The Forest Service, water yield and community stability: defining the contours of an agency commitment to include land grant communities in the Timber Management Program

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The author discusses the relationship between fire suppression by the US Forest Service and the availability of water to Hispanic land grant communities in Northern New Mexico. The need to change policy with respect to land and timber use in wilderness areas is emphasized.

Interpretation and construction, Powers and duties, United States. Forest Service, Water rights, Forestry law, Forest law, Land grants

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The role of municipalities in regulating the land application of sewage sludges and septage

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The authors discuss various types of municipal ordinances in New York State that regulate the application of sewage sludge to agricultural lands. The roles of federal and state regulations in the process are covered, along with leading cases on the subject.

Local, Sewage

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Should municipalities be liable for development related flooding?

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The author states that municipalities should be liable for flood damages that result from poor development planning. He argues that a new universal doctrine to this effect should be promulgated.

Government liability, City planning, Urban planning, Liability for flood damages

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