A trio of authorities on Western water issues gathered at Stanford on Nov. 1 for a symposium that examined whether legal precedents dating from the 19th century are appropriate for solving 21st century water problems.
The symposium, held in Stanford's Green Library, was presented in conjunction with the presentation of the first James V. Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism. Todd Hartman, Ken Papaleo and Jerd Smith, of the Rocky Mountain News, won the prize for their series, "The Last Drop," which detailed the degree to which the rivers of Colorado's Rocky Mountains face ominous threats from the thirst of urban development.
