Topic Area: Water Rights and the Public Trust Doctrine
Geographical Area: Colorado, U.S.A. Focal Question: Was the
Snowmass Creek water allocation issue successfully solved by
utilizing the public trust doctrine? (1) Burns, Cameron M.,
"Snowmass Creek Flows to Water Court." The Aspen Times, 116(26).
(2) Corbridge, James N., Jr., 1998. "Historical Water Use and
the Protection of Vested Rights: A Challenge for Colorado Water
Law." University of Colorado Law Review, 69. (3) Dillon, John,
March 1990. "Water Worries in Vermont." Ski Area Management,
p.30. (4) Fasset, Gordon W., 1982. "Colorado Water Rights- an
engineer's case studies." American Water Works Association,
74(7): 324-331. (5) O'Donnell, Althea, 1996. "Something Old,
Something New: Applying the Public Trust Doctrine to
Snowmaking." Environmental Affairs, 24: 159-198. Reviewer: Donn
Downey, Colby College '99 Water rights in Colorado are often the
most regulated in the country. The geography of the state lends
itself to scarce water resources and a compl