October 11, 2005
Written by Michael Castellon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Oct. 12, 2005
CONTACT: Michael Castellon, m.castellon@ttu.edu
LUBBOCK – Experts will assemble Nov. 2-4 at an international symposium at Texas Tech
University to discuss how water laws, regulations and policies impact social and economic
factors around the world.
Exploring the value and ethic of water has become increasingly necessary in recent
years due to complex legal systems and a dwindling supply of water resources.
The Water Law and Policy Symposium, hosted by the Texas Tech University School of
Law, will allow leading experts to address the roles that the public and private sectors,
as well as government agencies, play in developing standards for managing water resources.
The symposium has tremendous relevance to private and public organizations holding
water rights, said Gabriel Eckstein, an associate professor of law at Texas Tech.
“Water is not only a precious resource and integral component of the natural environment,
but it can also be considered a property right and a commodity subject to market forces,”
Eckstein said. “Alternatively, some maintain considerable aesthetic, cultural or religious
claims to specific bodies of water. The goal of the symposium is to unite these different
perspectives and engender cooperation so we can make the best use of this precious
resource.”
Those interested in attending the symposium should visit www.law.ttu.edu/waterlaw
for more information.
CONTACT: professor Gabriel Eckstein, director, Center for Water Law & Policy Texas
Tech University, (806) 742-3990 ext. 260, gabriel.eckstein@ttu.edu
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