Allocation of Rights to Water: Preferences, Priorities, and the Role of the Market

Authors

Jarret C. Oeltjen, Florida State University College of LawFollow
Loyd K. Fischer, University of Nebraska, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. Preferences, Priorities, and Water Doctrine … A. Riparian … B. Prior Appropriation

III. Constitutional and Statutory Modifications … A. Appropriation Permit System … B. Preferences in Times of Scarcity … C. Other Forms of Legislative Preferences … D. Some Observations

IV. Operational Aspects of Preferences … A. True Preferences … B. Power to Condemn—The Compensatory Preference

V. Permit Systems and Model Water Codes

VI. Other Restrictions on Transfer and Use

VII. An Alternative Model … A. The Water Market and Conservation … B. Implementation … C. Governmental Control and the Market Model … D. Transitional Period and Method … E. Administrative Feasibility

VIII. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Jarret C. Oeltjen and Loyd K. Fischer, Allocation of Rights to Water: Preferences, Priorities, and the Role of the Market, 57 Neb. L. Rev. 245 (1978)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol57/iss2/2