Come Hell or High-Water: Challenges for Adapting Pacific Northwest Water Law

Caccese, Robert T.; Fowler, Lara B

Title: Come Hell or High-Water: Challenges for Adapting Pacific Northwest Water Law

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The Pacific Northwest region of the United States has been recognized as a leader in crafting water laws that work to balance human needs and ecological considerations. However, this region is experiencing changing dynamics that test the strength of existing water policies and laws. Such dynamics include increasing populations, new and exempt uses, quantification of tribal treaty rights, species protection, renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty, and the impacts of a changing climate. Together, these dynamics are stressing the legal framework, which remains vital to ensuring sustainable water supplies now and into the future. Here, the history behind water resources management in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana provides the foundation for the laws in place today. Although all four states share regulatory features, nuances specific to each state have tremendously affected their governance structures and ability to adapt to changing dynamics. Although a challenge to meet these changing dynamics, collaborative efforts offer creative opportunities for meeting current and future needs.

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Caccese, Robert T. ^[1];

^[2]

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Harrisburg, PA (United States)
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020

Research Org.:: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Earth and Environmental Systems Science Division

OSTI Identifier:: 1781653

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016162

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Pace Environmental Law Review

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 37; Journal Issue: 2; Related Information: https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/pelr/vol37/iss2/2/; Journal ID: ISSN 0738-6206

Publisher:: Pace University, Elizabeth Haub School of Law

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; water rights; Pacific Northwest; climate impacts

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  abstractNote = {The Pacific Northwest region of the United States has been recognized as a leader in crafting water laws that work to balance human needs and ecological considerations. However, this region is experiencing changing dynamics that test the strength of existing water policies and laws. Such dynamics include increasing populations, new and exempt uses, quantification of tribal treaty rights, species protection, renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty, and the impacts of a changing climate. Together, these dynamics are stressing the legal framework, which remains vital to ensuring sustainable water supplies now and into the future. Here, the history behind water resources management in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana provides the foundation for the laws in place today. Although all four states share regulatory features, nuances specific to each state have tremendously affected their governance structures and ability to adapt to changing dynamics. Although a challenge to meet these changing dynamics, collaborative efforts offer creative opportunities for meeting current and future needs.},

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