{"id":215660,"date":"2025-04-30T23:08:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T23:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/agriculture\/session-at-annual-western-conference-to-discuss-water-banking-leasing-national-agricultural-law-center\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T23:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T23:08:32","slug":"session-at-annual-western-conference-to-discuss-water-banking-leasing-national-agricultural-law-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=215660","title":{"rendered":"Session at annual Western conference to discuss water banking, leasing \u2013 National Agricultural Law Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By Drew Viguet<br \/>National Agricultural Law Center<br \/>U of A System Division of Agriculture<\/p>\n<p>April 30, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fast facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Water banking the focus of session at NALC, NASDA Foundation conference<\/li>\n<li>Western water law experts to lead session<\/li>\n<li>Registration is <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalaglawcenter.org\/western2025\/\">online<\/a>, including livestream option<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. \u2014 Water scarcity, drought, regulatory frameworks and more \u2014 the Western United States faces multiple challenges when it comes to water management, with states having to adapt and develop solutions to meet ongoing needs.<\/p>\n<p>One such strategy to meet growing water needs is water banking and leasing. Water banking systems allow for stored water to be reallocated and ownership transferred. This enables water leasing programs, by which the water stored in banks is leased out for a period without a full transfer of ownership. Water is later \u201cpaid back\u201d by returning an equivalent amount, or through negotiated terms specified in the lease agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgriculture in the Western U.S. faces many challenges unique to the region,\u201d said Harrison Pittman, director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalaglawcenter.org\/\">National Agricultural Law Center<\/a>, or NALC. \u201cWater is one of the issues at the forefront, with persistent drought and other issues at hand. Water banking and leasing have emerged as possible routes for states to take, but with development of such programs comes policy that can be quite complex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A session at the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual Western Water, Agricultural, and Environmental Law Conference will provide details on water banking and leasing, looking at how states such as Utah, California, and Washington have implemented the system and what other states might take away from these developments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur expert panel on water banking and leasing will provide stakeholders with essential information to navigate trends and regulations, as well as pitfalls in these processes to look out for,\u201d said Pittman.<\/p>\n<p>The session, \u201cWater Banking and Leasing in the West: Practical Pointers and<br \/>Pitfalls,\u201d will be presented by three Western attorneys with backgrounds in water and environmental law:<\/p>\n<p>The Western Conference will be held June 19-20 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peppermillreno.com\/\">Peppermill Resort Spa Casino<\/a> in Reno, Nevada. The conference is hosted by the NALC and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasda.org\/nasda-foundation\/\">NASDA Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe conference is a premier educational opportunity, as well as a great networking experience with professionals from across the agricultural community who specialize in water law and beyond,\u201d Pittman said. \u201cHaving leading experts like Ernest, Alyssa, and Emily discuss this unique aspect of water law gives attendees an opportunity to gain practical and legal perspectives on the evolving water landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Western conference will feature 12 hours of continuing legal education, including two hours of ethics. It also offers continuing education from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asfmra.org\/home\">American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Registration, which includes a livestream option, and more information is available online at <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalaglawcenter.org\/western2025\/\">nationalaglawcenter.org\/western2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conant has more than four decades at the forefront of California water law. He previously served as regional director for the California-Great Basin Region of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to discussing what California and other Western states have done to manage increasingly complex water projects,\u201d said Conant. \u201cWhile certain states may choose to implement water banking and leasing strategies to mitigate water challenges, it\u2019s important to discuss how state-specific regulations and legal challenges factor into these moves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moir\u00a0regularly\u00a0advises\u00a0agricultural\u00a0and energy clients on water rights\u00a0and resource management, emphasizing the importance of legal foresight in structuring water banking\u00a0agreements\u00a0and transactions.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>To read the full news release, click <a href=\"http:\/\/uaex.uada.edu\/media-resources\/news\/2025\/april\/04-30-2025-ark-nalc-water-banking.aspx\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Drew ViguetNational Agricultural Law CenterU of A System Division of Agriculture April 30, 2025 Fast facts: Water banking the focus of session at NALC, NASDA Foundation conference Western water law experts to lead session Registration is online, including livestream option FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. \u2014 Water scarcity, drought, regulatory frameworks and more \u2014 the Western United [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12026],"tags":[13743,8425,11031,14102,7908,18127,12685,24380,5306,14050,638,3209],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-215660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agriculture","tag-agricultural","tag-annual","tag-banking","tag-center","tag-conference","tag-discuss","tag-law","tag-leasing","tag-national","tag-session","tag-water","tag-western"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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