NONC 1002 - Water Law

This course surveys the early water use and development, water rights, management of water, and interstate and federal laws and agreements.

Upon completion of this course, you will gain a basic understanding of:

Colorado’s role as a headwaters state
How population, climate, geology, and hydrology impact the supply of water resources in Colorado
Early water use and development in Colorado and how the prior appropriation doctrine (Colorado Doctrine) differs from riparian doctrine
Water terminology and concepts, such as diversion, beneficial use, rule of scarcity, surface and ground water classifications, are more.
Colorado water law and policy about history, concepts, and application
How water is used in Colorado and the fundamentals of providing water to different users
Interstate compacts and transbasin diversions