Policy Brief

The Status of Tribal Water Rights in the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ River Basin

April 9, 2021

The Status of Tribal Water Rights in the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ River Basin Water & Tribes Initiative | Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ River Basin Introduction There are 30 federally recognized tribes in the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ River Basin. Twenty two of these tribes have recognized rights to use 3.2 million-acre feet (maf) of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ River system water...

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Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribes in the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ River Basin

April 1, 2021

Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribes in the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ River Basin This report was produced for the Water & Tribes Initiative: Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ River Basin by Heather Tanana (Lead Author), JD/MPH, Assistant Professor of Law (Research) & Stegner Fellow, Wallace Stegner Center – S.J. Quinney College of Law – University...

Acequia Assistance Project

Water Exports and the San Luis Valley in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ: Understanding the History and Current Regulatory Framework

Dec. 8, 2020

A Report from the Acequia Assistance Project The Getches-Wilkinson Center is pleased to present the work of a team of students with the Acequia Assistance Project, who spent the last two years digging into the history, the politics, and law surrounding attempts to export water from the San Luis Valley...

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The Changing Fate of Western Rivers: The Case of the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ.

Dec. 1, 2020

Kenney, Douglas S. 2020. The Changing Fate of Western Rivers: The Case of the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ. IN: The Environmental Politics and Policy of Western Public Lands (edited by Erika Allen Wolters and Brent S. Steel). Corvallis: Oregon State University Press.       In a volume primarily devoted to western lands, this chapter explores...

Getches-Wilkinson Center to Launch Fellows Program With Focus on Water in the West

Dec. 4, 2019

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Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Water Plan

Sept. 25, 2017

The Getches-Wilkinson Center, in conjunction with many collaborators, has a strong interest in promoting the implementation of the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Water Plan (CWP). This entails work on several subjects, including agricultural water conservation and transfers, integrated land and water planning (including watershed planning), and improved Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ River management. Read the most...

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A Roundtable Discussion on the No-injury Rule

July 1, 2015

A roundtable discussion featuring a diverse group of expert water jurists, water lawyers, water engineers, state water officials, and academics on Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ water law and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ water policy. The workshop discussed one aspect of the state’s water law that is seen by some as impeding the type of flexibility needed...

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