Many water disputes involve multiple parties and a variety of jurisdictions.
River Basin dispute involves several Federal agencies, three states, numerous regional and local governmental units as well as diverse stakeholder interests. The conflicts among these wide ranging interests have been intensifying for years. The study would address navigation, flood control, hydropower, water supply, water quality, fish and wildlife, recreation and environmental impacts. In 1992, the Consortium assisted the parties in selecting CDR, a Denver-based dispute resolution firm, to shape an alternative collaborative process for resolving differences as the plan of study was implemented. A dispute resolution training up front which all of the study participants engaged in.