The National Water Policy Review and Western Water Rights Law Reform: An Overview

I. Introduction II. Irrigation Water Use Efficiency III. Ground Water Mining IV. Legal Recognition of Instream Water Uses … A. Instream Reservations … B. Instream Appropriations V. Resolution of Conflicts between Users of Surface and Ground Water VI. Conjunctive Management of Ground and Surface Water: Legal Aspects of Storing Water Underground … A. California Law: Ground Water Recharge … B. Washington Law: Management of “Project Ground Water” VII. The Federal Role in Western Water Law Reform VIII. Conclusion