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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778534003321

Autore

Jones P. Andrew

Titolo

Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers / P. Andrew Jones and Tom Cech

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colo : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-4571-1062-8

0-87081-969-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CechThomas V

Disciplina

346.78804/32

Soggetti

Water rights

Water - Law and legislation

LAW - Public Utilities

LAW - Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice

Water rights - United States

Water rights - Colorado

Water - Law and legislation - United States

Water - Law and legislation - Colorado

United States

Colorado

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-271) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.