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Watershed Planning And Management In Colorado, University Of Colorado Boulder. Getches-Wilkinson Center For Natural Resources, Energy, And The Environment

Books, Reports, and Studies

9 pages.

Introduction -- The watershed approach in Colorado -- Moving to the next level : implementation of the BIPs -- Possible next steps -- Conclusion.

To Have Our Water And Use It Too : Why Colorado Water Law Needs A Public Interest Standard, Larry Myers

University of Colorado Law Review

This Comment proposes constitutional and statutory amendments that would allow water courts to consider the public interest in water allocations. It offers a model public interest standard and argues that this public interest standard is an economic necessity given the shifting contributions of water-reliant industries and the nature of their water needs. Assuming the purpose of Colorado water law is to promote growth and the economic health of the state, then Colorado must adjust the guiding laws to reflect the current economic reality. Where facilitating economic growth formerly required consumptive diversions from streams to subsidize homesteads, ranches, and mines, now …

Slides: Risk Management Strategies Of The Upper Basin: Addressing Potential Shortages, Eric Kuhn

Navigating the Future of the Colorado River (Martz Summer Conference, June 8-10)

Presenter: Eric Kuhn, Colorado River Water Conservation District

15 slides

Slides: Adapting To Climate Change: Lessons Learnt From The Australian Water Experience, Will Fargher

Conversation with Water Management Reps from Colorado and Australia: "Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons Learned from Australia" (February 14)

Presenter: Will Fargher, National Water Commission, Australian Government

18 slides [4 have titles only and are missing images]

Slides: Environmental Water In Australia, Chris Arnott

Conversation with Water Management Reps from Colorado and Australia: "Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons Learned from Australia" (February 14)

Presenter: Chris Arnott, Managing Director, Alluvium Consulting

30 slides

Agenda: Us-Mexico Negotiations On Improved Colorado River Management: An Update, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center, Western Water Policy Program, Colorado Water Conservation Board

US-Mexico Negotiations on Improved Colorado River Management: An Update (February 19)

The United States and Mexico are currently negotiating an international accord on a variety of Colorado River water matters, including the prospects for new water projects, conservation efforts, and operational improvements. Participants are invited to hear an update on these efforts from individuals directly involved in the negotiations, including Mario López Pérez, Engineering and Technical Standards Manager in the National Water Commission of México, who is responsible for binational water issues with the USA, Guatemala and Belize.

Agenda: Hard Times On The Colorado River: Drought, Growth And The Future Of The Compact, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center, Western Water Assessment (Program), Colorado Water Conservation Board, Center For Advanced Decision Support For Water And Environmental Systems, Hydrosphere Resource Consultants, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Colorado Foundation For Water Education, Patrick, Miller & Kropf, P.C., William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Hard Times on the Colorado River: Drought, Growth and the Future of the Compact (Summer Conference, June 8-10)

Sponsors and Contributors: Colorado Water Conservation Board, Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems, Western Water Assessment, CU-CIRES/NOAA, Hydrosphere Resource Consultants, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Colorado Foundation for Water Education, Patrick, Miller & Kropf, P.C., William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

The Colorado River is approaching a crossroads. For the first time in its history, satisfying water demands in one state may require curtailing legally-recognized uses in another. This is not the first instance of water shortages in the region, and conflict among the seven Colorado River states is certainly not new. But the potential shortages on …

New Options For The Lower Colorado River Basin, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

53 leaves ; 29 cm

Restoring The West’S Waters: Opportunities For The Bureau Of Reclamation, Volume Ii: Phase Two Area Studies, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Teresa A. Rice, Judith Jacobsen, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm

V. 2. PHASE TWO AREA STUDIES: Foreword -- The Yakima River Basin, Washington / Larry MacDonnell -- The Upper Snake River Basin, Idaho / Teresa Rice -- The Truckee-Carson River Basins, California and Nevada / Larry MacDonnell -- The North Platte River Basin, Wyoming / Lawrence J. MacDonnell, Judith Jacobsen -- The Upper Colorado River Basin, Colorado / Larry MacDonnell -- The Middle Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico / Teresa Rice

Restoring The West's Waters: Opportunities For The Bureau Of Reclamation, Volume I: Section One: Summary Of Findings, Section Two: Case Studies, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Teresa A. Rice, Judith Jacobsen, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm

V. 1. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: Introduction -- Summary of Phase One findings -- Summary of Phase Two findings -- Selected illustrations from area studies -- Overview of changes under way -- Conclusion -- CASE STUDIES: Rapid Valley Unit, and Project, Rapid Creek, South Dakota / Daniel Reimer -- Nelson Reservoir, Milk River Project, Montana / Roberta Hoy -- Canyon Ferry Dam, Missouri River, Montana / Daniel Reimer -- Hungry Horse Dam, South Fork Flathead River, Montana / Robert Hoy -- Glendo Dam, North Platte River, Wyoming / Beth Doherty -- Seminoe Dam to …

Agricultural To Urban Water Transfers In Colorado: An Assessment Of The Issues And Options, Teresa A. Rice, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

iii, 82 p. ; 28 cm

Instream Flow Protection In The West, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Teresa A. Rice, Steven J. Shupe, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

1 v. (various pagings) : ill., maps ; 28 cm

POLICIES AND ISSUES: Recognizing the value of in-place uses of water in the West : an introduction to the laws, strategies and issues / Steven J. Shupe, Lawrence J. MacDonnell -- Instream flows : integrating new uses and new players into the prior appropriation system / Christopher H. Meyer -- People preserving rivers : the public and its changing role in protecting instream flows / Lori Potter -- Instream flows and the public trust / Harrison C. Dunning -- The federal role in in-place water protection / Lawrence J. MacDonnell, …

Recreation Use Limits And Allocation On The Lower Deschutes River, Sarah F. Bates, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

iii, 73 p. ; 28 cm

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 …

The Connection Between Water Quality And Water Quantity, Lajuana Wilcher, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

10 p. ; 28 cm

Facilitating Voluntary Transfers Of Bureau Of Reclamation-Supplied Water: Volume 1, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Richard W. Wahl, Bruce C. Driver, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

1 v. : maps ; 28 cm

Facilitating Voluntary Transfers Of Bureau Of Reclamation-Supplied Water: Volume 2: Case Studies, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Richard W. Wahl, Bruce C. Driver, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

1 v. : maps ; 28 cm

Water Allocation During Drought In Arizona And Southern California: Legal And Institutional Responses, David H. Getches, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

vi, 101 p. : maps ; 28 cm

Agenda: Moving The West's Water To New Uses: Winners And Losers, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

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

Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado Law School professors Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Mark Squillace.

Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers will be the theme for this year's water conference, June 6-8 at the Law School in Boulder. The conference will consider the changing demands for water in the West and the need to reallocate a portion of the existing uses of water to new uses.

The first day will provide the background by looking at the most likely sources of water to meet these demands, including agriculture, federal water projects, interstate transfers, and …

The Water Transfer Process As A Management Option For Meeting Changing Water Demands, Volume I, Robert S. Robinson, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Charles W. Howe, Teresa A. Rice, Mark Squillace, Geological Survey (U.S.), University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

1 v. : ill. ; 28 cm

V. 1.: Introduction -- Summaries of state reports -- Findings and comparative analysis -- Summary and conclusions

The Water Transfer Process As A Management Option For Meeting Changing Water Demands, Volume Ii, Robert S. Robinson, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Charles W. Howe, Teresa A. Rice, Mark Squillace, Geological Survey (U.S.), University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

1 v. : ill. ; 28 cm

V. 2.: Water transfers in Arizona / Gary C. Woodard, Cara S. McCarthy -- Water transfers in California : 1981-1989 / Brian E. Gray -- Transfers of water use in Colorado / Lawrence J. MacDonnell, Charles W. Howe, Teresa A. Rice -- Transfers of water use in New Mexico / F. Lee Brown, Charles DuMars, Michelle Minnis, Sue Anderson Smasal, David Kennedy, Julie A. Urban -- Review of the water rights transfer process and activity in Utah / Chris C. Hogge, Paul G. Hansen, J. Paul Riley, Ray J. Davis -- Water rights …

Reflections On Sixty Years Of Water Law Practice, Glenn G. Saunders, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

50 p. ; 28 cm

Agenda: Instream Flow Protection In The Western United States: A Practical Symposium, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

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

Conference speakers included University of Colorado School of Law professors Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Charles F. Wilkinson.

Virtually all western states now provide some kind of legal recognition for instream flows. On March 31-April 1, the Natural Resources Law Center will present a symposium on the different approaches taken in these states, with emphasis on such major issues as the purposes for instream flows, the quantities of water needed for these purposes, enforcement of instream flow rights, federal instream flow claims, private instream flow claims, and transferring consumptive water rights to instream flow rights. Speakers include representatives from state agencies …

Integrating Tributary Groundwater Development Into The Prior Appropriation System: The South Platte Experience, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute

Books, Reports, and Studies

46 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm

Issues And Trends In Western Water Marketing, Steven J. Shupe, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

12 p. ; 28 cm

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.

Emerging Forces In Western Water Law, Steven J. Shupe, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

21 p. ; 28 cm

Innovative Transfer And Exchange Plans, Glenn E. Porzak

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

36 pages (includes maps).

Contains footnotes (page 32).

Interstate Transfers Of Water: Many A Slip ‘Twixt The Cup And The Lip, Howard Holme

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

44 pages (includes maps and tables).

Contains 6 pages of footnotes.

Engineering And Hydrologic Issues In Changing Water Uses, Leonard Rice

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

26 pages (includes maps, charts and illustrations).

Contains references (page 18).