A Dam Fine Mess (Part I): Advocates of Decommissioning Glen Canyon Need to Reckon with the All-Mighty Law of the River

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In furtherance of providing you more water-related resources and information, here’s the first paragraph plus of a blog post from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law Water Law Review blog:

A Dam Fine Mess (Part I): Advocates of Decommissioning Glen Canyon Need to Reckon with the All-Mighty Law of the River

By Kristina Ellis (4/11/2021)

Over the past few years, voices calling for the removal of one of the West’s biggest reservoirs have gotten louder. And while proponents—including scientists, activists, journalists, and government officials—have cited everything from ecology to economics in their quest to decommission Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona and restore that part of the Colorado River, very little has been said about the impacts such an action would have on the house-of-cards-like network of compacts, agreements, and obligations comprising the “The Law of the River.

While many of the arguments made by proponents are worth discussion in this era of changing climates and changing values …

To read the full blog post, view the University of Denver Sturm College of Law Water Law Review blog.

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