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The Colorado River system is inching closer and closer to the “tripwire” in the 1922 Compact. This is the requirementthat a specifiedvolume of water pass Lee Ferry, the dividing point between the Upper and Lower Basins, every ten
We are excited to welcome 5 Research Assistants to the GWC team this fall!Corinne GriffinCorinne grew up in Orlando, Florida, and found her passion for the environment after she assisted her community in flora rebuilding after hurricanes hit
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-
University of Colorado Law School student Sydney Stellato ('26) is this year’s Conscience Bay Company Western Water Policy Fellow. The Conscience Bay Company Western Water Policy Fellowship, initiated in 2023 by leaders of the Conscience Bay Company
Intro to Practice Lunch SeriesTuesday, October 7, 2025 12pm to 12:50pmRoom 301Explore various areas of legal practice in this series designed for 1L students (but open to all). Each week, a different panel of attorneys will discuss their particular
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 4pm to 6:30pm in Wolf Law 301Join ELS, NALSA, and the GWC for a discussion led by Hannah Adhers, American Indian Law Program Fellow, and Daniel Anderson, GWC Water Law Fellow, on the intersection between Indian law and
Wednesday, Oct 15 at 12pm in Room 301Join ELS and the GWC for a lunch talk with Maya K. van Rossum, author of Green Amendments and founder of Green Amendments For The Generations, and Wendy Kerner who is spearheading the movement for a Green- Water consumption in the Colorado 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
The Acequia Assistance Project (AAP) Interest Meeting is an opportunity for students to learn about the AAP, a student runenvironmental justice project of the Getches-Wilkinson Center. AAP participants (including 1Ls!) have the opportunity to
Zane was born and raised in Eagle, Colorado. During his undergraduate studies at the , he developed an interest in environmental and natural resources issues, which led him to return for law school. At Colorado Law, he