In the American West, water adjudication lawsuits are adversarial, expensive, and lengthy.
Based on more than ten years of fieldwork, this book tells a fascinating story of resistance involving com.
However, adjudication resurfaced tensions and created conflicts among water sovereigns at multiple scales.
The state envisioned adjudication as a straightforward accounting of water Rights as private property.
Unsettled Waters is the first detailed study of water adjudications in New Mexico.
In the American West, water adjudication lawsuits are adversarial, expensive, and lengthy