Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1: Colorado Climate, Geology and Hydrology -- 2:Early Water Use and Development -- 3: Water Law Basics -- 4: Introduction to Federal and Interstate Issues -- 5: Tributary Water -- 6: Non-Tributary and Not Non-Tributary Groundwater -- 7: Designated Groundwater -- 8: Exempt Wells -- 9: River Administration -- 10: Water Entities -- 11: Water Rights in the Marketplace -- 12: Emerging Trends and Issues -- Appendix: Key Characteristics -- Cases and Statutes -- Bibliography -- Index.