Instream Flow Protection in the West

MacDonnell, Lawrence J.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2694244

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“…The legal aspects of recreational uses of water is newer and relates to the competition between recreation and longstanding other rights (Sax and Abrams, 1986). Some state legislatures extended the importance of water to instream¯ow uses such as ®sheries, pollution abatement, and aesthetic values as early as 1955 (MacDonnell et al, 1989). Federal legislation also recognized the importance of scenic, recreational, and cultural values of in-stream water.…”

Section: Standards For Water Recreationmentioning

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Human values and perceptions of water in arid landscapes

Burmil

Daniel

Hetherington

1999

Landscape and Urban Planning

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Section: Standards For Water Recreationmentioning

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Human values and perceptions of water in arid landscapes

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Daniel

Hetherington

1999

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…A diverse group of natural resource professionals are calling for western water policies and decisionmaking processes featuring greater accountability, creativity, efficiency, and attention to environmental limits and sound economic principles (Feldman, 1991;Long's Peak, 1992;WGA and WSWC, 1991). Many states in the basin are pursuing water management initiatives of this nature, using tools such as the public trust doctrine, public interest provisions in water transfer and appropriation procedures, area of origin statutes, instream flow programs, redefinitions of beneficial use, conjunctive management and groundwater regulation, and a host of related innovations which are collectively reshaping western water codes (MacDonnell et al, 1989;Colby et al, 1989). But at the interstate scalethe focus of this studyprogress has been much slower.…”

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INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS FOR THE COLORADO RIVER¹

Kenney¹

1995

J American Water Resour Assoc

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In many interstate river basins, the institutional arrangements for the governance and management of the shared water resource are not adequately designed to effectively address the many political, legal, social, and economic issues that arise when the demands on the resource exceed the available supplies. Even under normal hydrologic conditions, this problem is frequently seen in the Colorado River Basin. During severe sustained drought, it is likely that the deficiencies of the existing arrangements would present a formidable barrier to an effective drought response, interfering with efforts to quickly and efficiently conserve and reallocate available supplies to support a variety of critical needs. In the United States, several types of regional arrangements are seen for the administration of interstate water resources. These arrangements include compact commissions, interstate councils, basin interagency committees, interagency‐interstate commissions, federal‐interstate compact commissions, federal regional agencies, and the single federal administrator. Of these options, the federal‐interstate compact commission is the most appropriate arrangement for correcting the current deficiencies of the Colorado River institution, under all hydrologic conditions.

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“…Oregon established a flow protection program in 1955, and Washington established its initial program in 1967. Many other western states followed in the 1970s and 1980s, as part of a broader awareness of, and interest in, environmental protection (MacDonnell et al. , 1989; MacDonnell and Rice, 1994).…”

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“…Many other western states followed in the 1970s and 1980s, as part of a broader awareness of, and interest in, environmental protection (MacDonnell et al. , 1989; MacDonnell and Rice, 1994). Today, most prior appropriation states provide some mechanism by which environmental flows may be legally protected: Alaska [A.S. § 46.15.035(c); A.S. § 46.15.145]; Arizona (A.R.S.…”

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Return to the River: Environmental Flow Policy in the United States and Canada¹

MacDonnell

2009

J American Water Resour Assoc

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This paper provides an overview and summary of United States and Canadian federal, state, and provincial laws that offer some form of legal protection for environmental flows. Special attention is given to the new “second generation” law established in Texas and to ways western states are beginning to encourage transactions that help restore dewatered streams. Progress in the eastern states and some Canadian provinces to provide environmental flow protection is addressed. Based on this review, this paper presents recommended elements of a “model” environmental flow policy.

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Instream Flow Protection in the West

Cited by 8 publications

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Human values and perceptions of water in arid landscapes

Human values and perceptions of water in arid landscapes

INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS FOR THE COLORADO RIVER¹

Return to the River: Environmental Flow Policy in the United States and Canada¹

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Human values and perceptions of water in arid landscapes

INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS FOR THE COLORADO RIVER1

Return to the River: Environmental Flow Policy in the United States and Canada1

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Return to the River: Environmental Flow Policy in the United States and Canada¹