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For the next piece in our Sackett series , we will look at public participation and environmental review provisions applicable under the Clean Water Act鈥檚 existing dredge and fill program. Colorado鈥檚 program needs similar procedural protections in any permitting program designed to effectively protect state waters and fill the gap...

GWC Board Chair and CU Law School Raphael J. Moses Professor of Law, Mark Squillace, is interviewed by Angela Chen in "Troubled Waters: The Colorado River Crisis Water Rights." "暗网禁区 a third of the of the people that live on the Navajo Nation currently have no water to their homes,"...

The Getches-Wilkinson Center, led by director, Chris Winter, took the entire staff to CRWUA this year to participate in hard hitting conversations about the future management of the Colorado River. As we get closer to 2026, negotiations and compromise will become the focus of creating sustainable water management in the...

Andrew Teegarden 's policy brief discusses the recent Sackett decision from the Supreme Court and the steps that the State of Colorado must take to fill the new regulatory gap. Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism , picked up on Andrew鈥檚 policy brief in a story about the Sackett issue, and that...

Water Year 2023 was exceptional for runoff and for boosting reservoir storage---but it isn't likely to repeat itself for the additional 3-6 years needed to refill the reservoirs to 1999 levels (the last time they were full). We need to work to conserve the gains of WY2023, as history shows...

Over 40 CU Law students joined The Getches-Wilkinson Center on Thursday, October 26th for a delicious lunch and to hear from current GWC Scholar and Fellows. Information on the various scholarships and fellowships and instructions on how to apply for a Summer 2024 or Academic Year 24/25 Scholarship or Fellowship...

Lauren Ris was selected this summer to be the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) after seven years as the Deputy Director. The CWCB represents each major water basin in the state and other state agencies in a joint effort to use water wisely and protect Colorado's water...

Introduction The Supreme Court鈥檚 decision in the Sackett case earlier this year dramatically altered the regulatory framework for wetlands, ephemeral waters, and intermittent streams in the United States. Now, there is a two-step process in determining whether a water is subject to the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) jurisdiction. First,...

After reading, rereading, and rereading again, I can鈥檛 help but conclude that the Supreme Court鈥檚 decision in Sackett v. EPA makes no sense. The case presented the decades-old question of which waters, and by extension, the wetlands adjacent to those waters, are considered 鈥渨aters of the United States鈥� (WOTUS) and...

The American Bar Association House of Delegates approved a new policy urging the Federal Government to prioritize funding and staffing tribal water rights settlements. The policy centers on tribal sovereignty and the necessity of water to fulfill that sovereignty, provide for economic development, and advance well-being in tribal communities. The...