Western water lawyers are their own rainmakers.

AuthorFlobeck, Jack
PositionREADERS respond

Gov. Ritter surely sees that re-use projects are lousy photo-ops, but as an attorney he clearly understands the value of huge legal fees associated with water ("Ritter talks up his econ plan and renewable energy in a coal and oil world," Mike Cote, March).

Colorado, blessed with the most water lawyers in the West, will squeak through the looming water crisis by conveniently missing population growth projections rather than by initiating innovative gray-water, rainwater harvesting or more efficient irrigation initiatives. Most farsighted...

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