Arguing About Consensus: Examining the Case Against Western Watershed Initiatives and Other

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Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural
Books, Reports, and Studies
Resources, Energy, and the Environment
2000
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Douglas S. Kenney
University of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
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Douglas S. Kenney, Arguing About Consensus: Examining the Case Against Western Watershed Initiatives
and Other Collaborative Groups Active in Natural Resources Management (Natural Res. Law Ctr., Univ. of
Colo. Sch. of Law 2000).
DOUGLAS S. KENNEY, ARGUING ABOUT CONSENSUS: EXAMINING
THE CASE AGAINST WESTERN WATERSHED INITIATIVES AND
OTHER COLLABORATIVE GROUPS ACTIVE IN NATURAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT (Natural Res. Law Ctr., Univ. of Colo. Sch.
of Law 2000).

Reproduced with permission of the Getches-Wilkinson
Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the
Environment (formerly the Natural Resources Law
Center) at the University of Colorado Law School.
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equity, and on - eht - ground results . elbissopmi ot neve tpmetta e vitaroballoc
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significant on - eht - ground i m stnemevorp n i that eht sseccus saw deveihcayb gnitartnecnoc
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stnemugra si taht eht tsrif fo eseht snoinipos i vitceffe e sen s lliw ton eb deniatniam ecnoe soht
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eihca stnemev lliw dael ot no - eht - ground dellac wol“ gnignah ”tiurf .)tnemugra oslAn i
sseccus , ro/dna eht aedi taht organizational esoht ,sesac ti si netfo deugra taht esehts laog
gains are of intrinsic value s sfyeonnlaodr ager - erew ton deveihca yna retsaf ro repaehcn aht
eht - .secneuqesno cdnuorg tahw dluow evah neeb elbissop uorht gh
rehtO nommo cstnemug readulcni ehta edi traditional means .
that lacol stnediser dluohs eb devlovni n i rehtonA rojam tes fo stnemugra t sniaga
gnikam snoisiced htiw lacol stcapmi , an evitaroballoc sessecorp laed htiw i s seus f o
noitressa taht si yllacipyt deknil ot e ht noitatneserper dna noisiced - .gnikam c ificepS
a s noitpmus taht siht l atcnoelmevlo vsneiodt on smsicitirc edulcni eht noitressa t aht
rucco ni gnitsixe )lanoitidart( , stnemegnarra latnemnorivne stniopweiv era ton y letauqeda
ro/dna eht noinipo taht sihtd e e m donecartciuso detneserper nialloc evitarob puorgorp c sesse , or
eb retteb deveihca hguorht eht esu f o ,ylesrevnoc taht ytidommocetni r stse erarevo -
aroballoc evit .spuorg oslA evisavrep si e ht .detneserper ,yllanoitiddA ot eht tnetxe t aht
tnemugra taht evitarepooc sehcaorppa o t latnemnorivne stseretni era ,detneserper y eht
noisiced - gnikam era yltnerehni elbareferp o t era ylekil ot eb ta atarts e ega tcnnieagvvidgasid
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unani m ity) does not lead to efficient or nonemonehp fo lanoitutitsni aitreni dna e ht
envoiitsciucdeodrp - sesic rgenxiekam . stniartsnoc fo latnemercni ,egnahc e ht
gnidnopseR ot eht tneuqerfc lla rofr etaerg noitanidrobus fo cilbup stseretni ot eps laic
lacol ,lortno cscitpeks retnuoc taht most natural ,stseretni eht eruliaf ot esu ecneicseffe c ,ylevit
secruoser ,era ta tsael ot emos ,eergedup b lic dna tsom ,yltnatropmi eht y ltneuqerf
,secruoser dna dluohs deganam nia c ecnadroc gnitnioppasid no - eht - dnuorg kcart drocer f o
htiw eht seulav dleh yb eht noitan dna yteicos ta ynam smargorp ylbamuserp dengised ott cetorp
egral — not just a local co n ycneutits . Ad etaler .secruoser
a tnemugr si taht cilbup ycilop - gnikam si a elihW ereht si yldetbuodnuedisnoc r elba
function of government, and it is inappropriate ,st nmeomo errvoofrpmi are skoo logcl ntiatsixe
ot tfihs esehtced i sions to ad hoc, public/private smetsys fo larutan secruoser dnae n latnemnoriv
spuorg taht yam ton yfsitas citarcomeds mron tnemeganam stseggus taht htob sesseccusd na
regarding representation, process, professional seruliaf nac eb dnuof ni uba n . ecnad
epxe r tise, and related considerations . tI si osla ,eromrehtruF ti si tluciffid otoc n edulc tahte ht
deugra taht conflict - detneiro sessecorp era a metsys si ”nekorb“ rodnuf“ a yllatnem” dewalf
etamitigel dna laitnesse hcaorppa otced i sion - uohtiw t gnillac otni noitseuq ynam fo e ht
,gnikam dna taht gnitarenev susnesnoc n ac latnemele stpecnoc fo eht naciremA metsysf o
etomorp na etairporppani laicos erp s sure to .ecnanrevog emoS fo eseht stpecnoce dulcni
.esimorpmoc desrepsid rewop htiw elpitlum skcehc d na
,secn aglnaibtepmocf o smur fonoisiced - ,gnikam
tseretni puorga c ,ytivit dna .msilaredef T oe ht
srews nrA ogFnihcraeS tnetxe taht eseht serutaef era deweiv s a
seicneicifed ot eb ,emocrevo neht c itamard
neviG eht d ytluciffi ni gnissessa e ht rdoefl lt esacnrmcaiarfofer — larut a nnyil ntoon
ecnamrofrep fo evitaroballoc ,spuorg htob n i stnemegnar rraedao rntb iu,bsnoitutits neicruoser
smret fo atad noitcelloc dna ,noitaterpretnis iht ni naciremA .ecnanrevog ,fI ,daetsni e seht
evaiti nei dfaiev d ots roetpnordoper s ftonemsses seitil aeurqadeweiv sa elbanosaer stniartsnoco t
eht stirem fo nretsew dehsretaw sevitaitinid na krow ,nihtiw neht eht egnellahc si ot e rom
rehto evitaroballoc ,spuorg tubtar reh skeeso t ylevitceles dna yllacigetarts t nemelpmi
retteb etanimulli dna erolpxe esoht g nikrow su b evitnats smrofer nihtiw taht krowemarft aht
snoitpmussa taht yltnerruc etarapes e ht esimorp ot y l eternvoeemiidcheicefarfgea - nopu
stn emno or.pf soecrhipttpe ks tI si eht epo htaht ,slaog dna larudecorp smrofer taht esimorpo t
siht troffe ll iewgaruoc nhetob seitrap ote gagne eb reeltitcnoc erro ecnalaboc m .se vitc egjnbiotep
nsims ie rntageaan hh bifcceegoiesdrrmeehmte evi tsatrroobfaflel o nCyalcbamu syearlpp a elor
fomelborp - ,gnivlos a laer deen nevig tahty nam rednu rehti e,oiranecs tub yrev tnereffidselor —
ycilop - srekam raeppa suoixna ot yllamroft poda deweiv ni eht tsrif sa a tnemecalper g nriotfsixe
. ecitca rdp nwa a nlsiehcaorp pwa eenseht sa,adnoc ees h nt,id nsaessecorp tnemelppus .
ehT lacigol gnitrats ecalp rof sihtd e etabs i sihT enil fo yriuqni sekat no d edda
eht noitingocer taht hcum fo eht a r tnemugn i ytixelpmoc nehw erutuf larutan e cruoser
rovaf fo evitarobal lsopcuorg dna( detaler) sloot smelborp era .deredisnoc roF , elpmaxe
si a evitagen ,eno desab no gnithgilhgihe ht oc n gnillort tniopnon ecruos noitullop e ht(
d esmeuiscenrepicife dfo eht gnitsix emetsysf o pr i yr aet mgntneeemmlenlgu aanhnicat mnerruc
.ees caenhaTnrevog s ,su cyolftneuq esrtfnemsses dna erutuf retaw ytilauq )smargorp stneserpa
rof ,elpmaxe no eht gnitsix es’metsyss isahpme yrev tnereffid c egnellah naht tniop e cruos
)lairas ryelvtdn ae dudeqnzeair(l fay mlnrhoogfih .noitullop ,ylralimiS secruoser noitarotsern ac
om sed fo noisiced - ,gnikam eht ecnelaverpf o erutaef tnereffid selcatsbo naht stpmetta t a
secruoser .noitavreserp nI redro otednu r dnats
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hcihw sepyt fomelborp - gnivlosa p sehcaorpe ra won dna ni eht etaidemmi ,erutuf ot e b
ytl se eokovmiti l tnecibef faneeviigs ,noitaut ti .erut a nnyiratnemelppus
si yrassecen ot redisnoc eseht s ecnereffid yll a tco e aaosftseehllooihdtAnti - ,detneiro
eve i nlooe ts beasr eie,rhet l.pym larlxoueFferac susnesnoc - desab sessecorp era o f netd esrodne
t aehvtita rsoebsaslelcoocrp eud( yltsom otr ieht desab no stpecnoc nward morf eht l aicos“
susnesnoc ro i )noitatne era ylekil ot eb t som ”latipac ,erutaretil hcihw stressa taht n iatrec
esvea i hsth nrcnoaiiiphtw a eue vtsniioitshcteffe sepyt fo eitivitca s pleh ot dliub ylesolc - tink
is ralim stseretni ,.e.i(eulav - desab stcilfnoce ra seiti n fudomdemilovlciidknsi u sla retteb elbao t
.s e, r sufitohc Tuervtist n )edtcnnnaaicifi ntgoins yltnioj evlos smelborp fo ytinummoc. tseretni
,e s. rnsuo ioiyctl anzoi l aadoraHeonrebg w ,reve ylniatreC siht enil fo thguoht si detroppusy b
snoitazilareneg fo siht erutan emoceb y rev ynam larutanr e emcerluboosrp - s tnr iogfnfievlos
lufrewop nehw yeht era ylticilpx edesab noe ht . ddee,lrhsrritoe ohhvwtatewoH sno in tiearutis
noitinghotcer ta tnereff isdepyt fo ,smelborpt suj hcihw lacinhcet dna laicnanif secruoser e ra
tsnee pre yekftfiofliodrp b mel - ,seiget agrntisvlos el byall tidnaneva uaeqnreuerhfwllew - depoleved
reffo tnereffid stes fo ,sevitnecn, iseitinutroppo gnikc ael rsamets yesvitartsinim dda nlaagel — ton
dna .stniartsnoc A retteb gnidnatsrednu fos iht eht snoitidnoc ni eht naciremA . tseW
no i etn d aayielvclvlarlopeearmrsupibtsopecnoc ,yllanoitiddA ot eht tnetxe taht niatres ceitivitca
sthgisni otni eht etabed revo e vitaroballoc nacliub d eseht ,slliks si ti etarucca ote mussa
,spuorg nevig taht eht laciripmedleif - levela tad taht ylnosusnesnoc - desab sessecorp evahs iht
dedeen ot edivorp evitinifed srewsna t uoba ?ytilauq ehT de u lanoitac eulav fod ehsretaw
.ya wsara elyarev e eslbli tys asmsenevitceffe 1 l lssetiwro fefveitarobal lroacli m disnseavitaitini
A retteb gnidnatsrednu fo eht ecni n ,sevit atse b dehsil den lasbea drnieovdsoiarsepnrocr of
seitinutroppo dna stniartsnoc dedivorp y b ;msaisuhtne tubacude noit dnamelborp - gnivlos
id tnereff melborp - gnivlos sehcaorppa si o sla era ton ylirassecen tnelaviuqe vitca i ,seit
n epeiwh tsgennbo ii edtlhnaatalrt etsornrteecdnu odtekn ie lrsatcilfn otca httnet xe ehoyttllaicepse
eht os - dellac ”evitanretla“ snaem fomelborp - eulav .secnereffid ,eromrehtruF fiy tinummoc
gnivlos dna eht ”lanoitidart“ .snaem sA a snoitcar edtnnai eht tnio jtiusrup foy tinummoc“
lacitcarp ,rettam eseht tnereffid sepyt f o ”stseret neira eht yek ot gnivlosredom nl arutan
d nnoaeg htsfeohcaorppa - ni - dnah , a ph e nonemon ecruoser ,smelborp yhw neht era t ekram
det asyr pbtta ssheuerhlbe tlpneiosiu t oaftgoitil smsinahcem eht rehto rallip — gnola h tiw
gnidna t.snro eigdtnnai uikAtr ooegwgeanruocne evitaroballoc sessecorp — ni e visneherpmoc
fo s iphithsn oyiltga nlsoeerrgtasruog cnnieweiv mrofer slasoporp fo eht lanoitaNe cnamrofreP
dehsretaw ni i sevitait dna ralimise vitaroballoc wei vdenRa ehtseW t noita i’csorso snnArreevoG
stroffe ,ssatne mreelhptpaurs nahtecalper ,stnem ,.g.e( ,)arbilnE gnoma ?srehto aelC ,ylre rom
rof lanoitidart sessecorp hcus sa noitalugerd na thguoht si dedeen ot ylluf erolpxe ehtl aicos
.noitagitil nI ,tcaf ynam fo eht stnemugrat aht latipac tnemugra nehw deilppa ot l arutan
hsiu gsntintesniodporp morf scitpeks eray legral r e secruos tnemeganam dnamelborp - gnivlosn i
de hnseihn wigemnhiitdkroaw s noitpmus sit aht .tse Wnacirem Aeht
eht ”evitanretla“ sessecorp era ,dednetnih tob enO fo eht hcraeser saera tsom ni deenf o
susnesno cn oecnaile rawo hs inoitnett aylralohcs
ed noisic -gnikam — neettnfio r de tee crnipit csaarp
1 ehT laru tsaeNcruoseR waL retneC si gnoma esoht a ytiminanu riuqer e tnem — stcapmi e ht
research organizations engaged in thi s empirical gninr oofibotaclnluofc a .esvpi uttouro ghguorhT
research. Currently, the Center is compiling survey
hcum y h fpnoorse otslsiiehwp ay ghocliorhtym
data on western watershed initiatives, including
that su r sdnuor susnesnoc .sessecorp f O
those first investigated by the Center in 1995 leading
ralucitrap eton era eht saedi tahtoc susnesn sia
nfooitacil boutp The Watershed Source Book
laicos ,doog dna taht susnesnoc snoisicede ra
,CL R.N)(6991 hcraese Rfo siht dniksnigeb ot
in sep yrteh tnoa hdtil a rveotaruc cear oymltnereh
sa tg nrd ooeeylfehfntsi - ry erofatfsos e acmteranedt
.ssenevitce ftfue osbnaoisulc neoscic eerrpom fo .snoisiced elihW ereht si dnuosht e yrod na
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