{"product_id":"negotiating-tribal-water-rights-fulfilling-promises-in-the-arid-west-9780816524556","title":"Negotiating Tribal Water Rights: Fulfilling Promises in the Arid West","description":"\u003cp\u003eWater conflicts plague every river in the West  with the thorniest dilemmas found in the many basins with Indian reservations and reserved water rightsrights usually senior to all others in over-appropriated rivers. Negotiations and litigation over tribal water rights shape the future of both Indian and non-Indian communities throughout the region  and intense competition for limited water supplies has increased pressure to address tribal water claims. Much has been written about Indian water rights; for the many tribal and non-Indian stakeholders who rely upon western water  this book now offers practical guidance on how to negotiate them. By providing a comprehensive synthesis of western water issues  tribal water disputes  and alternative approaches to dispute resolution  it offers a valuable sourcebook for alltribal councils  legislators  water professionals  attorneyswho need a basic understanding of the complexities of the situation. The book reviews the history  current status  and case law related to western water while revealing strategies for addressing water conflicts among tribes  cities  farms  environmentalists  and public agencies. Drawing insights from the process  structure  and implementation of water rights settlements currently under negotiation or already agreed to  it presents a detailed analysis of how these cases evolve over time. It also provides a wide range of contextual materials  from the nuts and bolts of a Freedom of Information Act request to the hydrology of irrigation. It also includes contributed essays by expert authors on special topics  as well as interviews with key individuals active in water management and tribal water cases. As stakeholders continue to battle over rights to water  this book clearly addresses the place of Native rights in the conflict. Negotiating Tribal Water Rights offers an unsurpassed introduction to the ongoing challenges these claims present to western water management while demonstrating the innovative approaches that states  tribes  and the federal government have taken to fulfill them while mitigating harm to both non-Indians and the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665821032501,"sku":"ByrdShop_0816524556","price":76.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780816524556.jpg?v=1782408548","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/negotiating-tribal-water-rights-fulfilling-promises-in-the-arid-west-9780816524556","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}