Georgia State University Law Review Volume 29 Article 2 Issue 4 Summer 2013 September 2013 A River Runs Through It: The uturF e of the Columbia River Treaty, Water Rights, Development, and Climate Change Scott cKM enzie Follow this and additional works at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Scott cKeM nzie, A River Runs Through It: The Future of the Columbia River Treaty, Water Rights, Development, and Climate Change , 29 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2013). Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol29/iss4/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Publications at Reading Room. It has been accepted for inclusion in Georgia State University Law Review by an authorized editor of Reading Room. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. McKenzie: A River Runs Through It: The Future of the Columbia River Treaty, A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: THE FUTURE OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY, WATER RIGHTS, DEVELOPMENT, AND CLIMATE CHANGE Scott McKenzie TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 922 I. PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN AND TREATY .................................................................. 923 A. Early History Of The River And Basin ................................ 924 B. The Columbia River Treaty: Creation, Management, And Impacts ............................................................................... 928 II. GOVERNANCE ISSUES: THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ............... 932 A. Western Water Law And Development ................................ 933 B. Competing Uses, Conflicted Jurisdictions ........................... 936 1. Anadromous Fish and the Aquatic Environment ........... 936 2. Agricultural Irrigation and Drinking Water .................. 941 C. Climate Change And The Columbia River Basin ................ 943 D. The Evolution Of International Law .................................... 945 1.