Senior College Water Law Class

September 17, 2012
3:30 PM – 5:20 PM
September 17, 2012
3:30 PM – 5:20 PM
W151 Pappajohn Business Building

Director of the environmental policy research program, Jonathan Carlson, taught an eight hour class on water as part of the Senior College. The description for the class reads: 

"Across the United States, water is fast becoming a scarce commodity. In parts of the west, surface water resources are declining and aquifers are tapped more rapidly than they can recharge. In the humid East, population growth has stretched water resources to their limits. This course will examine the nation's historic systems of water allocation (known as "prior appropriation" and "riparian rights"), how they shaped earlier development and growth, and how they must evolve in response to changing values and demands for water. After a brief introduction to these systems, participants will review case studies of significant water disputes of the past and present."

Topics covered included:

The slides are available for download from each of the two hour classes listed above, in Microsoft Powerpoint file formatting.

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