ENV 4410 - Water Law

3(3 + 0)

Prerequisite: ENV 1200 or ENV 1400 or ENV 3400 or Permission of instructor

This course surveys U.S. water law and administration. Topics include (1) why we need laws regulating water use, (2) how ancient water laws influenced U.S. water law, (3) variations of surface and groundwater law, including prior appropriation, riparian, and hybrid, (4) international and interstate agreements, and (5) a special focus on water administration in the West.