GRAD 592 Add 21 Aug, 2020 Intro, Western Water Law08/26/2019 • Jennifer Gimbel, CoWC • Download Required readings: N/A Lower Colorado River Issues, Drought Plans09/09/2019 • John Entsminger, Southern Nevada Water Authority • Download Required readings: The Colorado River , Drought Contingency Plans for the Colorado River, Nevada Water Law 101 Colorado Water Law, Federal Law, Compacts09/16/2019 • Jennifer Gimbel, CoWC • Download Required readings: Citizen's Guide to Colorado Water Law Wyoming Water Issues: Platte River, Yellowstone River, Colorado River, Groundwater09/23/2019 • Steve Wolff, Wyoming State Engineer's Office • Download Required readings: Drought Contingency Plans for the Colorado River Basin , Wyoming's Compacts, Treaties, and Court Decrees Kansas Water Issues: Arkansas River, Republican River09/30/2019 • David Robbins, Hill and Robbins P.C. Required readings: Groundwater Management: Lessons from Colorado v. Kansas International Water Issues with Mexico10/07/2019 • Jennifer Pitt, Autobon; Steve Mumme, Professor, Political Science • Download Required readings: The U.S., Mexico And The Decline Of The Colorado River , Policy Change and Social Movements in Transboundary Water Management on the U.S.-Mexico Border, The 1994 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty as a Constitutional Document Platte River Issues Affecting Colorado10/14/2019 • Alan Berryman, Assistant General Manager, NCWCD, Berthoud • Download Required readings: N/A Interstate Water Law10/21/2019 • Jennifer Gimbel, CoWC Required readings: Citizen's Guide to Colorado's Interstate Compacts Second Edition by Water Education Colorado , Trans-Boundary Agreements, The 1994 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty as a Constitutional Document Upper Colorado River Compact and Drought Plans10/28/2019 • Karen Kwon, Colorado Attorney General's Office • Download Required readings: Colorado, Western states finalize landmark drought plan to voluntarily use less Colorado River water , Law of the River: The Colorado River Compact Managing Interstate Compacts in Colorado11/04/2019 • Kevin Rein, Colorado State Engineer • Download Required readings: Vanishing Rio Grande puts pressure on San Luis Valley farmers during extreme drought , Rio Grande Issues The Role of NGO's in Interstate and International Water Issues11/11/2019 • Ted Kowalski, Senior Program Officer, Walton Family Foundation Required readings: Colorado River , Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Restoration and Management of Freshwater Ecosystems New Mexico Water Issues: Rio Grande, Pueblo and Native American Issues; Texas v. New Mexico11/18/2019 • Rolf Schmidt-Peterson, Director, New Mexico Interstate Streams Commission Required readings: Overview of Water Law Applicable to The Middle Rio Grande Water Planning Region , No. 141, Orig. Texas v. New Mexico, NM Interstate Compacts Politics, Political Will, Bureaucracy12/02/2019 • Jennifer Gimbel, CoWC Required readings: Bravery in the Face of Bureaucracy: The Negotiation and Completion of Minute 319 Citizen’s Guide to Colorado Water Law08/24/2020 • , Required readings: Western Water Law08/24/2020 • Jennifer Gimbel, Colorado Water Center Required readings: State Water Institutions & Policy08/31/2020 • Becky Mitchell, Colorado Water Conservation Board Required readings: Water Institutions: Local & Regional09/14/2020 • Brad Wind, Northern Water Required readings: Citizen’s Guide to Where Your Water Comes From , Water Center Summary The Making of State Water Laws, Policies, and Politics09/21/2020 • Jeni Arndt, State Representative, HD 53 Required readings: The Legislative Process Federal Water Law & Institutions09/28/2020 • Jennifer Gimbel, Colorado Water Center Required readings: Recreation: Water Law & Policy10/05/2020 • Ian Stanford, American Whitewater Required readings: N/A Environmental Aspects of Water Policy & Politics10/12/2020 • Nicole Rowan, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Required readings: N/A State Water Administration10/19/2020 • Kevin Rein, Colorado State Engineer Required readings: N/A Science & Water Policy10/26/2020 • Brad Udall, Colorado Water Center Required readings: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/climate-environment/climate-change-colorado-utah-hot-spot/ Reserved Water Rights: Law, Policy, and Politics11/02/2020 • John Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund Required readings: N/A Municipal Water Policy & Politics11/09/2020 • Jim Lochhead, Denver Water Required readings: N/A
