David H. Getches

University of Colorado School of Law
Fleming Law Building, 401 UCB
Boulder, Colorado  80309-0401
(303) 492-7377
Fax: (303) 492-1200

E-mail: David.Getches@colorado.edu
Website: http://spot.Colorado.EDU/~getches

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
	Raphael J. Moses Professor of Natural Resources Law, University of Colorado School of Law (since 1994) Professor (since 1987), Associate Professor (1979-87), Interim Director, Natural Resources Law Center (1995), On Leave, September 1983-January 1987
	Courses Taught: American Indian Law, Water Law, Pollution Law, Public Land Law, Advanced Indian Law, Advanced Natural Resources Law Seminar, Advanced Water Law Seminar, Wildlife Management Law Seminar, Environmental Policy Seminar, International Problems in Environmental Law, Land Use Planning
	Special Consultant to the Secretary, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. (1996)
	Executive Director, State of Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Denver, Colorado (1983-87)
	Partner, Getches and Greene Boulder, Colorado (1977-79)
	Founding Director, Native American Rights Fund Boulder, Colorado (1970-76)
	Co-Directing Attorney, California Indian Legal Services Escondido, California (1968-70)
	Attorney, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps San Diego, California (1967-68)

EDUCATION
	J.D., University of Southern California, 1967
	A.B., Occidental College, 1964

PERSONAL
Home	627 Pine Street
Address:	Boulder, Colorado  80302
	(303) 449-4869
Wife:	Ann Marks Getches
Children:	Matthew, Catherine, Elizabeth

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs:
Water Resources Management, 5th ed. (co-authored with A. Tarlock & J. Corbridge), Foundation Press, 2001.
Prácticas Recomendables Para la Elaboración de Leyes y Regulaciones Relacionadas con el Recurso Hídrico (co-authored with M. Solanes), Interamerican Development Bank, 1999.
Cases and Materials on Federal Indian Law, 4th ed. (co-authored with C. Wilkinson & R. Williams), West Publishing Co., 1998.
Water Law in a Nutshell, 3rd ed., West Publishing Co., 1997.
Searching out the Headwaters: Change and Rediscovery in Western Water Law and Policy (co-authored with S. Bates, L. MacDonnell, C. Wilkinson), Island Press, 1993.
Water Allocation During Drought in Arizona and Southern California: Legal and Institutional Responses, University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center, 1991.
Controlling Water Use:  The Unfinished Business of Water Quality Protection (co-authored with L. MacDonnell & T. Rice), University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center, 1991.
Water in the American West:  Essays in Honor of Raphael J. Moses (editor), University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center, 1988.
Felix S. Cohen’s Handbook of Federal Indian Law (Member of Editorial Board and Contributing author), Michie Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Co., 1982.
Articles:
“Beyond Indian Law: The Rehnquist Court’s Pursuit of States’ Rights, Color-Blind Justice, and Mainstream Values,” 86 Minnesota Law Review (2001).
“The Unsettling of the West: How Indians Got the Best Water Rights,” 99 Michigan Law Review 1473-99 (2001).
“The Metamorphosis Of Western Water Policy: Have Federal Laws And Local Decisions Eclipsed The States’ Role?,” 20 Stanford Environmental Law Journal 3-72 (2001).
“Grassroots Versus Waterlogging,” 4 Great Plains Natural Resources Law Journal 1-10 (1999).
“Dedication: Professor Albert E. Utton (1931-1998),” 10 Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law 1-6 (1999).
“Colorado River Governance: Sharing Federal Authority as an Incentive to Create a New Institution,” 68 Colorado Law Review 574-658 (1997).
“Dedication to Professor Ralph W. Johnson,” 72 Washington Law Review 995-1001 (1997).
“Conquering the Cultural Frontier: The New Subjectivism of the Supreme Court in Indian Law,” 84 California Law Review 1573-1655 (1996).
“Changing the River’s Course: Western Water Policy Reform,” 26 Environmental Law 157-174 (1996).
“Law,” 17 Amicus Journal 43-45 (1996).
“The Law of the Colorado River: Coping with Severe Sustained Drought” (with L. MacDonnell & W. Hugenberg), 5 Water Resources Bulletin 825-836 (1995).
“Managing the Colorado River in Severe Sustained Drought: An Evaluation of Institutional Options” (with W. Lord, J. Booker, B. Harding, D. Kenney & R. Young), 5 Water Resources Bulletin 939-944 (1995).
“From Ashkabad, to Wellton-Mohawk, to Los Angeles: The Drought in Water Policy,” 64 University of Colorado Law Review 523-553 (1993).
“Negotiated Sovereignty: Intergovernmental Agreements with American Indian Tribes as Models for Expanding Self-Government,” 1 Review of Constitutional Studies 121-170 (1993).
“The Challenge of Rio,” 4 Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy 1 (1993).
“Water Reform: Ideas Whose Time Has Come,” 90 Water Resources Update 36 (1993).
“A Philosophy of Permanence: The Indians’ Legacy for the West,” 24 Journal of the West 54-68 (1990).
“Groundwater Quality Protection: Setting a National Goal for State and Federal Programs,” 65 Chicago-Kent Law Review 387-427 (1989), reprinted in 20 Land Use and Environment Law Review (1991).
“Foreword, Natural Resources Issue, Focus: Clean Water Act Section 404,” 60 University of Colorado Law Review 685-694 (1989).
“Water Planning: Untapped Opportunity for the Western States,” 9 Journal of Energy Law and Policy 1-45 (1988).
“Management and Marketing of Indian Water: From Conflict to Pragmatism,” 58 University of Colorado Law Review 515-549 (1988).
“Water Use Efficiency: The Value of Water in the West,” 8 Public Land Law Review 1-32 (1988).
“Learning From the Colorado River Basin Experience,” The Missouri River Basin Series, No. 5 (1988).
“Legal and Administrative Framework: Is It Adequate?,” Proceedings of Colorado Water Engineering and Management Conference 578-588 (Colorado State University 1987).
“Competing Demands for the Colorado River,” 56 University of Colorado Law Review 413-479 (1985).
“Controlling Groundwater Use and Quality: A Fragmented System,” 17 Natural Resources Lawyer 623-645 (1985).
“Managing the Public Lands: The Authority of the Executive to Withdraw Lands,” 40 Natural Resources Journal 279-335 (1982).
“Natural Resources as an Area of the Law,” 53 University of Colorado Law Review 195-212 (1982), reprinted in 19 The Public Land and Resources Law Digest 214-231 (1982).
“Water Rights on Indian Allotments,” 26 South Dakota Law Review 405-433 (1981), reprinted in 19 The Public Land and Resources Law Digest 114-142 (1982).
Chapters in Books:
“Beyond ‘Traditional’ Environmental Justice” (with D. Pellow), in Justice and Natural Resources: Concepts, Strategies and Applications (K. Mutz, G. Bryner & D. Kenney eds.), Island Press 2001.
Foreword, Trusteeship in Change: Toward Tribal Autonomy in Resource Management (R. Clow & I. Sutton, eds.), University Press of Colorado, 2001.
"Some Irreverent Questions About Watershed-Based Efforts," in Across the Great Divide: Explorations in Collaborative Conservation and the American West (P. Brick, D. Snow & S. Van de Wetering, eds.), Island Press, 2001.
“Resolución Jurídica de Conflictos Sobre el Agua entre los Estados de la Union,” in IX Jornadas Sobre Derecho de las Aguas, Planficación Hidrológica y Política Hidráulica, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain, 1999.
“La Gouvernance de Bassin-Versant: Des Limites Naturelles pour des Decisions Relatives aux Ressources Naturelles” in Gestion Négociée des Territoires et Politiques Publiques, L’Aarmatton, 1999.
“Water in the Columbia River Basin: From a Source of Permanence to an Instrument for Economic Growth,” in Traditional and Modern Approaches to the Environment on the Pacific Rim: Tensions and Values (Coward, ed.), State University of New York Press, 1998.
“Sectoral Conflicts over Water: Resolving Tensions among Agricultural, Municipal, Industrial and Ecological Demands,” in Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy, Resolving Conflict in the Management of Water Resources (H. Vaux, ed.), University of California, Center for Water and Wildland Resources, 1998.
“Colorado River Basin” (with L. MacDonnell), in Waters and Water Rights (R. Beck, ed.), The Michie Co., 1995.
“Water Resources: A Wider World,” in Natural Resources Policy and Law (L. MacDonnell & S. Bates, eds.), Island Press, 1993.
“Indian Water Rights Conflicts in Perspective,” in Indian Water in the New West (McGuire, Lord & Wallace, eds.), University of Arizona Press, 1993.
“The Role of Law in the Transfer Process,” in Water Transfers in the West: Efficiency, Equity, and the Environment, National Research Council, National Academy Press, 1992.
“Land, Community, and Survival: Lessons for the West From American Indians,” in A Society To Match the Scenery (G. Holthaus et al., eds.), University Press of Colorado, 1991.
“The Law of Wildlife Protection in the United States,” in Proceedings of the Sino-American Conference on Environmental Law, University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center, 1989.
“Resolving Tensions Between Tribal and State Governments: Learning From the United States Experience,” in Governments in Conflict: Provinces and Indian Nations in Canada (J. Long & M. Boldt, eds.), University of Toronto Press, 1988.
“Pressures for Change in Western Water Policy,” in Water and the American West (D. Getches, ed.), University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center, 1988.
“River of Controversy: Persistent Issues” (with C. Meyers), in New Courses for the Colorado River: Major Issues of the Next Century (G. Weatherford & F. Brown, eds.), University of New Mexico Press, 1986.
“Alternative Approaches to Land Claims: Alaska and Hawaii,” in Irredeemable America (I. Sutton, ed.), University of New Mexico Press, 1986.
“Meeting Colorado’s Water Requirements: An Overview of the Issues,” in Tradition, Innovation and Conflict: Perspectives on Colorado Water Law (L. MacDonnell, ed.), University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center, 1986.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES
University of Colorado
	School of Law
	Appointments Committee, 2000-01 Building Committee, 1998-2001 Natural Resources Law Center, Faculty Advisory Committee, 1982-present Environmental Policy Certificate Advisor, 1996-present Indian Law Clinic, Advisory Committee, 1994-present
	Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, Advisory Board, 1990-present
	Jessup International Moot Court Competition, Advisor, 1992-1993
	Natural Hazards Information Center, Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Advisory Board, 1992-present
	Western Water Initiative Planning Committee, 1999-present
	Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, 1990-1997
	International Education Certificate Committee, 1993
	Critical Studies of the Americas Committee, 1992-1993
Grand Canyon Trust, Board of Trustees, 1991-present; Chair, 1994-2001
Defenders of Wildlife, Board of Directors, 1999-present
The Wilderness Society, Governing Board, 1999-present; Vice-Chair, 2001-present
Trust for Public Land, National Advisory Board, 1998-present; Native American Lands Advisory Committee, 1999-present
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Board of Trustees, 1991-present
American Rivers, Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, 1992-present
Centro de Derecho Ambiental y de los Recursos Naturales, Costa Rica, of Counsel, 1989-present
Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, Chair, Board of Directors, 1989-1999
Rivers Network, Advisory Board, 1987-1999
Center for Environmental Studies and Policy, Fundación Neotropica Costa Rica, Advisory Board, 1990-present
Colorado Water Trust Board of Directors, 2001-present
SELECTED RECENT CONSULTING ACTIVITIES
Office of Hawaiian Affairs, State of Hawaii, 1998-present
Sonoran Institute
Hewlett Foundation
Packard Foundation
American Indian Resources Institute
Navajo Nation
Great Lakes Intertribal Fish Commission
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Interamerican Development Bank
Water Education Foundation
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Northwest Power Planning Council
University of Washington School of Law
U.S. Department of the Interior