June 2-4)

28 pages.

Contains references.


Agenda: Western Water: Expanding Uses/Finite Supplies, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center Jun 1986

Agenda: Western Water: Expanding Uses/Finite Supplies, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Western Water: Expanding Uses/Finite Supplies (Summer Conference, June 2-4)

Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors James N. Corbridge, Jr., Lawrence J. MacDonnell and David H. Getches.

This conference featured luncheon talks by Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm and Undersecretary of the Department of the Interior Ann McLaughlin. The conference attracted 115 registrants from 19 states plus the District of Columbia.


Wasted Water: The Problems And Promise Of Improving Efficiency Under Western Water Law, Steven J. Shupe Oct 1985

Wasted Water: The Problems And Promise Of Improving Efficiency Under Western Water Law, Steven J. Shupe

Colorado Water Issues and Options: The 90's and Beyond: Toward Maximum Beneficial Use of Colorado's Water Resources (October 8)

61 pages.

Includes footnotes (pages 49-56).


Agenda: Western Water Law In Transition, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center Jun 1985

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.


Administering Water Rights: The Colorado System, Raymond L. Petros Jun 1985

Administering Water Rights: The Colorado System, Raymond L. Petros

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

140 pages (includes illustrations and maps).

Contains bibliography.