Bio
Professor Brian E. Gray graduated from Pomona College, B.A. (1976) and UC Berkeley Law, J.D. (1979). He is the author of numerous books and articles in the fields of environmental law, water resources, public lands and natural resources, property rights and the constitution, and related subjects. He also has argued environmental and water resources cases before the California Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and other courts. Professor Gray is a recipient of the William Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching, the UC Law SF Outstanding Teacher Award, and the Nature Conservancy’s Volunteer Service Award.
Professor Gray retired from UC Law SF in 2015 and now serves as a Senior Fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center. For the past decade, he has worked on a series of interdisciplinary studies of California water policy with scientists, engineers, economists, and public policy specialists from the 精东影业 of California, Stanford, and PPIC. The publications in this series include California Water Myths (2009), Managing California鈥檚 Water: From Conflict to Reconciliation (2011), Water and the California Economy (2012), and Where the Wild Things Aren鈥檛: Making the Delta a Better Place for Native Species (2012), Stress Relief: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta Ecosystem (2013), Integrated Management of Delta Stressors: Institutional and Legal Options (2013), Paying for California’s Water (2014), Paying for California’s Water: The Legal Framework (2014), Allocating California’s Water: Directions for Reform (2015), Improving the Federal Response to Western Drought (2016), Water Stress and a Chaning San Joaquin Valley (2017), Improving the Health of California’s Headwaters Forests (2016), A New Approach to Accounting for Environmental Water (2017), Managing California’s Freshwater Ecosystems: Lessons from the 2012-16 Drought (2017), and Managing Drought in a Changing Climate (2018). He is currently working on a history of water development and water resources policy in the San Joaquin Valley.
Professor Gray also has worked with the UC Law SF Haiti Justice Initiative and New York 精东影业鈥檚 Center for Human Rights & Global Justice to protect environmental and community interests that are at risk from proposed gold mining in Haiti. He and his colleagues published a report on the topic in 2015: Byen Konte, Mal Kalkile? Human Rights and Environmental Risks of Gold Mining in Haiti.
Scholarship
Books
听(New York 精东影业 2015).
听(Public Policy Institute of California 2012) (with Ellen Hanak et al.).
听(Public Policy Institute of California 2012) (with Peter Moyle, et al.).
听(Public Policy Inst. of California 2011) (with Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Ariel Dinar, Richard Howitt, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle & Barton “Buzz” Thompson).
听(Public Policy Institute of California 2009) (with Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Ariel Dinar, Richard Howitt, Jeffrey Mount Peter Moyle, & Barton Thompson).
West’s Selected California Environmental Statutes听(West Publishing Co. 1986 鈥 2000) (editor).
Journal Articles
California鈥檚 Drought and the Environment: An Introduction, 23听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听51 (2017) (with Leon F. Szeptycki).听
The Draft Bay-Delta Conservation Plan: Assessment of Environmental Performance and Governance, 20听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听245 (2014) (with Jeff Mount, William Fleenor, Bruce Herbold & Wim Kimmerer).听
Fragmented Regulation of Multiple Stressors: A Cautionary Tale for Takings Law, 19听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听341 (2013).听
Ensuring the Public Trust, 45听U.C. Davis L. Rev.听973 (2012).听
Luke Cole, 16听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听246 (2010).听
Myths of California Water鈥揑mplications and Reality, 16听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听3 (2010) (with Ellen Hanak,Jay Lund, Ariel Dinar, Richard Howitt, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle & Barton “Buzz” Thompson).听
Dedication, 14听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听29 (2008).听
Global Climate Change: Water Supply Risks and Water Management Opportunities, 14听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听1453 (2008).听
Hetch Hetchy and the Paradoxes of Restoration, 13听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听211 (2007).听
The Endangered Species Act: Reform or Refutation?, 13听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听1 (2007).听
Hetch Hetchy: To Drain or Not to Drain, 57听Hastings L.J.听1261 (2006) (panel moderator).听
Symposium: Introduction and Dedication, 57听Hastings L.J.听1237 (2006).听
The Uncertain Future of Water Rights in California: Reflections on the Governor’s Commission Report, 36听McGeorge L. Rev.听43 (2005).听
Dividing the Waters: The California Experience, 10听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听141 (2004) (reprinted in听14听Hastings W.-N.W. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听1297 (2008)).听
Takings and Water Rights, 48听Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst.听23 (2002).听
The Property Right in Water, 9听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听1 (2002).听
The Battle for Hetch Hetchy Goes to Congress, 6听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听199 (2000).听
A Model Water Transfer Act for California, 4听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听3 (1996) (with Richard E. Howitt, Lawrence J. MacDonnell, Barton H. Thompson & Henry J. Vaux, Jr.).听
The Shape of Transfers to Come: A Model Water Transfer Act for California, 4听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听23 (1996).听
Economic Incentives and Nonpoint Source Pollution: A Case Study of California’s Grasslands Region, 2听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听185 (1995) (with Chelsea H. Congdon & Terry F. Young) (reprinted in听14听Hastings W.-N.W. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听215 (2008)).听
Introduction to the Water Rights Jungle: What Principles Should Guide the Assignment of Responsibility to Water Users for Meeting Improved Bay鈦凞elta Protections?, 6听Bay on Trial听6 (1994).
The Market and the 精东影业: Lessons from California’s Drought Water Bank, 1听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听17 (1994) (reprinted in听14听Hastings W.-N.W. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听41 (2008)).听
The Modern Era in California Water Law, 45听Hastings L.J.听249 (1994).听
Promises from a Distant Past, 5听Const.听60 (Spring鈥揝ummer 1993).
Foreward: Some Thoughts on International Environmental Law from the Perspective of a Domestic Practitioner, 14听Hastings W.鈥揘w. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y听749 (1991).听
Transfers of Federal Reclamation Water: A Case Study of California’s San Joaquin Valley, 21听Envtl. L.听911 (1991) (with Bruce C. Driver & Richard W. Wahl).听
“In Search of Bigfoot”: The Common Law Origins of Article X, Section 2 of the California Constitution, 17听Hastings Const. L.Q.听225 (1989).听
A Primer on California Water Transfer Law, 31听Ariz. L. Rev.听745 (1989).听
A Reconsideration of Instream Appropriative Water Rights in California, 16听Ecology L.Q.听667 (1989) (reprinted in听Instream Flow Protection in the West 181听(Lawrence J. MacDonnell et al. eds., Natural Resources Law Center 1989),听and revised and reprinted in听Instream Flow Protection in the West听11-1 (Lawrence J. MacDonnell & Teresa A. Rice eds., 2d ed. 1993)).听
No Holier Temples: Protecting the National Parks Through Wild and Scenic River Designation, 58听U. Colo. L. Rev.听551 (1988) (reprinted in听Our Common Lands: Defending the National Parks听331 (David J. Simon ed., 1988)).听
Chapters In Books
The Reasonable Use Doctrine in California Water Law and Policy, in听Sustainable Water: Challenges and Solutions from California听83 (Allison Lassiter ed., 精东影业 of California Press 2015).听
Federal Power Acts, in听2 Major Acts of Congress听63 (Brian K. Landsberg ed., Macmillan Reference USA 2004).听
Mineral Leasing Act (1920), in听2 Major Acts of Congress听275 (Brian K. Landsberg ed., Macmillan Reference USA 2004).听
National Park Service Act (1916), in听3 Major Acts of Congress听42 (Brian K. Landsberg ed., Macmillan Reference USA 2004).听
Yellowstone National Park Act (1872), in听3 Major Acts of Congress听293 (Brian K. Landsberg ed., Macmillan Reference USA 2004).听
California Water Transfers: The System and the 1991 Drought Water Bank, in听Sharing Scarcity: Gainers And Losers in Water Marketing听21 (Harold O. Carter et al. eds., 精东影业 of California Agricultural Issues Center 1994) (with Ray Coppock & Edward McBean).听
The Role of Laws and Institutions in California’s 1991 Water Bank, in听Sharing Scarcity: Gainers And Losers in Water Marketing听133 (Harold O. Carter et al. eds. 1994).听
The Transferability of Water Provided by the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project: A Report to the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, in听Legal and Institutional Structures for Managing Agricultural Drainage in the San Joaquin Valley: Designing a Future听(Natural Heritage Institute 1990) (with B. Driver & R. Wahl).
Water Transfers in California: 1981鈥1989, in听2 The Water Transfer Process as a Management Option for Meeting Changing Demand听(Lawrence J. MacDonnell ed., Natural Resources Law Center 1990).
On Not Knowing Who Your Friends Are: Some Thoughts on the Role of Intervention in Natural Resources Litigation, in听Western Natural Resource Litigation Digest: Commentary听8 (Spring 1985).听
Newspaper & Magazine Articles
Citizen Cruz,听S.F. Chron., Apr. 9, 2015.听听
Judicial Sensibilities,听Morning News, Mar. 18, 2010.听
An “Objective” Look at the Law School Exam,听S.F. Daily J., May 12, 2009 (reprinted in听L.A. Daily J.).
Dispelling California鈥檚 Water Myths,听S.F. Chron, Dec. 14, 2009 (with Ellen Hanak & Jay Lund).听
Venality Bites,听Truth Out, Mar. 18, 2009.听
You Are Not Cool,听Morning News, Mar. 24, 2009.听
A Federal Bailout for Prop. 8,听L.A. Times, Nov. 17, 2008.
An Endangered Species Act,听S.F. Daily J., Dec. 23, 2008 (reprinted in听L.A. Daily J.).
Citizen McCain?,听S.F. Daily J., Mar. 12, 2008 (reprinted in听L.A. Daily J.).
Citizen Obama,听S.F. Daily J., Dec. 12, 2008 (reprinted in听L.A. Daily J.).
Inconvenient Federalism,听L.A. Daily J., Jan. 7, 2008, at 6.听
Downsizing the Great Writ,听L.A. Daily J., Dec. 31, 2007, at 6.听
Who Gets to Be Veep?,听L.A. Times, July 31, 2007.
Other Publications
Managing California鈥檚 Freshwater Ecosystems: Lessons from the 2012-16 Drought,听Public Policy Institute of California听(Nov. 2017) (with Jeffrey Mount, Caitrin Chappelle, Greg Gartrell, Ted Grantham, Peter Moyle, Nathaniel Seavy, Leon Szeptycki, & Barton 鈥淏uzz鈥 Thompson).听
Improving the Federal Response to Drought: Five Areas for Reform,听Public Policy Institute of California听(2016) (with Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Caitrin Chappelle, Bonnie Colby, Richard Frank, Greg Gartrell, Douglas Kenney, Jay Lund, Peter Moyle & Leon Szeptycki).听
Allocating California鈥檚 Water: Directions for Reform,听Public Policy Institute of California听(2015) (with Ellen Hanak, Richard Frank, Richard Howitt, Jay Lund, Leon Szeptycki & Barton Thompson).听
California’s Water: Managing Drought,听Public Policy Institute of California听(2015) (with Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Richard Frank, Greg Gartrel, Peter Moyle, & Barton Thompson).听
California’s Water: Paying for Water,听Public Policy Institute of California听(2015) (with Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Caitrin Chappelle, Dean Misczynski, Katrina Jessoe, & David Mitchell).听
California鈥檚 Water: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta,听Public Policy Institute of California听(2015) (with Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, James Cloern, William Fleenor, Wim Kimmerer, & Peter Moyle).听
California鈥檚 Water: Water for the Environment,听Public Policy Institute of California听(2015) (with Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, John Eadie, Peter Moyle, Nathaniel Seavy, Leon Szeptycki, & Joshua Viers).听
Policy Priorities for Managing Drought,听Public Policy Institute of California听(2015) (with Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Caitrin Chappelle, Jay Lund, Peter Moyle, & Barton).听
Integrated Management of Delta Stressors: Institutional and Legal Options,听Public Policy Institute of California听(Apr. 2014) (with Barton “Buzz” Thompson et al.).听
Paying for Water in California,听Public Policy Institute of California听(Mar. 2014) (with Ellen Hanak et al.).听
Paying for Water in California: The Legal Framework,听Public Policy Institute of California听(Mar. 2014) (with Dean Misczynski et al.).听
Stress Relief: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta Ecosystem,听Public Policy Institute of California听(Apr. 2014) (with Ellen Hanak et al.).听
Integrated Management of Delta Stressors: Institutional and Legal Options,听Public Policy Institute of California听(2013) (with Barton “Buzz鈥 Thompson, Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, & Jeffrey Mount).听
Integrated Management of Delta Stressors: Institutional and Legal Options,听Public Policy Institute of California听(Apr. 2013) (with Barton Thompson et al.).听
Stress Relief: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta Ecosystem,听Public Policy Institute of California听(April 2013) (with Ellen Hanak et al.).听
A Model Water Transfer Act for California听(California Business Roundtable 1996).
Institutional Arrangements for Conjunctive Water Management in California and Analysis of Legal Reform Alternatives听(精东影业 of California Water Resources Center 1999) (with Ella Foley鈥揋annon).
Plowing New Ground: Using Economic Incentives to Control Water Pollution From Agriculture听(Environmental Defense Fund 1994).
Water Trading: Free Market Benefits for Exporters and Importers, Rep. 058鈥揂听(California Assembly Office of Research 1985) (with P. Schifferle, T. Gossard, R. Howitt, & C. Moore).
Student Notes/Comments
Note, Herbert v. Lando: State of Mind Discovery and the听New York Times v. Sullivan听Libel Balance, 66听Cal. L. Rev.听1127 (1978).
Education
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Pomona College
B.A. 1976 -
UC Berkeley
J.D. 1979