| Biography | Recipient, Natural Resources Award, University of Colorado, 2002. Recipient, Glen G. Saunders and John U. Carlson Legal Scholarship, Colorado Water Congress, 2003. Co-Author: "Meeting Water Needs in the Face of Diminished Supply - The Role of Conservation and Reuse," 7 Western Water Law and Policy Reporter, 120, March 2003; "Ditch and Water Structure Authorizations Across Federal Lands: New Case Law Supporting Bypass Flow Requirements," 9 Western Water Law and Policy Reporter 27, Dec. 2004. Editorial Board, Western Water Law and Policy Reporter, 2008—.
Articles by Paul Noto:
'Colorado Supreme Court Looks to Water Amount Diverted and Acreage to Determine if Water Right Change Has Impermissible Enlarged,' 6 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 265 (July 2002).
'Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies that for Groundwater Used Conjunctively, Historic Use of the Groundwater Right is Necessary for Change to that Right,' 6 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 346 (October 2002).
'Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Conditional Water Right Where Applicant Lacked Permission to Use Federal Land to Appropriate the Water,' 7 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 77 (January 2003).
'Colorado: Meeting Water Needs in The Face of Diminished Supply- The Role of Water Conservation and Reuse,' 7 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 120 (March 2003).
'Colorado Legislature Addresses Water Issues in Current Session,' 7 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 160 (April 2003).
'Colorado Voters Presented With Divisive Ballot Initiative Concerning Water Storage Projects,' 7 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 343 (October 2003).
'Colorado Supreme Court Expands on Legal Requirements for Water Rights Abandonment,' 8 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 54 (December 2003).
'Colorado Water Court, Water Division 4 Awards Controversial 'Recreational In-Channel Diversion' For Whitewater Park on Gunnison River,' 8 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 108 (February 2004).
'Tenth Circuit Hears Oral Argument on Private Right of Action to Enforce Interstate Water Compacts,' 8 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 197 (May 2004).
'Motion for Summary Judgment Pending Against Colorado State Engineer Seeking Determination of 'Senior First Rule' and 'Selective Subordination' Principles of Water Rights,' 8 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 341 (October 2004).
'Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies the 'Can and Will' Test for Conditional Water Rights,' 9 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 22 (November 2004).
'Ditch and Water Structure Authorizations Across Federal Lands: New Case Law Supporting Bypass Flow Requirements,' 9 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 27 (December 2004).
'Colorado Supreme Court Revisits the Standards For Approval of Augmentation Plans and Clarifies When Attorneys Fees and Costs Are Available,' 9 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 172 (April 2005).
'Colorado Supreme Court Distinguishes Contractual Water Delivery Rights From True Water Rights,' 9 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 260 (July 2005).
'Water Diversions, Water Rights Selective Subordination Issue in Water Court Litigation Move, On Appeal, to The Colorado Supreme Court,' 9 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 357 (October 2005).
'Colorado Supreme Court Requires Protection for Instream Flow Water Rights in Plans for Augmentation,' 10 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 80 (January 2006).
'Colorado Supreme Court Revisits the Distinction Between Contractual Water Delivery Rights and Adjudicated Water Rights,' 10 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 205 (May 2006).
'Colorado Supreme Court Limits Water District's Change Application, Using Consumptive Use Analysis, To Acreage Irrigated At Time of Original Appropriation,' 11 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 81 (January 2007).
'Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act' Receiving Mixed Reviews,' 11 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 213 (June 2007).
'Colorado Supreme Court Convenes Water Court Committee to Water Court Process,' 12 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 169 (April 2008).
'Tenth Circuit of Appeals to Consider Legality of Oklahoma Laws Preventing Appropriation or Sale of Water to Out-of-State Parties,' 12 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 191 (May 2008).
'Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Aquifer Sustainability Rules Promulgated by State Engineer- Rules Did Not Impermissibly Restrict Right to Appropriate Water,' 12 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 241 (June 2008).
'Colorado Governor Enacts Legislation to Protect and Preserve Colorado's Water Resources,' 12 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 261 (July 2008).
'Colorado Water Conservation Board Considers Amendments to Its Rules For Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level Program,' 12 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 296 (August/September 2008).
"Colorado Supreme Court Committee Proposes Substantial Changes to Water Court Rules,' 13 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 8 (November 2008).
'Colorado State Engineer Considers Revisions to Rules Governing Increased Irrigation Efficiency of Surface Water Irrigation in the Arkansas River Basin,' 13 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 38 (December 2008).
'Colorado Supreme Court Ends 15 Year Case on Proposed Subdivision Water Supply-Augmentation Plan Insufficient for Groundwater Rights,' 13 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 89 (January 2009).
'Colorado Water Court Finalizes Reserved Water Right Decree for the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park,' 13 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 95 (February 2009).
'Colorado Supreme Court Imposes New Qualification Requirement for the Adverse Possession of Water Rights,' 13 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 151 (March 2009)
'Climate Change and Water in Colorado.' 13 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 164 (April 2009).
'Colorado Supreme Court Confirms State and Division Engineers' Authority to Administer Storage Water Rights Based on a Fixed Water Year,' 13 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 216 (May 2009).
'Colorado Supreme Court Rules that Coalbed Methane Wells Must Have Water Well Permits,' 13 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 247 (June 2009).
'Colorado Supreme Court Reiterates the Importance of Compliance with State Rules of Civil Procedure in Water Rights Cases,' 13 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 280 (July 2009).
'Colorado Legislature Passes Two New Laws That Allow for Rainfall Harvesting,' 13 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 298 (August/September 2009).
'Colorado Supreme Court Further Clarifies the 'Can and Will' Test for Conditional Water Rights,' 13 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 342 (October 2009).
'Colorado City, Water District, and U.S. Agree to Stay of Litigation to Pursue Federal Legislation to Legitimize Its Use of Arkansas River Water,' 14 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 21 (November 2009). 'District Court in Colorado Finds 1891 Act Right of Way For Reservoir Does Not Vest upon Construction,' 14 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 54 (December 2009). (Since January 2010)"Colorado Supreme Court Holds Claimed Conditional Appropriations By Governmental Water Suppliers Lacked Sufficient Evidence," 14 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 91 (January 2010).
"Colorado Supreme Court Examines Whether Prevailing Party Costs Are Available to Parties Supporting State Engineer's Groundwater Rules in Court," 14 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 122 (February 2010).
"Colorado Water Courts Take a Closer Look at Storage Water Rights: Two Pending State Supreme Court Appeals May Result in Additional Limits on Storage Water Rights," 14 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 131 (March 2010).
"Colorado Supreme Court Requires Augmentation Plan Applicant to Replace Pre-Application Depletions," 14 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 182 (April 2010).
"Colorado Supreme Court Leaves Unchanged the Court of Appeals Finding That Ground Water Management District Rules May Reduce Well User's Rights to Use Below Amount Authorized by Permit," 14 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 209 (May 2010).
"Colorado Court of Appeals Rules That Governmental Entities Are Not Immune From Ditch Easement Claims," 14 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 244 (June 2010).
"Colorado Cities and Ranchers Challenge State Engineer's Rules Exempting Mineral Rich Regions From Water Well Permitting," 14 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 268 (July 2010).
"Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Key Piece of The City of Aurora's Prairie Water Project," 14 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 307 (August/September 2010).
"Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies That 'No-Call' Agreements Do Not Constitute Unlawful Changes of Water Rights," 15 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 24 (November 2010).
"Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Proposed Change of Water Rights- Declines to Address Inconsistent Water Court Rulings on Accretions to Net-Losing Ditch," 15 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 60 (December 2010).
"In Defense of Irrigated Agriculture: The New Face of Agricultural to Municipal Water Transfers in Colorado- The Arkansas River Example," 15 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 95 (February 2011).
"Colorado Supreme Court Examines Stipulated Water Court Decree- Holds Water District Abandoned Water Rights for Failure to Timely File to Perfect Rights," 15 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 182 (April 2011).
"Colorado's Interbasin Compact Committee Submits to Governor Framework for Meeting Statewide Water Demands," 15 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 198 (May 2011).
"Colorado Supreme Court Reaffirms Water Right Determination Act's 'Resume Notice' Procedure," 15 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 241 (June 2011).
"Curtailment of Tributary Groundwater Appropriations Made Prior to 1969 Water Rights Determination Act Held Not a Compensable Taking by Colorado's High Court," 15 Western Water L. & P'lcy Rptr. 272 (July 2011).
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