Martz Summer Water Conference
Arizona v. California at 50: The Legacy and Future of
Governance, Reserved Rights, and Water Transfers
The 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's historic decision in Arizona v. California
arrives next summer. While the case was an important landmark in the still-evolving
relationship between these two Lower Basin states, it remains most salient today by
the way it codified federal rights and responsibilities, especially in the areas of federal
(including tribal) reserved rights, the role of the Interior Secretary in Lower Basin water
management, and the ability of Congress to allocate/reallocate water. It also modified
the Upper Basin/Lower Basin relationship in important ways, especially regarding
the treatment of Lower Basin tributaries. Moving forward, several types of potential
management innovations in areas such as governance and water transfers will hinge on
the framework outlined, in part, by this decision.
Speakers:
Thursday, August 15th:
Larry MacDonnell, Professor, Colorado Law
Robert Glennon, Professor, University of Arizona
Sandy Fabritz-Whitney, Director, Arizona Dept. of Water Resources
Jeff Kightlinger, General Manager, MWD of Southern California
Jim Lochhead, CEO/Manager, Denver Water
Susan Nevelow Mart, Library Director, Colorado Law
Bret Birdsong, Professor, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Amy Cordalis, Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
Michael Gheleta, Attorney, Office of the Solicitor, DOI
Sarah Krakoff, Professor, Colorado Law
Barton "Buzz" Thompson, Professor, Stanford University
Bob Johnson, Water Consult (former Reclamation Commissioner)
Anne Castle, Asst. Secretary for Water & Science, DOI
Friday, August 16th:
Brad Udall, Director, Getches-Wilkinson Center
Pat Mulroy, General Manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority
Barton "Buzz" Thompson, Professor, Stanford University
Jeff Kightlinger, General Manager, MWD of Southern California
Eric Kuhn, GM, Colorado River Water Conservation District
Julie Nania, Getches-Wyss Fellow, Getches-Wilkinson Center
Bob Snow, Attorney, Office of the Solicitor, DOI
Herb Becker, Attorney, JA Associates
Jennifer Pitt, Director, Colorado River Project, EDF
Bob Johnson, Water Consult
Jack Schmidt, Chief USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center
Jason Robison, Professor, University of Wyoming
Sandy Fabritz-Whitney, Director, Arizona Dept. of Water Resources
Jim Lochhead, CEO/Manager, Denver Water
Guy Martin, Partner, Perkins Coie (Washington, D.C.)
Tanja Trujillo, Exec. Director, Colorado River Board of California
Event Details
| Website | http://www.colorado.edu/law/research/gwc/events | ||||
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| Sponsored By | TBD | ||||
| Moderated By | Mark Squillace, Charles Wilkinson, Doug Kenney | ||||
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