Sponsored by the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society and the Phoenix Chapter of the FBA.

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The 40 million people who live in the Colorado River Basin face a challenging water shortage and the need for reform to chart a sustainable future. Adapting to the present challenges and shaping those future reforms requires an appreciation of the legal history of the Colorado River. That history shows how the law has both frustrated and advanced goals of achieving greater equity in water access in the basin. This panel will discuss the legal history of the Colorado River Basin, how that history shows both failures and successes in advancing water equity, the relationship between that history and the present shortage, and what reforms might secure a more sustainable and equitable water future for all who call the Colorado River Basin home.

Panelists:

PROF. DERRICK BEETSO | Director, Indian Gaming and Tribal Self-Governance Programs; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University
RICHARD MORRISON | Co-founder, Morrison Institute of Public Policy at Arizona State University
SARAH PORTER | Director, Kyl Center for Water Policy
KATHRYN SORENSEN, Ph.D. | Director of Research, Kyl Center for Water Policy
PROF. RHETT LARSON, MODERATOR | Professor of Water Law, Arizona State University; Senior Research Fellow, Kyl Center for Water Policy

DATE: Thursday, May 4, 2023  |  3:30 – 5:00 p.m. MST

LOCATION: The Sandra Day O’Connor Courthouse at 401 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona
& virtually over Zoom.

COST: Attendance is free!