Storing Water Underground: What's the Aqui-Fer?

Authors

Norman W. Thorson, University of Nebraska College of LawFollow

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. The Right to Store … A. Underground Storage Rights in Oil and Gas Law … B. Underground Storage Rights in Water Law … C. Statutory Authority for the Right to Store … 1. California … 2. Washington

III. The Exclusive Right to Capture Stored Groundwater … A. The Right to Protect … 1. The Question of Intent … a. The Law of Surface Waters … b. The Law of Wild Animals … 2. The Question of Vested Property Rights … B. The Right to Recapture

IV. Priority in Storage Rights

V. Liability for Damage Caused by Storage … A. Liability Based on Trespass … B. Liability Based on Negligence … C. Liability Based on Strict Liability … D. Liability Based on Nuisance … E. The State of Nature Concept … F. Vertical Zoning

VI. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Norman W. Thorson, Storing Water Underground: What's the Aqui-Fer?, 57 Neb. L. Rev. 581 (1978)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol57/iss3/2