Articles by Aspect Consulting Staff

“CURRENT TRENDS IN WATER RIGHT TRANSFERS - Technical Aspects of Consumptive Use” by Tim Flynn. Technical aspects of evaluating beneficial use and quantifying the consumptive use componet associated with water right transfer and change process [11/2005] (PDF File)

“Conditional Closures: Another Cleanup Remedy" by Doug Hillman and Jeremy Porter. A MTCA alternative to traditional closure approaches — which can be extremely costly — for sites that meet certain conditions. [07/29/2004]

“Water Rights Are No Longer a Hidden Asset” by Tim Flynn. As water rights become more difficult to acquire, they have also become more valuable. Transferring rights from irrigation to municipal or industrial uses is common. [07/17/2003]

“TECHNICAL ISSUES OF WATER RIGHT TRANSFERS - Validity, Consumptive Use, and Impairment” by Tim Flynn. Key technical considerations associated with water rights transfer and changes, whether working directly with Ecology or through a Board. [11/2002] (PDF File)

“TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF WATER RIGHT CHANGES - Verifying Beneficial Use & Assessing Impairment” by Tim Flynn. The difficulty in securing new water rights has shifted the focus in water rights from allocation and permitting to re-allocation. [11/2000] (PDF File)