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Beneath the ideological narratives, global conflicts often come down to pragmatic goals such as geography, water rights, mineral rights and supply-chain control.
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Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Tribes, who hold about 20% of all senior water rights in the Colorado, were long left out of direct discussions, including the discussions leading to the 1922 Colorado River Compact that governs allocations to the seven basin states.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The move is one of the first of many that will likely become the next phase of controversy over Great Lakes water rights as more tech companies look to the region for its seemingly endless supply of water.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The current shortage framework, in place through 2026, already cuts allocations to Arizona and Nevada but allows California to retain its full share because of senior water rights.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Tribes, who hold about 20% of all senior water rights in the Colorado, were long left out of direct discussions, including the discussions leading to the 1922 Colorado River Compact that governs allocations to the seven basin states.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The move is one of the first of many that will likely become the next phase of controversy over Great Lakes water rights as more tech companies look to the region for its seemingly endless supply of water.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The current shortage framework, in place through 2026, already cuts allocations to Arizona and Nevada but allows California to retain its full share because of senior water rights.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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