Retired Colorado Supreme Court Justice, Greg Hobbs, shares his knowledge of western water law, specifically the doctrine of prior appropriation and its impact on how the West developed. Justice Hobbs uses his deep and broad knowledge of water law to explain how the doctrine of prior appropriation developed. He provides an eye-opening analysis of water law and contrasts differing versions of prior appropriation (Colorado with California; court adjudicated rights versus administratively granted rights).
Ken Mercer, the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) Senior Manager of Technical and Research Programs, discusses the AWWA’s Rate Survey and it Utility Benchmarking...
Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) Asst. Prof. Shahzeen (“Shaz”) Attari, discusses the state of research into human behavior and resource...
After a 5 year hiatus, Patricia Sinicropi, Executive Director of the Water Reuse Association, relates the exciting and substantial changes seen in the water...