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Welcome to the S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law Blog. This blog is a resource for the regulated community to stay current on new developments impacting the environmental, natural resources and energy sectors. It provides timely updates on a broad range of federal, state and local environmental topics — including proposed legislation and government rulemakings — that impact regulated industries throughout the southwest and the nation as a whole.
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Utah Division of Water Rights Announces New Tool to Track Status of Change Applications
by Graham J. Gilbert On June 22, 2020, the Utah Division of Water Rights (also referred to as the State Engineer’s Office) released a new tool to assist with tracking permanent water right change applications. Change applications propose modifications to … Continue reading
Tagged Change Application, Division of Water Rights, State Engineer’s Office, Utah, water rights
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Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies Application of the Anti-Speculation Doctrine to Water Permit Extension Requests
By Justin L. Carley & Tom A. Skelly In Nevada, water is a public resource, meaning no person or entity can hold ownership title, but at most can enjoy the right to beneficial use. A party who wishes to appropriate … Continue reading
Tagged anti-speculation doctrine, Nevada, Sierra Pacific, water appropriation rights, water rights
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Utah Lake/Jordan River General Water Rights Adjudication: I am on the List of Unclaimed Water Rights, Now What?
by Graham Gilbert This article discusses a specific aspect of the Utah Lake/Jordan River General Water Rights Adjudication: options if you miss the deadline for filing a Statement of Water User’s Claim and your water rights end up on the … Continue reading
Tagged General Adjudication, unclaimed rights, unclaimed water rights, Utah, water rights
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Protests Flow Freely After Utah and Idaho Apply to Appropriate 400,000 Acre Feet of Water From Bear Lake
by Graham J. Gilbert Bear Lake straddles the Utah-Idaho border. While it was originally an isolated, natural lake, improvements installed over a century ago connected the lake to the nearby Bear River and allowed it to be operated as a … Continue reading
Tagged Bear Lake, Bear River, Idaho, Utah, water rights
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U.S. Supreme Court Considering Case with Major Implications for Western Water Rights
By L. William Staudenmaier Several months ago, an earlier post in this blog described a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that recognized a federal reserved water right to groundwater . The Ninth Circuit’s decision has very significant … Continue reading
Tagged prior appropriation, reserved water right, water rights
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Federal Appeals Court to Determine Tribal Reserved Rights to Groundwater
by Christopher W. Payne The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will soon determine whether the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has a federal reserved right to groundwater in a water rights case that could set a precedent for tribes … Continue reading
Tagged groundwater, water, water rights, Winters doctrine
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