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Agenda: Biodiversity Protection: Implementation And Reform Of The Endangered Species Act, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors Betsy Rieke, David H. Getches, Michael A. Gheleta and Charles F. Wilkinson.

All across the country--in Congress, in state legislatures and in urban and rural communities--people are discussing why we should or should not protect biodiversity and how best to do so. Since the Endangered Species Act is up for reauthorization, a variety of reform proposals are being debated. Speakers--including natural resource scholars, experts from the private and nonprofit sectors, and government officials--will examine the rationale for biodiversity protection, the legal framework of the Endangered Species Act, and …

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

Public Land Policy Is Ripe For Change, James L. Huffman

Challenging Federal Ownership and Management: Public Lands and Public Benefits (October 11-13)

18 pages.

The Aftermath Of Kansas V. Colorado: Regulation Of Well Pumping In The Arkansas Valley, Hal Simpson, David L. Harrison, Michael T. Mitchell, Steve Arveschoug, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

The Aftermath of Kansas v. Colorado: Regulation of Well Pumping in the Arkansas Valley (September 18)

27 pages.

Contents:

Draft rules and regulations governing the use, control, and protection of surface and ground water rights in the Arkansas River and its tributaries : revised draft, September 6, 1995 / Hal Simpson -- Lower Arkansas Water Management Association viewpoint / David L. Harrison -- Aftermath of Kansas v. Colorado : concerns of surface users / Michael T. Mitchell -- Aftermath of Kansas vs. Colorado : role of the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District / Steve Arveschoug

On May 15, 1995 the Supreme Court handed down its opinion in the case of Kansas v. Colorado, 1995 WL 283477 …

Agenda: Sustainable Use Of The West's Water, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

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

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

Sustainable development is on the policy agenda for the '90s. What does sustainability mean? Is it a realistic concept? Are water rights compatible with sustainable use? The Center's 16th annual summer conference will explore the meaning of sustainability in the context of the West's demands, development, and natural values. Presentations by leading experts will address the broad concept of sustainable development, with a particular look at Arizona's experience. The focus will be …

Constitutional And Congressional Requirements Directing Public Lands Decisionmaking, Joseph M. Feller

Who Governs the Public Lands: Washington? The West? The Community? (September 28-30)

15 pages.

Contains references.

Regulation Of Water Use And Takings: A Growing Battlefield, Barton H. Thompson, Jr.

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

43 pages.

Contains references.

Regulation Of Water Use And Takings—The Government Lawyer’S Perspective, Richard M. Frank

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

11 pages.

Contains 3 pages of references.

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 …

Fort Collins And The Cache La Poudre River: An Integrated Greenway Vision, Kari V. Henderson

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

16 pages.

Contains references.

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 …

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

Controlling Water Use: The Unfinished Business Of Water Quality Protection, David H. Getches, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Teresa A. Rice

Books, Reports, and Studies

This digital resource contains only an abstract, cover image and table of contents information from the published book.

Print copy of book is available in the University of Colorado’s Wise Law Library: http://lawpac.colorado.edu/record=b136188~S0

Update On Market Strategies For The Protection Of Western Instream Flows And Wetlands, Robert Wigington

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

49 pages.

Contains references.

Using Water Naturally, Holmes Rolston, Iii, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

[ii], 26 p. ; 28 cm

Market Strategies For The Protection Of Western Instream Flows And Wetlands, Robert Wigington, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

18 p. ; 28 cm

The Constitution, Property Rights And The Future Of Water Law, Joseph L. Sax, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

22 p. ; 28 cm

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 …

Water Law And Institutions In The Western United States: Comparison With Early Developments In California And Australia, Contemporary Developments In Australia, And Recent Legislation Worldwide, Arthur Maass, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

25 p. ; 28 cm

Online version has added title page title of: Water Law & Institutions in the Western United States: Comparison with Early Developments in California and Australia and Recent Legislation Worldwide.

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

From Basin To "Hydrocommons": Integrated Water Management Without Regional Governance, Gary D. Weatherford, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

22 p. ; 28 cm

Transfers Of Water Use In Colorado, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Charles W. Howe, Teresa A. Rice, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

iv, 52 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm

Water, The Community, And Markets In The West, Helen Ingram, Cy R. Oggins, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

12 p. ; 28 cm

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: Natural Resource Development In Indian Country, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

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

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

Indian reservations constitute about 2.5% of all land in the country and 5% of all land in the American West. During the last two decades, Indian natural resources issues have moved to the forefront as tribal governments have dramatically expanded their regulatory programs, judicial systems. and resource development activities. This major symposium will address current developments and assess likely future directions in the areas of tribal, federal, and state regulation; tribal-state intergovernmental agreements; financing; mineral …

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 …

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

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

Blm Land Planning And Consistency Obligations To Provide For Protection Of Natural Values On Adjacent Protected Lands, William J. Lockhart

The Public Lands During the Remainder of the 20th Century: Planning, Law, and Policy in the Federal Land Agencies (Summer Conference, June 8-10)

60 pages.

Agenda: Water As A Public Resource: Emerging Rights And Obligations, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

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

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

This conference focused on the legal rights associated with a broad range of public uses and interests in water including recreation, fish and wildlife protection, and water quality. Evolving legal areas such as the public trust doctrine, instream flow laws, federal reserved rights, and wetlands protection were discussed.

Water as a Public Resource: Emerging Rights and Obligations considered the extension of the public trust doctrine to areas previously not covered by this concept, as well as developments in …