Law of the Rio Chama
These documents discuss various legal concerns and considerations of water in the Southwest, topics include: Tribal rights and state claims; San Juan-Chama and Colorado River compact; (Middle) Rio Grande; climate impacts; Albuquerque-Bernalillo and Santa Fe; and Reports of the Rio Grande Compact Commission.
Submissions from 2018
2018 Annual Operating Plan, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 2017
Reviewing Reservoir Operations: Can Federal Water Projects Adapt to Change?, Reed D. Benson
Albuquerque & Bernalillo County Comprehensive Plan, City of Albuquerque 22nd Council
Pueblo Indian Water Rights: Charting the Unknown, Richard W. Hughes
Calendary Year 2017 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Kevin Rein, Tom Blaine, Patrick R. Gordon, and Hal Simpson
2017 Annual Operating Plan, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 2016
Arizona Water Law: A Parched Public Interest, Janet M. Howe
2016 Annual Operating Plan, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Calendar Year 2016 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Dick Wolfe, Tom Blaine, Patrick R. Gordon, and Hal Simpson
Submissions from 2015
Optimizing Reservoir Operations to Adapt to 21st Century Expectations of Climate and Social Change in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon, Julia A. Jones
Trading Dams, Dave Owen and Colin Apse
2015 Annual Operating Plan, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
San JuanContract between the United States of America Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation and the Town of Taos to Lease the Use of 2015 San Juan-Chama Project Water, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 2014
Developing the Law of the River: The integration of law and policy into hydrologic and socio-economic modeling efforts in the Willamette River Basin, Adell Louise Amos
The End of Sustainability, Melinda Harm Benson
Water Governance Challenges in New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande Valley: A Resilience Assessment, Melinda Harm Benson, Dagmar Llewellyn, Ryan Morrison, and Mark Stone
Dams, Duties, and Discretion: Bureau of Reclamation Water Project Operations and the Endangered Species Act, Reed D. Benson
Managing Complex Water Resource Systems for Ecological Integrity: Evaluating Tradeoffs and Uncertainty, Ryan Richard Morrison
2014 Annual Operating Plan, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Jump in Before It's Too Late: Protecting and Increasing Streamflows in New Mexico, Sharon Wirth
Calendar Year 2014 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Dick Wolfe, Tom Blaine, Patrick R. Gordon, and Hal Simpson
Submissions from 2013
A Classification Framework for Running Adaptive Management Rapids, Melinda Harm Benson, Ryan R. Morrison, and Mark C. Stone
Avoiding Jeopardy, Without the Questions: Recovery Implementation Programs for Endangered Species in Western River Basins, Reed D. Benson
Middle Rio Grande Project, Andrew H. Gahan
Cooperative Agreement for the Middle Rio Grande Collaborative Program Recovery Implementation Program, Middle Rio Grande Collaborative Program
Frameworks for amending reservoir water management, Ethan Mower and Leandro E. Miranda
2013 Annual Operating Plan, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Climate Impact Assessment - Appendix - A Upper Rio Grande System and Operations, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Climate Impact Assessment - Appendix E - The Upper Rio Grande Simulation Model (URGSiM), U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
West-Wide Climate Risk Assessment: Upper Rio Grande Impact Assessment, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Calendar Year 2013 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Dick Wolfe, Scott A. Verhines, Patrick R. Gordon, and Hal Simpson
Submissions from 2012
By-Laws Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program - 2012 Amendment, The Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program
2012 Annual Operating Plan, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Calendar Year 2012 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Dick Wolfe, Scott A. Verhines, Patrick R. Gordon, and Hal Simpson
Submissions from 2011
Environmental Review of Western Water Project Operations: Where NEPA Has Not Applied, Will It Now Protect Farmers From Fish?, Reed D. Benson
New Adventures of the Old Bureau: Modern-Day Reclamation Statutes and Congress Unfinished Environmental Business, Reed D. Benson
Adaptation, Legal Resiliency, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Managing Water Supply in a Climate-Altered World, Victor B. Flatt and Jeremy M. Tarr
2011-2016 Supplement to the Rio Grande Supplemental Water Programmatic Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
2011 Annual Operating Plan, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Calendar Year 2011 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Dick Wolfe, Scott A. Verhines, Patrick R. Gordon, and Hal Simpson
Submissions from 2010
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority Contract for Storage of San Juan-Chama Water in Elephant Butte Reservoir - Final Environmental Assessment, U.S. Department of the Interior
2010 Annual Operating Plan, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Finding of No Significant Impact - Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority Contract for Storage of San Juan-Chama Water in Elephant Butte Reservoir, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Defining the Public Interest: Administrative Narrowing and Broadening of the Public Interest in Response to the Statutory Silence of Water Codes, Amber L. Weeks
Calendar Year 2010 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Dick Wolfe, John R. D'Antonio, and Patrick R. Gordon
Submissions from 2009
Water Markets as a Tragedy of the Anticommons, Stephen N. Bretsen and Peter J. Hill
Environmental Flows in the Rocky Mountain West: A Progress Report, Lawrence J. MacDonnell
By-Laws Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program, Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program
2009 Annual Operating Plan, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Calendar Year 2009 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Dick Wolfe, John R. D'Antonio, and Patrick R. Gordon
Submissions from 2008
City of Santa Fe Resolution No. 2008-8, Bureau of Reclamation
Calendar Year 2008 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Dick Wolfe, John R. D'Antonio, and Patrick R. Gordon
Submissions from 2007
Surface Water Management: Working Within the Legal Framework, Kevin G. Flanigan
The Impact of Full and Beneficial Use of San Juan-Chama Project Water by the City of Albuquerque on New Mexico's Rio Grande Compact Obligations, Kevin G. Flanigan and Amy I. Haas
Modeling Reservoir Storage Scenarios by Consensus, Susan Kelly
History of the Rio Grande Reservoirs in New Mexico: Legislation and Litigation, Susan Kelly, Iris Augusten, Joshua Mann, and Lara Katz
The History of Cochiti Lake from the Pueblo Perspective, Regis Pecos
Carryover Storage of Indian Prior and Paramount Water in El Vado, Viola Sanchez
Record of Decision for the Upper Rio Grande Basin Water Operations Review Final Environmental Impact Statement, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Calendar Year 2007 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Dick Wolfe, John R. D'Antonio, Patrick R. Gordon, and Bill Ruth
Submissions from 2006
An Environmental Pool for the Rio Grande, Kara Gillon
2006 Calendar Year Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Hal D. Simpson, John R. D'Antonio, Patrick R. Gordon, and Bill Ruth
Submissions from 2005
Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program - Long Term Plan 2005-2014, Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program
2005 Calendar Year Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Hal D. Simpson, John R. D'Antonio, Patrick R. Gordon, and Bill Ruth
Submissions from 2004
2004 Calendar Year Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Hal D. Simpson, John R. D'Antonio, Joe G. Hanson, and Bill Ruth
A First Look at a Modern Legal Regime for a "Post-Modern" United States Army Corps of Engineers, A. Dan Tarlock
Submissions from 2003
"Whisky's fe Drinkin'; Water's fer Fightin'!" Resolving a Collective Action Dilemma in New Mexico, John R. Brown
2003 Calendar Year Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Hal D. Simpson, John R. D'Antonio, Joe G. Hanson, and Bill Ruth
2003 Supplemental Water Program Report, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 2002
Watershed Down?: The Ups and Downs of Watershed Management in the Southwest, Kara Gillon
2002 Calendar Year Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Hal D. Simpson, John R. D'Antonio, Joe G. Hanson, and Bill Ruth
Submissions from 2001
2001 Calendar Year Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Hal D. Simpson, Thomas C. Turney, Joe G. Hansen, and Bob Armstrong
Upper Rio Grande Basin: Finding Flexibility in Federal Reservoir System Operations Within the Web of Water Laws, Policies, and Institutions, Gail Stockton, William DeRagon, and Lisa Robert
Submissions from 2000
Water Conservation Incentives for New Mexico: Policy and Legislative Alternatives, William M. Fleming and Emlen Hall
2000 Calendar Year Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Hal D. Simpson, Thomas C. Turney, Joe G. Hansen, and Bob Armstrong
Submissions from 1997
Whose water is it? Private Rights and Public Authority Over Reclamation Project Water, Reed D. Benson
Submissions from 1996
Implementing the Public Welfare Requirement in New Mexico's Water Code, Consuelo Bokum
Determining What Is in the Public Welfare in Water Appropriations and Transfers: The Intel Example, Susanne Hoffman-Dooley
1996 Calendar Year Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission, Hal D. Simpson, Thomas C. Turney, Jack Hammond, and Kenneth L. Salazar
Submissions from 1977
Project History of the San Juan-Chama Project (Colorado-New Mexico), Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 1974
Development of the Rio Grande Compact of 1938, Raymond A. Hill
Submissions from 1922
Colorado River Compact, 1922, City of Santa Fe
