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The article offers information on the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case 'In re 'Iao Ground Water Management Area' concerning public trust principles and confirms that Hawaii is a leader among states in protecting public rights in water.

The article discusses the court case of Pocatello City against the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) which involved the use of water well and water rights. It states that the district court held that IDWR properly attached a condition to the City of Pocatello's ability to use any well as diversion for each of its water rights. It indicates that the court properly upheld the IDWR's condition on Pocatello's groundwater rights.

The article discusses a court case wherein the plaintiff challenged the validity of the Rules Applying to Groundwater Withdrawals in the San Luis Valley in Colorado. It is argued that Rules violated both the Colorado Constitution and the state engineer's statutory authority. The Division Three Water Court has affirmed the validity of the Rules regarding the concept of sustainable optimum use. It has held that the Rules complied with state statutory requirements.

The article discusses a court case, Vance v. Wolfe, wherein the plaintiff argued that the use of groundwater of coal-bed methane gas wells constituted a beneficial use, resulting to appropriative water rights, in Colorado. The rights were subject under statute to permits issued the State Engineer. The court decided in favor of the plaintiffs.