Bryan Cave attorneys have close familiarity with the issues involved in state and federal water supply issues, including both common law and statutory water rights’ regimes. Our expertise also involves staying up to the moment on market trends and pressures in the world of water supply to help shape future regulation and opportunities.
Specifically, Bryan Cave attorneys have experience with:
- Representing clients before state water resources agencies, state environmental regulators, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other governmental agencies.
- Advising clients on securing long term water supplies for industrial, mining, and large-scale residential development.
- Analyzing existence and stability of appurtenant water rights.
- Negotiating agreements to buy and sell water, and transfer water rights, including multi-state water allocation agreements.
- Accessing water supply from federal reclamation projects.
- Representing clients in state-wide water adjudications in Arizona.
- Advising clients on Arizona, California, Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania state water laws and allocation schemes.