water right

noun

: a right to the use of water (as for irrigation)
especially : riparian right

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However, The Mercury News reported that the commission was told on Wednesday that the project had yet to obtain the key permits required to begin construction, had not secured the necessary water rights, and had completed just 30 percent of the design. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025 The water rights have no monetary value, Burgos told the Idaho Statesman. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2025 La Mutua formed in 1900 as a secret society to assist members fighting against the theft of their land and water rights. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 The revelations about Nestle piping water from the forest sparked an outpouring of opposition and prompted several complaints to California regulators questioning the company’s water rights claims, which led to the state investigation. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for water right

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water right was in 1793

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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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