A New Approach to Texas Groundwater Management: An Environmental Justice Argument to Challenge the Rule of Capture
Description:
Texas is the last remaining state to utilize the rule of capture, a doctrine based on English Common Law, as a means of regulating groundwater resources. Many of the western states originally used the rule of capture to regulate their groundwater resources, but over time, each of these states replaced the rule of capture with other groundwater laws and regulations. The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) State Water Plan, Water for Texas-2002, warned Texans if current water usage and laws d…
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Date:
December 2005
Creator:
Purvis, Jody
Partner:
UNT Libraries