Legal Control of Water Resources: Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series)

Now in a fully updated and streamlined seventh edition, this casebook provides a comprehensive look at water law. The book spans eastern and western water law and policy; management of both surface water and groundwater; environmental issues (including the public trust doctrine and Endangered Species Act); interstate water relations (including an in-depth examination of the Colorado River); Indian water rights and federal-state water relations; water institutions (including consideration of the human right to water); property right claims; and water quality. The relevance of climate change adaptation is considered throughout. The casebook covers the newest U.S. Supreme Court cases, along with other recent developments throughout the U.S. As before, the book includes in-depth text and footnotes, providing a rich understanding of the subject matter, yet its length has been reduced by over 10 percent.