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Slides: Keynote: Living With Limits In The West, Alice Madden

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

Presenter: Alice Madden, Colorado House Majority Leader and President, Western Progress

8 slides

Slides: Incorporating Community Values Of Sustainability Into Resource Management: The Red Lady Case Study, Wendy Mcdermott

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

Presenter: Wendy McDermott, Executive Director, High Country Citizens' Alliance, www.hccaonline.org

33 slides

Slides: The Yampa: New Rules For An Old River, Jerd Smith

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

Presenter: Jerd Smith, Reporter, Rocky Mountain News

11 slides

Slides: The Future Of Energy: What Are The Major Projections For The U.S. Energy Future, And What Are The Implications For The West?, Gary Bryner

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

Presenter: Gary Bryner, Brigham Young University, Department of Political Science

9 slides

Slides: "Mitaku Oyasin" Means "We Are All Related", Bob Gough

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

Presenter: Bob Gough, NativeEnergy, Inc.

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The Nature Of Legal Education And Its Links To Water Management, Denise D. Fort

Faculty Scholarship

When water decisions are made, water lawyers are central fi gures, and decisions are made within the framework of the governing institutions. In this essay, I discuss legal education and the training of a water lawyer. Students from other disciplines may seek out legal education, so approaches to their education are considered.

The Arkansas And Republican River Compacts: Litigation And Lessons, John B. Draper

Publications

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Abiquiu Reservoir Present And Future, Andrew Lieuwen, Ph.D.

Publications

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An Environmental Perspective On Rio Grande Reservoirs, Kara Gillon

Publications

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Rio Grande Reservoirs: Legal Framework And Operations, Herman Settemeyer

Publications

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Overview Of Reservoir Operations And Water Management In New Mexico, Kevin G. Flanigan

Publications

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Systematic Municipal Water Use Accounting And Gpcd Calculations, John W. Longworth

Publications

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Rio Grande Reservoir Symposium: Federal Perspective - Upper Rio Grande Operations Model And Urwops Update, April Sanders

Publications

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Historic El Vado Reservoir Operations, Viola Sanchez

Publications

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Asr From A Legal Perspective, Denise D. Fort

Faculty Scholarship

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Got Water? Limiting Washington's Stockwatering Exemption To Five Thousand Gallons Per Day, Kara Dunn

Washington Law Review

In Washington, a comprehensive groundwater code governs groundwater withdrawals and use. This regulatory scheme protects water users, minimizes disputes over water rights, and maximizes the beneficial use of public water resources. Despite these protections, groundwater resources are declining in many parts of the state. Washington exempts certain types of small withdrawals from the groundwater code’s regulations, including water for livestock. Conflicting interpretations of this stock-watering exemption have created uncertainty over whether exempt stock-watering withdrawals are unlimited, or are limited to 5000 gallons per day. This Comment analyzes the conflicting interpretations of the groundwater exemption statute under Washington’s rules of statutory …

Baselines Newsletter, No. 2, Spring 2008, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Baselines: The Natural Resources Law Center Newsletter (2007-2011)

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Drowning In Wetlands Jurisdictional Determination Process: Implementation Of Rapanos V. United States, Kenneth S. Gould

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

Today, through court interpretation and administrative agency adoption of related regulations, § 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972 (the "Act") has become the major tool for protection of wetlands. Section 404(a) requires a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers for "the discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters at specified disposal sites." If the Corps concludes that development activity might harm wetlands subject to Corps jurisdictional protection, it can decline to issue a permit to allow development or issue a permit under conditions designed to protect the wetlands from harm.

In the …

Examples Of The Political Character Of International Water Law, Gabriel E. Eckstein

Faculty Scholarship

It is widely known that over a billion people lack access to potable water, and well over twice that number are without adequate sanitation'-the latter situation often being related to the former. It has been calculated that every eight seconds a child dies of water-related causes-a stunning statistic and an absolutely unacceptable state of affairs.

While much has been made of the prospect of global water shortages, what is perhaps not so well known is that most of the world's fresh water is shared by two or more states. There are more than 260 international drainage basins, which account for …

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 …

Agenda: Securing Environmental Flows On The Colorado River In An Era Of Climate Change: Issues, Challenges, And Opportunities, Western Water Policy Program, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center, Nature Conservancy (U.S.), Trout Unlimited, Environmental Defense (Organization), Western Water Assessment (Program), Western Resource Advocates, United States. Bureau Of Reclamation

Securing Environmental Flows on the Colorado River in an Era of Climate Change: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities (March 21)

The Colorado River is the primary surface water resource of the Southwest, providing water to approximately 30 million residents. Studies and policy decisions associated with a recently completed EIS point to an ever-tightening water supply due to longstanding growth pressures exacerbated by significant climate change impacts. Given these trends, how can the river’s environmental needs be satisfied?

On March 21st, the Center’s Western Water Policy Program brought together four leading Colorado River experts along with an audience of approximately 70 water professionals to discuss “Securing Environmental Flows on the Colorado River in an Era of Climate Change: Issues, Challenges, and …

El Precia Del Agua [Pricing Water], Carlos Gómez-Ligüerre, Vanessa Casado-Pérez, Ignacio Marín-García

Faculty Scholarship

En España, como en otros muchos países, el agua es un recurso escaso que se asigna ineficientemente. El Estado es su propietario y la asigna a precios políticos e inadecuados. Mientras que la agricultura absorbe dos tercios de este preciado bien, los hogares y la industria consumen sólo el 18 y el 13 % respectivamente. Este trabajo propone la creación de un mercado de derechos sobre el agua controlado por una agencia estatal, pues los costes de transacción son tan elevados que el resultado alcanzado a través de la negociación libre entre las partes no sería eficiente.

In Spain, as …

Dams, Duties, And Discretion: Bureau Of Reclamation Water Project Operations And The Endangered Species Act, Reed D. Benson

Faculty Scholarship

Nearly thirty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided whether the survival of a relatively small number of three-inch fish among all the countless millions of species extant would require the permanent halting of a virtually completed dam for which Congress has expended more than $100 million.' Stunningly, the fish won, because the language, history, and structure of the Endangered Species Act showed 'beyond doubt that Congress intended endangered species to be afforded the highest of priorities.' The Court acknowledged that this view of the statute would carry substantial economic costs, but was persuaded that '[t]he plain intent of Congress …

Carlos Cisneros: His Life, Career, & Contributions, Susan Kelly, Jerold Widdison

Water Matters!

State Senator Carlos Cisneros links New Mexico’s past, present and future.

Why We Do The Things We Do? The Role Of Ethics In Water Resource Planning, Amy Hardberger

Faculty Articles

Water provides a natural framework in the role of ethics because ethical issues are present in every facet of water management. The value of water and the creation of ethics dictate decisions regarding water resource management. Value can be assessed from factors including happiness, well-being, or intrinsic value. Once a value is assessed, obligations that dictate actions regarding this issue are generated, and an ethic is created.

Various domestic and international policies have, both explicitly and implicitly, called for a human right to water. The presence of domestic and international policies that recognize or protect a person’s right to water …

The Protection Of The Marine Environment From Land-Based Pollution And Activities: Gauging The Tides Of Global And Regional Governance, Ann Powers

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

After providing an introductory overview of the major land-based threats to the marine environment, this article focuses upon the specific global and regional efforts to address land-based marine pollution and activities through a four-part survey. The main international initiative is first described, namely, the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA). Progress in GPA implementation is next assessed with an emphasis on the documentation and results from the Second Intergovernmental Review Meeting on Implementation of the GPA held in October 2006. Major challenges constraining GPA implementation are then summarized, including limited national …

Water Leadership And The Rights Of Youth To Sustainable Development, Elizabeth Burleson

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

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Water Is Security, Elizabeth Burleson

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

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Farmers, Fish, Tribal Power, And Poker: Reallocating Water In The Truckee River Basin, Nevada And California, Part Two, Barbara Cosens

Articles

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From Policy To Reality: Maximizing Urban Water Conservation In Texas, Amy Hardberger

Faculty Articles

Ensuring that Texas is sustainable in the 21st century depends in large part on smart management of the state’s water resources. A central element of that challenge is improving the efficiency of water use in the rapidly growing urban areas of the state. More efficient water use technologies, more sophisticated understanding of water pricing, and the ability to more carefully measure water use at both the individual and municipal level provide new opportunities to reach advanced levels of water use efficiency.

Water supply planning is constantly evolving and forces such as population growth and climate change are making it more …