University of Colorado Boulder - Water in the Western United States 

Why Study Water in the West

Important Things to Know About the Course

Geography of the West

Review of the Water Cycle (with a focus on the Western US)

Syllabus

Water Footprint Activity

[OPTIONAL] Atlas of the New West

[OPTIONAL] Beyond the Hundreth Meridian

[OPTIONAL] Climatic fluctuations, drought, and flow in the Colorado River Basin

History and Development of Water in the West

Native American Tribes and Water

Water Storage and Delivery Infrastructure

Prior Appropriation

Interstate Water Conflicts and Agreements

Environmental Flows and the Endangered Species Act

[OPTIONAL] Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States

[OPTIONAL] Colorado River Basin Ten Tribes Partnership Tribal Water Study

[OPTIONAL] The Emerging Tribal Role in the Colorado River Basin

[OPTIONAL] Suggestions for further reading

History, Politics, and Culture Quiz

Water Footprint Challenge Part 1

Climate in the Western US and Water Resources

Water Quality, Aquatic Habitat, and Drinking Water

Groundwater Resources

Watershed Impacts

River and Flash Flooding

Impacts of Climate Change in the Interior West

Water Demand for Agriculture

Water Demand for Urban Areas

[OPTIONAL] Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwestern United States

[OPTIONAL] Climate Change in Colorado: A Synthesis to Support Water Resources Management and Adaptation

[OPTIONAL] Colorado Climate Change Vulnerability Study

[OPTIONAL] Water to Supply the Land: Irrigated Agriculture in the Colorado River Basin

[OPTIONAL] Municipal Deliveries of Colorado River Basin Water

[OPTIONAL] The twenty-first century Colorado River hot drought and implications for the future

[OPTIONAL] When is Drought Not a Drought? Drought, Aridification, and the ?New Normal?

[OPTIONAL] Climate Change and the Colorado River: What We Already Know

[OPTIONAL] New House, New Paradigm: A Model for How to Plan, Build, and Live Water-Smart

[OPTIONAL] Understanding California?s Groundwater

Hydrology, Water Demand, and Climate Quiz

Water Footprint Challenge Part 2

Geographic and Physical Overview of the Colorado River Basin

History of Development of the Colorado River Basin

Climate and the Colorado River Basin: Past, Present, and Future

The Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study

Physical Attributes of the Colorado River and Experimental Flows in the Grand Canyon

[OPTIONAL] Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study

[OPTIONAL] The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons

[OPTIONAL] Water is For Fighting Over and Other Myths about Water in the West

[OPTIONAL] Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West

[OPTIONAL] Colorado River Drought Contingency Plans

[OPTIONAL] West wrestles with Colorado River ?grand bargain? as changing climate depletes water governed by 1922 compact

[OPTIONAL] First-ever mandatory water cutbacks will kick in next year along the Colorado River

Colorado River Basin Quiz

Water Footprint Challenge Part 3

A Growing Controversy: Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Supplies

Understanding Water Quality Impacts: Boulder Creek Case Study

Science, Management, and Reality: The Story of the California Bay Delta

Doing More With Less: Water Conservation and New Supplies in Las Vegas

A Collision of Impacts: The Water-Energy Nexus

What Does the Future Hold?

[OPTIONAL] EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources

[OPTIONAL] The role of precipitation type, intensity, and spatial distribution in source water quality after wildfire

[OPTIONAL] Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Historical Ecology Investigation: Exploring Pattern and Process

[OPTIONAL] Freshwater Use by U.S. Power Plants

[OPTIONAL] Conservation Oriented Rate Structures

[OPTIONAL] Third Intake Documentary

Controversial and Complex Topics Quiz