Arizona Water Settlements Act

Arizona Water Settlements Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2004
Genre: Electronic government information
ISBN:

Negotiating Tribal Water Rights

Negotiating Tribal Water Rights
Author: Bonnie G. Colby
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2005-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780816524556

Water conflicts plague every river in the West, with the thorniest dilemmas found in the many basins with Indian reservations and reserved water rightsÑrights usually senior to all others in over-appropriated rivers. Negotiations and litigation over tribal water rights shape the future of both Indian and non-Indian communities throughout the region, and intense competition for limited water supplies has increased pressure to address tribal water claims. Much has been written about Indian water rights; for the many tribal and non-Indian stakeholders who rely upon western water, this book now offers practical guidance on how to negotiate them. By providing a comprehensive synthesis of western water issues, tribal water disputes, and alternative approaches to dispute resolution, it offers a valuable sourcebook for allÑtribal councils, legislators, water professionals, attorneysÑwho need a basic understanding of the complexities of the situation. The book reviews the history, current status, and case law related to western water while revealing strategies for addressing water conflicts among tribes, cities, farms, environmentalists, and public agencies. Drawing insights from the process, structure, and implementation of water rights settlements currently under negotiation or already agreed to, it presents a detailed analysis of how these cases evolve over time. It also provides a wide range of contextual materials, from the nuts and bolts of a Freedom of Information Act request to the hydrology of irrigation. It also includes contributed essays by expert authors on special topics, as well as interviews with key individuals active in water management and tribal water cases. As stakeholders continue to battle over rights to water, this book clearly addresses the place of Native rights in the conflict. Negotiating Tribal Water Rights offers an unsurpassed introduction to the ongoing challenges these claims present to western water management while demonstrating the innovative approaches that states, tribes, and the federal government have taken to fulfill them while mitigating harm to both non-Indians and the environment.

Arizona Water Settlements Act

Arizona Water Settlements Act
Author: United States Senate
Publisher:
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2020-03-10
Genre:
ISBN:

Arizona Water Settlements Act: joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session on S. 437, to p

Arizona Water Settlements Act

Arizona Water Settlements Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Water and Power
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2003
Genre: Electronic government information
ISBN:

Arizona Water Settlements Act

Arizona Water Settlements Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2004
Genre: Government publications
ISBN:

Arizona Water Settlements Act

Arizona Water Settlements Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Water and Power
Publisher:
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2003
Genre: Electronic government information
ISBN:

Tribal Water Rights

Tribal Water Rights
Author: John E. Thorson
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2006-05-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780816524822

The settlement of Indian water rights cases remains one of the thorniest legal issues in this country, particularly in the West. In a previous book, Negotiating Tribal Water Rights, Colby, Thorson, and Britton presented a general overview of the processes involved in settling such cases; this volume provides more in-depth treatment of the many complex issues that arise in negotiating and implementing Indian water rights settlements. Tribal Water Rights brings together practicing attorneys and leading scholars in the fields of law, economics, public policy, and conflict resolution to examine issues that continue to confront the settlement of tribal claims. With coverage ranging from the differences between surface water and groundwater disputes to the distinctive nature of Pueblo claims, and from allotment-related problems to the effects of the Endangered Species Act on water conflicts, the book presents the legal aspects of tribal water rights and negotiations along with historical perspectives on their evolution.