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Water resources law (in some jurisdictions, shortened to "water law") is the field of law dealing with the ownership, control, and use of water as a resource. It is most closely related to property law , and is distinct from laws governing water quality .
Water project law is the branch of state and federal law that deals with the construction, management, financing, and repair of major water projects, including public drainage, irrigation, flood control, navigation and other projects. Some of these projects are constructed and managed by state and local government.
Water Resources Development Act of 1976, (WRDA 1976), Pub. L. 94–587 is a public law enacted on October 22, 1976, by the Congress of the United States of America concerning various water resources and projects. [1] [2]
The Water Resources Development Act of 2007 or WRDA 2007 (Pub. L. 110–114 (text), formerly H.R. 1495) is a United States law that reauthorized the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), and authorized flood control, navigation, and environmental projects and studies by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. [1]
The Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (WRDA 1999), Pub. L. 106–53 (text), was enacted by Congress of the United States on August 17, 1999. [1] Most of the provisions of WRDA 1999 are administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers .
In 1988, the project was incorporated into the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 100-585). [ 3 ] ) [ 4 ] In 1996–97, Colorado Gov. Roy Romer and his lieutenant governor, Gail Schoettler, undertook an initiative to bring supporters and opponents together to address and resolve the issues and gain consensus on project ...
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify requirements concerning the ability of non-Federal interests to pay under cost-sharing agreements. Directs a review of regulations on ability to pay in light of locally prevailing conditions such as those associated with specified projects; and amends the regulations to the extent necessary to more appropriately account for locally ...
Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney at the National Agricultural Law Center, will provide an overview of water law. Keynote speaker, Mary Grant of Food & Water Watch will discuss the issues related to universal access to safe water and reliable wastewater treatment, she will discuss stresses on utilities and decentralized systems, and the ...