Water Strategist

Western Water in 2025: A Year of Widespread Drought and Strategic Positioning

In 2025, drought wasn’t a regional anomaly — it was the backdrop for nearly the entire West.

Feb 11 • Marta L. Casper

January 2026

Tucson Bolsters Water Supplies with LTSC Purchase

The City of Tucson purchased 21,000 AF of long-term storage credits (“LTSC”) from the Bureau of Reclamation (“BOR”).

Jan 27 • Marta L. Casper

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Is the Colorado River Basin Bankrupt?

At the 2025 annual meeting of the Colorado River Water Users Association (“CRWUA”) in Las Vegas, Arizona State University law professor Rhett Larson…

Jan 5 • Rodney T. Smith

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December 2025

November 2025

August 2025

Colorado River Post-2026 Operational Guidelines Alternatives Provide Panoply of Criteria for Analysis

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Aug 14, 2025 • Marta L. Casper

July 2025

June 2025

Letter from the Editors

Water Strategist is back!

Jun 12, 2025 • Rodney T. Smith and Marta L. Casper

September 2019

Then & Now: The Public Trust Doctrine

Originally published in Journal of Water, Winter 2019

Sep 16, 2019 • Marta L. Casper

Court Petitioned in Southern Nevada Groundwater Development Project

Originally published in Journal of Water, Winter 2019

Sep 16, 2019 • Marta L. Casper

Deadlines Matter: Upper and Lower Basin DCPs Completed

Originally published in Journal of Water, Winter 2019

Sep 16, 2019 • Marta L. Casper

Lower Rio Grande Water Market Indicator: Trading is Up, But Expectations Remain Uncertain

Originally published in Journal of Water, Winter 2019

Sep 16, 2019 • Marta L. Casper