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Water Rights and Environmental Regulation: A Lawyer's Guide - Robert Haskell Abrams

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9781641050975
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Water Rights and Environmental Regulation: A Lawyer's Guide Robert Haskell Abrams ISBN 9781641050975

Written by experienced practitioners from private practice, government, and academia, this book offers a comprehensive examination of water rights law. It begins with an analysis of the rights to use water under both state and federal law, including the complex legal issues surrounding interstate waters and the shared management of water resources between the United States and Mexico and Canada.

The book then explores the significant influence of federal environmental law on water rights, focusing on the roles of federal agencies with substantial impacts on water use. These include the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other agencies whose projects, land management, and regulatory actions directly affect state water rights and the development and operation of water projects.

Recognizing that federal environmental statutes are central to understanding federal involvement in water rights, the book devotes individual chapters to key laws, including:

  • The Endangered Species Act

  • The Migratory Bird Treaty Act

  • The Clean Water Act

  • The Wilderness Act and Wild and Scenic Rivers designations

  • The National Environmental Policy Act

The book concludes with an examination of situations in which water rights have been taken through governmental action without compensation, providing insight into takings claims and their legal implications.

Water Rights and Environmental Regulation: A Lawyer's Guide Robert Haskell Abrams ISBN 9781641050975, 978-1641050975 & 9781641050982

Editors
Robert Haskell Abrams
Latravia Smith