This paper provides a progress report on state laws and programs for protecting environmental flows of water in the states of the Rocky Mountain West. Included are the programs in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona

This report, produced for the Legislature of the State of Washington, examined options for protection of local communities associated with transfers of water. It provides a summary of relevant laws from other states. It proposes that agricultural communities consider making some water available...

We are now depleting more water annually in the Colorado River basin than is reliably available. Growing shortages will likely lead to increased conflict in the basin. This paper offers possible elements for a negotiated agreement to avoid prolonged litigation and bring water uses back into...

This paper examines the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Arizona v. California. It sets the context for the dispute, examines the legal arguments presented by the two states, looks in depth at the Special Master's Report, and discusses the Supreme Court decision. The article critiques the...