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Pooling For Horizontal Wells: Can They Teach An Old Dog New Tricks?, Bruce M. Kramer

Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)

74 pages.

This paper was originally published as:

Bruce M. Kramer, “Pooling for Horizontal Wells: Can They Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?,” 55 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 8-1, § 8.05 (2009).

Agenda: Shale Plays In The Intermountain West: Legal And Policy Issues, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)

This one-day symposium to be held at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Denver will address the technology, economics, environmental impacts, and regulatory issues associated with shale gas development in the Rocky Mountain region. The purpose of this event is to facilitate productive dialogue among a wide range of stakeholders and interested parties to guide policy decisions.

Slides: Water Towers In The Balance: Time For A New Water Project, Rick Cables

Western Water Law, Policy and Management: Ripples, Currents, and New Channels for Inquiry (Martz Summer Conference, June 3-5)

Presenter: Rick Cables, U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region

9 slides

Slides: Water Needs And Strategies For A Sustainable Future, Shaun Mcgrath

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

Presenter: Shaun McGrath, Program Director, Western Governors’ Association

25 slides

Groundwater Management: Lessons From Colorado V. Kansas, David W. Robbins

Groundwater in the West (Summer Conference, June 16-18)

11 pages.

The Future Of Groundwater In The West, James S. Lochhead

Groundwater in the West (Summer Conference, June 16-18)

7 pages.

Slides: Deep Trouble On The Plains: Conflicts Over Aquifer Mining, Management And Marketing, Ronald Kaiser

Groundwater in the West (Summer Conference, June 16-18)

Presenter: Ron Kaiser, Texas A&M University.

47 slides.

Slides: The Spokane And The Yakima: A Tale Of Two Aquifers, Rachel Paschal Osborn

Groundwater in the West (Summer Conference, June 16-18)

Presenter: Rachael Paschal Osborn, Private Practice and Gonzaga Law School.

89 slides.

Slides: Ground-Water Resources In The Western United States: Status And Trends, Alan Burns

Groundwater in the West (Summer Conference, June 16-18)

Presenter: Alan Burns, U.S. Geological Survey.

68 slides.

Takings And Water Rights [Includes Unsigned Annotations By David Getches], David H. Getches

Regulatory Takings and Resources: What Are the Constitutional Limits? (Summer Conference, June 13-15)

13 pages (includes 1 illustration).

Includes unsigned annotations by David Getches.

Agenda: Water Organizations In A Changing West, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Water Organizations in a Changing West (Summer Conference, June 14-16)

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

Water organizations in the western United States range from small, traditional acequia associations to large metropolitan water suppliers. What do these vastly different kinds of organizations have in common? All are feeling the pressures of change in the region--growing urban populations, environmental concerns, and calls for public participation.

This year's summer program will examine how water organizations are adapting to these pressures for change. Speakers drawn from urban, agricultural, and community organizations will share their experiences …

Water Organizations In The West, Barton H. Thompson, Jr.

Water Organizations in a Changing West (Summer Conference, June 14-16)

37 pages.

Contains references.

Colorado’S Law Of “Underground Water”: A Look At The South Platte Basin & Beyond, Lawrence J. Macdonnell

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

50 pages (includes illustrations and maps).

Contains footnotes.

Agenda: Innovation In Western Water Law And Management, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

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

Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors Lawrence J. MacDonnell, David H. Getches, Charles F. Wilkinson and Richard B. Collins.

Pressures of population, drought, and changing water use have provided the impetus for numerous innovations in water law and management in recent years. The Center's annual conference June 5-7, 1991, will look at innovation and change in five areas--water planning, special water management areas, negotiated settlements of tribal water rights, conjunctive use of ground and surface water, and public values in water decision making. Each session will begin with talks by experts from several western …

State Legislative Options For Protecting Groundwater Quality, Larry Morandi

Water Quality Control: Integrating Beneficial Use and Environmental Protection (Summer Conference, June 1-3)

13 pages.

Contains references.

State Water Planning To Protect Public Needs, David H. Getches

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

44 pages.

Interstate Transfers Of Water: Opportunities And Obstables [Sic], A. Dan Tarlock

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

34 pages.

Administering Water Rights: The Permit System, Lawrence J. Wolfe

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

69 pages.

Contains references.

Ogallala Ground Water, Morton W. Bittinger

Groundwater: Allocation, Development and Pollution (Summer Conference, June 6-9)

12 pages.

Agenda: Groundwater: Allocation, Development And Pollution, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Groundwater: Allocation, Development and Pollution (Summer Conference, June 6-9)

Even before the [Natural Resources Law] Center was established [in the fall of 1981], the [University of Colorado] School of Law was organizing annual natural resources law summer short courses. To date four programs have been presented:

- July 1980: "Federal Lands, Laws and Policies-and the Development of Natural Resources"

- June 1981: "Water Resources Allocation: Laws and Emerging Issues"

- June 1982: "New Sources of Water for Energy Development and Growth: lnterbasin Transfers"

- June 1983: "Groundwater: Allocation; Development and Pollution"

(Reprinted from Resource Law Notes, no. 1, Jan. 1984, at 1.)

University of Colorado School of Law professors …

A Downstream Perspective On South Dakota’S Purported Sale Of Water To Etsi, Norman W. Thorson

New Sources of Water for Energy Development and Growth: Interbasin Transfers: A Short Course (Summer Conference, June 7-10)

29 pages (includes 2 maps).

Contains 13 attachments.

Development Of The Appropriation Doctrine: Outline, Charles F. Wilkinson

Water Resources Allocation: Laws and Emerging Issues: A Short Course (Summer Conference, June 8-11)

11 pages.

Contains references.

Ground Water Mining, Water Transfers And The Ogallala Aquifer Study, J. David Aiken

Water Resources Allocation: Laws and Emerging Issues: A Short Course (Summer Conference, June 8-11)

10 pages.

Contains references.

The New Kansas Buyer Protection Act, Arthur H. Travers Jr.

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