Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Event Date
6-7-1989
Series
Summer Conference (10th: 1989: Boulder, Colo.)
Description
6 pages.
Citation Information
Pope, David L., "Work Plan for the Missouri Basin States Association" (1989). Boundaries and Water: Allocation and Use of a Shared Resource (Summer Conference, June 5-7).
https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/boundaries-and-water-allocation-and-use-of-shared-resource/19
Alternate Title
Opportunities for Cooperation in the Missouri Basin
Included in
Administrative Law Commons, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Commons, Hydrology Commons, Law and Politics Commons, Natural Resource Economics Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Natural Resources Management and Policy Commons, Public Policy Commons, State and Local Government Law Commons, Water Law Commons, Water Resource Management Commons
Comments
Boundaries and Water: Allocation and Use of a Shared Resource is the topic of the Center's annual summer program on water. Most of the major rivers in the western United States are shared between two or more states. Often tribal governments play an important role in water allocation and use decisions. International considerations also may be involved in some cases. These interjurisdictional issues extend to groundwater as well as surface water.
This conference provides the essential legal framework regarding the interjurisdictional allocation and use of water. Seven important river basins are examined to illustrate the issues involved in sharing a resource among different governmental entities and the legal and institutional responses which have developed to accommodate these different interests. The topic of interstate and interbasin transfers is given special attention. Finally, opportunities for improved cooperation are considered.