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Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers
Author
Title
Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers / P. Andrew Jones and Tom Cech.
ISBN
9780870819698
9780870819506
Publication
Boulder, Colo : University Press of Colorado, 2009.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
Copyright Notice Date
©2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource (296 pages): illustrations, maps
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
English.
Description based on print version record.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Why do people fight about water rights? Who decides how much water can be used by a city or irrigator? Does the federal government get involved in state water issues? Why is water in Colorado so controversial? These questions, and others like them, are addressed in Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers. This concise and understandable treatment of the complex web of Colorado water laws is the first book of its kind. Legal issues related to water rights in Colorado first surfaced during the gold mining era of the 1800s and continue to be contentious today with the explosive population growth of.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE books annual backfile collection 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 13, 2023
Contents
Colorado climate, geology, and hydrology
Early water use and development
Water law basics
Introduction to federal and interstate issues
Tributary water
Non-tributary and not non-tributary groundwater
Designated groundwater
Exempt wells
River administration
Water entities
Water rights in the marketplace
Emerging trends and issues.
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