Western Water Policy Program
On November 19th, a rapt crowd gathered both in Denver and online for a six-hour public hearing and deliberation by the ĢӰ Water Conservation Board (CWCB) board members. CWCB was meeting to consider a proposed deal to acquire and protect
In a collection of essays and research summaries, eleven members of the ĢӰ River Research Group (with eight guest contributors) touch on issues as diverse as plummeting reservoir storage, climate change trends, risk management, agricultural
Tribal Nations and communities will experience a 70% reduction in funding - losing $551 million dollars - for access to clean, reliable, and accessible drinking water under the Trump administration’s proposed FY 2026 budget. The President’s budget
Program OverviewThe Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (GWC) at the University of ĢӰ Law School invites applications for the next GWC Water Law Fellow – an early-career attorney eager to make a
The ĢӰ River system is inching closer and closer to the “tripwire” in the 1922 Compact. This is the requirement that a specified volume of water pass Lee Ferry, the dividing point between the Upper and Lower Basins, every ten
The Council of State Governments (Western chapter), comprised of state legislators and legislative staff, recently convened in Jackson Wyoming to review a variety of challenging issues facing the western states, including water. The Getches-
Water consumption in the ĢӰ River Basin continues to outstrip natural supply, causing steep declines in reservoir storage. This paper looks at the realistically accessible amount of storage in Lake Powell and Lake Mead and what happens
As the economic, ecological and cultural centerpiece of the American Southwest, the increasingly dire condition of the ĢӰ River remains a central focus of GWC activities. Continuing a recent tradition, the GWC joined with the Water &
On the evening of June 24, the GWC’s Doug Kenney joined Becky Mitchell, ĢӰ’s lead negotiator on ĢӰ River matters, at the Crested Butte Public Policy Forum for a conversation about current and future ĢӰ River issues. Well over
The Getches-Wilkinson Center and Water & Tribes Initiative will be co-convening the 2025 Conference on the ĢӰ River on Thurs, June 5th and Fri, June 6th at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder, CO.Turning Hindsight into Foresight: The ĢӰ