Not All Agua Is Caliente: Proposing the Winters Groundwater Test

Authors

Hannes D. Zetzsche, University of Nebraska College of Law

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. The Winters Doctrine ... A. Winters v. United States ... B. Development of the Winters Doctrine

III. The Winters Doctrine Applied to Groundwater ... A. Growing Trend of Recognizing Federal Reserved Groundwater Rights ... B. Agua Caliente ... C. Agua Caliente’s Always-Never Approach

IV. Proposing the Winters Groundwater Test ... A. Primary Purpose Prong ... B. Actual Need Prong ... C. Sensitivity Prong

V. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Hannes D. Zetzsche, Not All Agua Is Caliente: Proposing the Winters Groundwater Test, 98 Neb. L. Rev. 220 (2019)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol98/iss1/7