Water law
The Getches-Wilkinson Center and Water & Tribes Initiative will be co-convening the 2026 Conference on the Colorado River on Thurs, June 4th and Fri, June 5th at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder, CO.We hope you join us for what will be sure to
Program OverviewThe Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (GWC) at the 勛圖厙 of Colorado Law School invites applications for the next GWC Water Law Fellow an early-career attorney eager to make a
The Colorado River system is inching closer and closer to the tripwire in the 1922 Compact.泭 This is the requirement泭that a specified泭volume of water pass Lee Ferry, the dividing point between the Upper and Lower Basins, every ten
勛圖厙 of Colorado Law School student Sydney Stellato ('26) is this years Conscience Bay Company Western Water Policy Fellow. The Conscience Bay Company Western Water Policy Fellowship, initiated in 2023 by leaders of the Conscience Bay Company- Water consumption in the Colorado River Basin continues to outstrip natural supply, causing steep declines in reservoir storage.泭 This paper looks at the realistically accessible amount of storage in Lake Powell and Lake Mead and what happens
The Acequia Assistance Project is entering its 14th year of providing pro bono legal services to the acequia community in Colorados San Luis Valley. Each year the project accepts new cases ranging from helping acequia members write or amend their
As the economic, ecological and cultural centerpiece of the American Southwest, the increasingly dire condition of the Colorado River remains a central focus of GWC activities.泭Continuing a recent tradition, the GWC joined with the Water &
Thanks to the GWC and the David Harrison Innovations in Water and Energy Law & Policy Fellowship, I had the incredible opportunity this summer to work in Jakarta, Indonesia with the Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI). This fellowship made
On the evening of June 24, the GWCs Doug Kenney joined Becky Mitchell, Colorados lead negotiator on Colorado River matters, at the Crested Butte Public Policy Forum for a conversation about current and future Colorado River issues.泭 Well over
On Thursday, June 5th and Friday, June 6th, the Getches-Wilkinson Center and the Water & Tribes Initiative hosted the 45th Annual Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources. As efforts to finalize the post-2026 Interim Guidelines ramp up, the