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Modern models of groundwater governance require a rethink of scale and jurisdictional boundaries. Using case studies and a gaming activity to explore the incentives and challenges to aquifer governance, this book demonstrates how the principles of unitization agreements, applied to aquifers, could provide a new approach to governance models.
List of contents
1. Introduction; 2. Overview of the History of Collective Action on Subsurface Resources; 3. Governance of Groundwater and Aquifers: You Can't Separate One From The Other; 4. Unitization and Collective Aquifer Governance Agreements; 5. Determination and Redetermination; 6. The Role of the Expert; 7. The Next Transresource - The Emerging Wars over Pore Spaces; 8. Pore Spaces: The Aqua Caliente Litigation; 9. Application to an Aquifer System: Harney Valley Area of Concern; 10. Getting Around Agreeing to Disagree; 11. Serious Gaming and Unitization; 12. Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Research; References; Index.
About the author
Todd Jarvis is an engineering geologist, water right examiner and mediator who works at the Institute for Water & Watersheds at Oregon State University. He teaches Environmental Conflict Resolution at the University of Oregon Law School and has over 35 years' experience working throughout the United States and internationally.Jakob Wiley is an attorney with substantial expertise in water law, water governance organizations, and local and state government law. His research focuses public and private water organizations and applied legal theory. Mr. Wiley has published in several journals and newsletters, including the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy (2020).
Summary
Modern models of groundwater governance require a rethink of scale and jurisdictional boundaries. Using case studies and a gaming activity to explore the incentives and challenges to aquifer governance, this book demonstrates how the principles of unitization agreements, applied to aquifers, could provide a new approach to governance models.
Foreword
Demonstrates how the principles of unitization agreements applied to aquifers could provide a new approach to groundwater governance models.
