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The Anti-Speculation Doctrine And Its Implication For Collaborative Water Management, Sandra B. Zellmer
The Anti-Speculation Doctrine And Its Implication For Collaborative Water Management, Sandra B. Zellmer
Faculty Law Review Articles
The focus of this Article is whether the anti-speculation doctrine in western water law poses a continuing, insuperable impediment to collaborative, market-based solutions and, if so, whether the doctrine ought to be dismantled. The Article concludes that, although the doctrine does pose an obstacle to some kinds of collaborative agreements that attempt to harness market forces for future uses through forward-looking transactions, it continues to serve an important public purpose. The anti-speculation doctrine curbs the worst potential abuses of market forces by forcing transacting parties to articulate how and when the water will be applied to actual, beneficial uses, and …
A Non-Indian Entity Is Polluting Indian Waters: "Water" Your Rights To The Waters, And "Water" You Gonna Do About It?, Sean M. Hanlon
A Non-Indian Entity Is Polluting Indian Waters: "Water" Your Rights To The Waters, And "Water" You Gonna Do About It?, Sean M. Hanlon
Montana Law Review
Indian Water Rights
Unbundling Property In Water, Sandra B. Zellmer, Jessica Harder
Unbundling Property In Water, Sandra B. Zellmer, Jessica Harder
Faculty Law Review Articles
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that, in the foreseeable future, climate change will exacerbate water problems worldwide. In the United States, we are likely to see more severe flooding, more frequent droughts, and a rush to secure legal rights to water supplies. Sustainable management of water resources for present and future generations will become all the more imperative as we face increasing pressure on limited supplies. The quest for sustainable management has stimulated a movement for greater recognition of private property rights to attain efficient use and allocation of water. The World Bank and the International …