Water law in the United States

Water law in the United States refers to the water resources laws regulating water as a resource in the United States. Beyond issues common to all jurisdictions attempting to regulate water's uses, water law in the United States must contend with: Public regulation of waters, including flood control, environmental regulation—state and federal, public health regulation and regulation of fisheries The interplay of public and private rights in water, which draws on aspects of eminent domain law and the federal commerce clause powers; Water project law: the highly developed law regarding the formation, operation, and finance of public and quasi-public entities which operate local public works of flood control, navigation control, irrigation, and avoidance of environmental degradation; and Treaty rights of Native Americans.

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