The Injustice Of Sea Level Rise: Ethics And Evidence, Lies And Liability--Text Of Speech,
2016
St. Thomas University
The Injustice Of Sea Level Rise: Ethics And Evidence, Lies And Liability--Text Of Speech, Professor Keith Rizzardi
Lectures and Presentations
The Center for International Law & Justice (CILJ) and the Environment, Development & Justice Program (EDJP) present the Second Annual Climate and Energy Justice Lecture by Professor Keith Rizzardi. Professor Rizzardi, an experienced government lawyer and litigator, teaches at St. Thomas University School of Law.
The Injustice Of Sea Level Rise: Ethics And Evidence, Lies And Liability--Slides And Data Presentation,
2016
St. Thomas University
The Injustice Of Sea Level Rise: Ethics And Evidence, Lies And Liability--Slides And Data Presentation, Professor Keith Rizzardi
Lectures and Presentations
The Center for International Law & Justice (CILJ) and the Environment, Development & Justice Program (EDJP) present the Second Annual Climate and Energy Justice Lecture by Professor Keith Rizzardi. Professor Rizzardi, an experienced government lawyer and litigator, teaches at St. Thomas University School of Law.
An Enhanced Water Bank For Colorado,
2016
University of Colorado Law School
An Enhanced Water Bank For Colorado, Anne J. Castle, Lawrence J. Macdonnell
Books, Reports, and Studies
23 pages.
Introduction and rationale -- Background on Colorado water law -- The initial Colorado water bank -- Water banks in other western states -- An enhanced water bank framework for Colorado -- Overcoming municipal preference for permanent acquisition -- Existing authority and new authority needed -- Conclusion and recommendation -- Attachment: Provisions for consideration in water bank operating guidelines.
Colorado Acequia Handbook: Water Rights And Governance Guide For Colorado's Acequias,
2016
University of Colorado Law School
Colorado Acequia Handbook: Water Rights And Governance Guide For Colorado's Acequias, Jens Jensen, Peter D. Nichols, Ryan Golten, Sarah Krakoff, Sarah Parmar, Karl Kumli, Jesse Heibel, Blake Busse, Karoline Garren, Julia Guarino, Megan Gutwein, Cori Hach, Melissa S. Jensen, Shannon Liston, Gunnar Paulsen, Nate Miller, John R. Sherman, Dan Weiss, Michael Weissman, Emily Neiley, University Of Colorado Boulder. Getches-Wilkinson Center For Natural Resources, Energy, And The Environment, Gates Family Foundation, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Sangre De Cristo National Heritage Area, Sangre De Cristo Acequia Association, Colorado Open Lands
Books, Reports, and Studies
51 pages (includes 1 color map)
Introduction -- Definitions -- Water rights -- Change of water right -- Transfers of water rights -- Water sharing agreements -- Losing your water rights ("use it or lose it") -- Preventing the transfer of water out of the acequia -- Conservation easements -- Governing the acequia -- Assessments -- Easements -- Enforcement -- Tort liability -- Water quality -- The Rio Grande Compact -- Main government water entities -- Where can an acequia get legal assistance? -- Appendix I. Water rights : frequently asked questions -- Appendix II. Acequia bylaws : frequently asked …
Looking Upstream: An Analysis Of Low Water Levels In Lake Powell And The Impacts On Water Supply, Hydropower, Recreation, And The Environment: A Companion Report To The Bathtub Ring,
2016
University of Colorado Law School
Looking Upstream: An Analysis Of Low Water Levels In Lake Powell And The Impacts On Water Supply, Hydropower, Recreation, And The Environment: A Companion Report To The Bathtub Ring, Michael Johnson, Lindsey Ratcliff, Rebecca Shively, Leanne Weiss, Yale University. School Of Forestry And Environmental Studies, University Of Colorado Boulder. Getches-Wilkinson Center For Natural Resources, Energy, And The Environment, Western Water Policy Program
Books, Reports, and Studies
viii, 110 pages : color illustrations, color maps
Proposal For An Enhanced Colorado Water Bank,
2016
University of Colorado Law School
Proposal For An Enhanced Colorado Water Bank, Anne J. Castle, Lawrence J. Macdonnell
Books, Reports, and Studies
4 pages.
Outlines and explains 8 characteristics of an enhanced Colorado water bank.
Improving Irrigation Water Uses For Agricultural And Environmental Benefits,
2016
University of Colorado Law School
Improving Irrigation Water Uses For Agricultural And Environmental Benefits, Anne Castle, Amy Beattie, Zach Smith, Drew Peternell, Ted Kowalski
Books, Reports, and Studies
37 pages : color pictures, color maps.
Introduction -- Agricultural and environmental enhancements -- An ag and environmental enhancement program for Colorado -- Appendix A: Conservation case studies in Colorado -- Appendix B: Related Colorado water law -- Appendix C: Relevant laws from other states -- Appendix D: Legislative attempts to statutorily recognize conserved water -- Appendix E: The problem of vocabulary
Tribes And Water In The Colorado River Basin,
2016
University of Colorado Law School
Tribes And Water In The Colorado River Basin, Colorado River Research Group
Books, Reports, and Studies
4 pages : charts.
The special nature of tribal water rights -- Quantified water rights -- The Colordo mainstream reservations -- Central Arizona tribes -- Upper basin tribes -- Outstanding / unresolved tribal claims -- The path forward.
Challenges And Opportunities Of The Expiring Columbia River Treaty,
2016
University of Idaho College of Law
Challenges And Opportunities Of The Expiring Columbia River Treaty, Barbara Cosens
Articles
No abstract provided.
The Legislative History Of The Mccarran Amendment: An Effort To Determine Whether Congress Intended For State Court Jurisdiction To Extend To Indian Reserved Water Rights,
2016
University of Idaho, College of Law
The Legislative History Of The Mccarran Amendment: An Effort To Determine Whether Congress Intended For State Court Jurisdiction To Extend To Indian Reserved Water Rights, Dylan R. Hedden-Nicely
Articles
The year 1976 marked a sea change in federal policy regarding the treatment of American Indian tribes and their water rights. In that year, the Supreme Court of the United States was called upon to determine the scope of the McCarran Amendment, a rider on a federal appropriations bill that waived the sovereign immunity of the United States in state court general stream adjudications "where it appears that the United States is the owner or is in the process of acquiring water rights by appropriation under State law, by purchase, by exchange, or otherwise." The Supreme Court, in what has …
Microplastic Pollution In The Great Lakes: State, Federal, And Common Law Solutions,
2016
Wayne State University
Microplastic Pollution In The Great Lakes: State, Federal, And Common Law Solutions, Nicholas Schroeck
Law Faculty Research Publications
No abstract provided.
The Columbia River Treaty: An Opportunity For Modernization Of Basin Governance,
2016
University of Idaho College of Law
The Columbia River Treaty: An Opportunity For Modernization Of Basin Governance, Barbara Cosens
Articles
No abstract provided.
Water Law Reform In The Face Of Climate Change: Learning From Drought In Australia And The Western United States,
2016
University of Idaho College of Law
Water Law Reform In The Face Of Climate Change: Learning From Drought In Australia And The Western United States, Barbara Cosens
Articles
Western societies have developed three approaches to governance of common pool resources such as water: 1) The division of the resource into private property; (2) government regulation; and 3) local self-organization. This article asserts that all three are needed in varying combinations to rise to the challenge presented by the impact of climate change on water supply and demand. Drought presents a preview of potential future climate scenarios and Australia and the western United States are both responding to its harshness through innovation in water governance. These experiments present an opportunity to compare the approaches of Australia and the western …
Adaptive Governance Of Water Resources Shared With Indigenous Peoples: The Role Of Law,
2016
University of Idaho College of Law
Adaptive Governance Of Water Resources Shared With Indigenous Peoples: The Role Of Law, Barbara Cosens
Articles
Adaptive governance is an emergent phenomenon resulting from the interaction of locally driven collaborative efforts with a hierarchy of governmental regulation and management and is thought to be capable of navigating social-ecological change as society responds to the effects of climate change. The assertion of Native American water rights on highly developed water systems in North America has triggered governance innovations that resemble certain aspects of adaptive governance, and have emerged to accommodate the need for Indigenous water development and restoration of cultural and ecological resources. Similar innovations are observed in the assertion of Indigenous voices in Australia. This presents …
Diversions From The Great Lakes: Out Of The Watershed And In Contravention Of The Compact,
2016
Marquette University Law School
Diversions From The Great Lakes: Out Of The Watershed And In Contravention Of The Compact, Christina L. Wabiszewski
Marquette Law Review
Alarmingly, in the next fifty years the United States will face not just drought, but complete dissemination of readily accessible water resources in areas ranging from its breadbaskets to its commercial and financial epicenters. As these lakes, reservoirs, wells, and aquifers drain, the communities that depend upon them will seek alternative and further-reaching water sources into which they can dip their proverbial straws. The most alluring and perhaps the most vital of these sources are the Great Lakes. In recognition that such straws may descend and that “Future Diversions and Consumptive Uses of Basin Water resources have the potential to …
Agriculture, Drainage Districts, And The Clean Water Act: Does What Happens In Des Moines Stay In Des Moines?,
2016
National Agricultural Law Center
Agriculture, Drainage Districts, And The Clean Water Act: Does What Happens In Des Moines Stay In Des Moines?, Harrison Pittman, Rusty Rumley
Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law
No abstract provided.
Bridging The Confluence Of Water And Immigration Law,
2016
University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law
Bridging The Confluence Of Water And Immigration Law, Tom I. Romero Ii
Scholarly Works
No abstract provided.
Interstate Groundwater Law Revisited: Mississippi V. Tennessee,
2016
University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law
Interstate Groundwater Law Revisited: Mississippi V. Tennessee, Noah D. Hall, Joseph Regalia
Scholarly Works
In June 2015, the United States Supreme Court granted the State of Mississippi leave to file a bill of complaint against the State of Tennessee, the City of Memphis, and Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division for wrongfully converting groundwater from the interstate Sparta-Memphis Aquifer. The dispute arises from Memphis and its municipal utility pumping groundwater within Tennessee, which Mississippi alleges has lowered the water tables within its territory. The Supreme Court's grant of leave raises for the first time the question of what legal doctrine applies to transboundary interstate groundwater resources. Tennessee and lower courts would subject interstate groundwater …
Got Guts? The Iconic Streams Of The U.S. Virgin Islands And The Law’S Ephemeral Edge,
2016
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Got Guts? The Iconic Streams Of The U.S. Virgin Islands And The Law’S Ephemeral Edge, Jesse Reiblich, Thomas T. Ankersen
UF Law Faculty Publications
The legal status of “guts” — the ephemeral streams of the U.S. Virgin Islands that typically flow only after rainfall — is uncertain. Furthermore, it is unclear what, if any, property interest the Government of the Virgin Islands, and the public, have in these watercourses. This uncertainty stems from the non-navigable nature of guts, and is compounded by the Virgin Islands’ unique legal system, a legal system that recognizes at least some Danish law from its colonial past, and has seemingly inconsistent provisions purporting to confer legal and regulatory interests in these guts to the Government of the Virgin Islands. …
The Human Right To Water: A False
Promise?,
2016
The University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
The Human Right To Water: A False Promise?, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
University of the Pacific Law Review
No abstract provided.
