Water Resources Law & Policy (LAW 389, Arnold): Water Institutions

The institutions (laws, rules, norms, plans, policies, management systems, and governance systems) that govern your selected water system in your selected city or urban area, including the following:

• Federal statutes & regulations
• Federal programs, plans, & guidance documents
• State statutes & regulations (i.e., for the state(s) governing the urban area that you’re studying – multiple states if your urban area crosses state boundaries, such as KY & IN, or KY & OH)
• State programs, plans, & guidance documents
• Local ordinances & regulations (i.e., the cities, counties, & other governmental entities in the urban area that you’re studying)
• Local programs, plans, & guidance documents
• Regional or watershed-based governance documents
• Water-organization documents (e.g., bylaws of water supply agency)
• Overviews of laws, rules, & governance systems
• Indicia of less-formal policies, plans, & norms that govern urban water

Use the following resources:

• Sources that describe the urban water system that you’re studying may also describe or summarize the relevant water institutions
  • Note: Start with your research on the urban water system first
• Adler article assigned in this class
• Law treatises, hornbooks, nutshells, practice guides, or other materials that summarize legal frameworks & rules
• The websites of the federal, state, regional, & local government agencies with responsibilities for implementing the laws, management systems, or governance systems that apply to your urban water system
• Law review articles available in law databases or Google Scholar (many law journals and/or professors maintain their own accessible documents online)
  • Note: Try to use articles written in the past 5-10 years
• General internet search using narrow search terms