Tag:Water Law

9th Circuit Rebukes U.S. on Native Interests in Colorado River Rights

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling from last month may boost Native American negotiating clout as the Colorado River's bordering states ponder how to address impacts of drought in the region.

Gross Reservoir Expansion Proposal Presents Water Demand, Environmental Concerns

“In the West, when you touch water, you touch everything.” Legend has it that Wayne Aspinall, the congressman who represented Colorado’s Western Slope during...

Water Law: Not So Niche After All

You don’t have to look any further than a Colorado Supreme Court oral argument schedule to get an idea of how complex water law...