Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Event Date
6-15-2001
Series
Summer Conference (22nd: 2001: Boulder, Colo.)
Description
3 pages.
Citation Information
Freeman, David M., "Creating Better River Basin Governance: A Comment" (2001). Two Decades of Water Law and Policy Reform: A Retrospective and Agenda for the Future (Summer Conference, June 13-15).
https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/water-law-and-policy-reform/15
Alternate Title
Creating Better Governance
Included in
Environmental Law Commons, Environmental Policy Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Natural Resources Law Commons, Natural Resources Management and Policy Commons, Public Policy Commons, State and Local Government Law Commons, Sustainability Commons, Water Law Commons, Water Resource Management Commons
Comments
The Two Decades of Water Law and Policy Reform conference examines the agenda for reforming and improving water law that has developed during the past two decades in the West, assesses what has (and has not) been accomplished by pursuing these reforms, and explores lessons and implications for future water law and policy. The papers and discussion provide analysis and lessons that can guide the new administration, Congress, federal agencies, state governments, and communities as they seek to find policy solutions to the challenges posed by the tremendous economic and demographic changes occurring in the West, in order to ensure the sustainability of the region’s unique environment. Specific sessions focus on reforms such as improving the scientific and technical basis for water management, water conservation and efficiency, protecting environmental values in meeting water demands, and creating new models of governance for water issues.