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Published On: May 20th, 2025

Dan Haller Interviewed on Water Rights in Hydro Leader Magazine

Dan Haller, PE, CWRE, was interviewed in the May 2025 issue of Hydro Leader on the topics of water rights and water banking for hydro operators.

In the article, Dan, a Washington native, former employee of the Department of Ecology, and longtime water rights practitioner, explains the concepts of water rights and water banking. He addresses implementation, the process of setting up a water bank, adjudication, and what success looks like, among other topics.

  “Water rights are often a limiting factor for new project innovation, so an intimate knowledge of water rights can help hydropower facilities stretch an increasingly scarce resource.”

—Dan Haller in Hydro Leader

Read the full text of Dan’s interview.

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About Dan

Dan is a Senior Principal Water Resources Engineer and a leader in water rights and water resources based in Washington. He has worked on the state’s largest water banks and water-right transfers in the last 20 years and is the regional lead for environmental-impact-statement development for a range of storage, watershed-recovery, and private-development projects in the western United States.

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For more information on water rights and water banking, contact Dan at Dan.Haller@aspectconsulting.com.
Learn more about Dan: Dan Haller (Geosyntec.com)