Water law
- In a collection of essays and research summaries, eleven members of the Colorado River Research Group (with eight guest contributors) touch on issues as diverse as plummeting reservoir storage, climate change trends, risk management, agricultural
- The Getches-Wilkinson Center and Water & Tribes Initiative will be co-convening the 2026 Conference on the Colorado River on Thurs, June 4th and Fri, June 5th at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder, CO.We hope you join us for what will be sure to
Program OverviewThe Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (GWC) at the University of Colorado Law School invites applications for the next GWC Water Law Fellow 鈥 an early-career attorney eager to make a
The Colorado River system is inching closer and closer to the 鈥渢ripwire鈥 in the 1922 Compact.听 This is the requirement听that a specified听volume of water pass Lee Ferry, the dividing point between the Upper and Lower Basins, every ten
University of Colorado Law School student Sydney Stellato ('26) is this year鈥檚 Conscience Bay Company Western Water Policy Fellow. The Conscience Bay Company Western Water Policy Fellowship, initiated in 2023 by leaders of the Conscience Bay Company
Water consumption in the Colorado River Basin continues to outstrip natural supply, causing steep declines in reservoir storage.听 This paper looks at the realistically accessible amount of storage in Lake Powell and Lake Mead and what happens
The Acequia Assistance Project is entering its 14th year of providing pro bono legal services to the acequia community in Colorado鈥檚 San Luis Valley. Each year the project accepts new cases 鈥 ranging from helping acequia members write or amend their
As the economic, ecological and cultural centerpiece of the American Southwest, the increasingly dire condition of the Colorado River remains a central focus of GWC activities.听Continuing a recent tradition, the GWC joined with the Water &
Thanks to the GWC and the David Harrison Innovations in Water and Energy Law & Policy Fellowship, I had the incredible opportunity this summer to work in Jakarta, Indonesia with the Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI). This fellowship made
On the evening of June 24, the GWC鈥檚 Doug Kenney joined Becky Mitchell, Colorado鈥檚 lead negotiator on Colorado River matters, at the Crested Butte Public Policy Forum for a conversation about current and future Colorado River issues.听 Well over