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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: 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

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’. …

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: Smart Fallowing: New Strategies In Ag Forbearance, Bonnie Colby

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

Presenter: Dr. Bonnie Colby, Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics, University of Arizona

34 slides

Materials For Presentation: The Disappearing Colorado River, Lawrence J. Macdonnell

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

7 pages.

"Western Economics Forum, Fall 2010"

Slides: Long-Term Augmentation Of The Water Supply Of The Colorado River System, Les Lampe

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

Presenter: Les Lampe, Colorado River Water Consultants, Las Vegas, Nevada

29 slides

Slides: Indian Water Rights, Robert T. Anderson

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

Presenter: Robert T. Anderson, Native American Law Center, University of Washington Law School

19 slides

Agenda: Western Water Law, Policy And Management: Ripples, Currents, And New Channels For Inquiry, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center, Western Water Policy Program

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

In many pockets of the American West, stresses and demands on water resources are overwhelming our capacity to effectively manage change and accommodate the diversity of interests and values associated with our limited water resources.

This event will offer an opportunity for lawyers, policymakers, and water professionals to engage the experts on the challenges and emerging solutions to the most pressing water policy and management issues of the day.

Groundwater And Growth Management In The New West: Evolving Law And Practice, A. Dan Tarlock

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

13 pages.

Restoring The Rio Grande—What Will It Take?, Denise Fort

Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)

18 pages.

Contains 1 page of references.

Arizona Water Management: New Problems And New Solutions, Herb Dishlip

Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)

12 pages.

The Public Interest: A Matter Of Discretion?, R. Keith Higginson

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

15 pages.

Federal Regulatory Interests In Water, Patricia Sanderson Port

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

39 pages.

Contains references.

The 1990 Fort Hall Water Rights Agreement: A Study In The Federal Trust Responsibility, Indian Self-Determination, And Water Rights Settlement, John S. Bushman

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

171 pages.

Coordinated Water Management Under The Prior Appropriation Doctrine In New Mexico: The Rio Grande Case – The Pecos River Case, Eluid L. Martinez

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

26 pages.

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 …

Sources Of Water I: Agriculture – The Deep Pool?, Bonnie G. Colby

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

34 pages (includes illustration).

Contains 2 pages of references.

The Missouri: River Of Promise Or River Of Peril?, John E. Thorson

Boundaries and Water: Allocation and Use of a Shared Resource (Summer Conference, June 5-7)

14 pages (includes 1 map).

Contains references.

Agenda: Boundaries And Water: Allocation And Use Of A Shared Resource, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Boundaries and Water: Allocation and Use of a Shared Resource (Summer Conference, June 5-7)

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

Boundaries and Water: Allocation and Use of a Shared Resource is the topic of the Center's annual summer program on water this June. Most of the major rivers in the western United States are shared between two or more states. Often tribal governments play an important role in water allocation and use decisions. International considerations also may be involved in some cases. These interjurisdictional issues extend to groundwater as well as surface water.

This conference will provide the …

Managing The Upper Rio Grande: Old Institutions, New Players, Steven J. Shupe

Boundaries and Water: Allocation and Use of a Shared Resource (Summer Conference, June 5-7)

19 pages.

The Fort Peck-Montana Compact: A Water Rights Settlement Negotiated By The Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission And The Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes, Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes Of The Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission

Natural Resource Development in Indian Country (Summer Conference, June 8-10)

43 pages.

Supplemental material for the conference presentation by Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Montana, Marcia Beebe Rundle, titled The Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission.

The Protection Of Instream Flows In Montana: A Legal-Institutional Perspective, Matthew J. Mckinney, Gary Fritz, Patrick Graham, Deborah Schmidt

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

42 pages.

Contains references.

Financing Water Projects: Where Do We Go From Here?, Henry P. Caulfield, Jr.

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

16 pages.

Water Project Financing Needs In Colorado, J. William Mcdonald

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

12 pages.

Inefficiency, Waste, And Loss: Water Supplies Of The Future?, John W. Krautkraemer

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

24 pages.

Contains references.

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.

Western Water Law In Transition, Charles F. Wilkinson

Publications

No abstract provided.

Reserved Water Rights Of Indian Allotments, Richard B. Collins

The Federal Impact on State Water Rights (Summer Conference, June 11-13)

10 pages.

Contains references.

The Law Of The Pacific Salmon Fishery: Conservation And Allocation Of A Transboundary Common Property Resource, Charles F. Wilkinson, Daniel Keith Conner

Publications

No abstract provided.