Water law
- Currently, there are two conflicting bills in the Colorado Legislature that would create a new state program regulating the dredge and fill of wetlands and streams across the State 鈥 HB 24-1379 and SB 24-127. A key question facing lawmakers is the
- The Colorado River is undergoing a big change in management that has the potential to affect nearly forty million people who live in the Colorado River Basin and rely on Colorado River water. Flowing through more than 246,000 square miles in
- Colorado River Research Group (CRRG) members Jack Schmidt, Eric Kuhn and John Fleck submitted an 鈥渁lternative鈥 to the post-2026 EIS process entitled: 鈥淢anaging the Powell/Grand Canyon/Mead ecosystem after 2026.鈥 In a nutshell, the alternative
- Aspen Journalism held an exciting panel in Basalt the evening of Tuesday April 9th. The event, 鈥淗anging in the Balance: Competing Needs for Water in the West鈥 hosted Kate Ryan, Executive Director of the Colorado Water Trust, Hattie Johnson,
- University of Colorado Law School student Oliver Skelly ('25) is this year鈥檚 inaugural Conscience Bay Company Western Water Policy Fellow. The Conscience Bay Company Western Water Policy Fellowship, initiated in 2023 by leaders of the Conscience Bay
- University of Colorado Law School student Victoria (Tori) Matson ('26) is this year鈥檚 David Harrison Innovations in Water and Energy Law & Policy Fellow. The Fellowship, initiated in 2010 by partners of the law firm of Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison
- Members of the Acequia Assistance Project, in conjunction with the Getches-Wilkinson Center and the Colorado Law School, made their way down to San Luis, CO earlier this month to attend the 12th annual Congreso de Acequias. There, Project members
- A historic interstate, inter-governmental agreement is finally institutionalizing the much-needed practice of including the six Native American Tribes of the Upper Colorado River basin in Colorado River discussions. On Monday, March 4, 2024, the
- Acequia Assistance Project Director Gregor MacGregor, co-founder Peter Nichols, and student deputy director Mary Slosson were all featured in an article about the project鈥檚 pro bono legal assistance in the San Luis Valley entitled 鈥淗ow Law Students
- The Getches-Wilkinson Center, Native American Rights Fund, CU American Indian Law Program and Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group are thrilled to co-host: Celebrating the Boldt Decision and Treaty Justice.An evening of scholarship,