— Water Law

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Water supply, use, infrastructure, and organizations; rights in surface waters, including riparian rights, prior appropriation, and federal reserved rights; environmental and constitutional constraints on water use; groundwater rights and management; drought and emergency water curtailment; interaction of state and federal law; contemporary case studies and challenges; water equity considerations. Learning Activities: Discussion 3 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. LAW 264 — Water Law (3 units) Course Description: Water supply, use, infrastructure, and organizations; rights in surface waters, including riparian rights, prior appropriation, and federal reserved rights; environmental and constitutional constraints on water use; groundwater rights and management; drought and emergency water curtailment; interaction of state and federal law; contemporary case studies and challenges; water equity considerations. Learning Activities: Discussion 3 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. This course version is effective from, and including: Spring Semester 2027. Learning Activities: Discussion 3 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. LAW 264 — Water Law (3 units) Course Description: Water supply, use, infrastructure, and organizations; rights in surface waters, including riparian rights, prior appropriation, and federal reserved rights; environmental and constitutional constraints on water use; groundwater rights and management; drought and emergency water curtailment; interaction of state and federal law; contemporary case studies and challenges; water equity considerations. Learning Activities: Discussion 3 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. This course version is effective from, and including: Spring Semester 2027.