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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The National Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA) gratefully acknowledges the David and Lucille Packard Foundation and the Tides Foundation for their generous support of this project. Terri Martin, Rocky Mountain Regional Director for NPCA, and William J. Lockhart, Professor of Law at the University of Utah, deserve credit for the prin- cipal work in initiating, researching and authoring this Report. We are also indebted to the excellent work of Darren Hawkins whose original research and initial drafting of the 12 park case studies was invalu- able. In addition, we are grateful to Georgia Saviers who provided important assistance in the production of maps, collection of photographs and in other aspects of this Report; to Carla Wise for some of the preliminary research which helped to launch this Report; and to John Steiger for his thorough proofing and critical reading of the final drafts. The National Park Service was very helpful in assisting us in our investigations for the 12 park case studies and providing information on water resource issues. In particular, we wish to thank the Water Resources Division, and the Superintendents and staffs at Acadia National Park, Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Colonial National Historic Park, Death Valley National Monument, Dinosaur National Monument, Everglades National Park, Olympic National Park, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, St. Croix and Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Yellowstone National Park, and the staff at the Alaska Regional Office. NPCA is also grateful for the cooperation of numerous other public agencies and private organizations who provided helpful information on water resource issues. We also wish to thank our review panel of experts in water law, policy and science for their insightful comments and recommendations on the draft of the Report. Special thanks is due to: John Leshy, Professor of Law, Arizona State University; Charles Wilkinson, Professor of Law, University of Colorado; Helen Ingram, Director, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and Nancy K. Laney, University Attorney, University of Arizona; Leo Eisel, Civil Engineer/Hydrologist, Wright Water Engineering; and Luna Leopold, Professor Emeritus, University of California at Berkeley. We appreciate the excellent work provide by two consultants: Digit Lab, Geography Department, University of Utah, especially Steve Thomas and Eric Bishop, for producing the 12 park case study maps; and Randall Smith Associates for the design of the Report.