Download or read book The Regulated Riparian Model Water Code written by American Society of Civil Engineers. Water Laws Committee and published by Amer Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Regulated Riparian Model Water Code incorporates ideas from engineers, government administrators working with water, lawyers representing environmental and developmental interests, business people, and academics interested in improving the administration of water allocation laws in the United States. The main threats to availability of water and how regulated riparian statutes create mechanisms for long-term planning and providing for the public interest are covered as well as resolving quantitative conflicts. Topics include declarations of policy, general obligations and prohibitions, waters subject to allocation, protection of minimum flows or levels, administrative authority, planning responsibilities, disputes and enforcement, establishing a water right, scope of the water right, multijurisdictional transfers, and water conservation and supply augmentation.