About the Author

P. Andrew Jones, a lawyer specializing in water rights and water quality issues, was recently appointed by the chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court to serve on a committee created to study potential reform of Colorado's water court system. Tom Cech is director of the One World One Water Center for Urban Water Education and Stewardship at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Formerly he was the executive director of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District in Greeley for over 20 years, and he has also taught water resources courses at the University of Northern Colorado and Colorado State University.