There’s nothing worse than being
stumped during a dinner conversation while attorneys and professors
quarrel over the intricacies of water law. Now, Coloradoans can
dive right into those debates, thanks to a new booklet that
translates state water law into plain English.
The
Citizen’s Guide to Colorado Water Law, by the nonprofit
Colorado Foundation for Water Education, provides a clear and
simple overview of the legal and scientific fundamentals of water
in the Centennial state. The booklet includes a history of the
evolution of state water law, lessons in the acquisition and
exchanges of water rights, a breakdown of the agencies that wheel
and deal water — on paper and in rivers — and a
glossary.
For more information, or to order a copy of the
booklet or a free poster, visit www.cfwe.org or call
303-377-4433.
Citizen’s Guide to Colorado
Water Law
Colorado Foundation for Water
Education
33 pages, softcover $7.00, 2003.
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Water law for dummies.
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