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New Mexico officials expect to achieve most of those reductions from buying water rights from willing sellers, meaning more than 14 square miles (36 square kilometers) of farmland would be retired.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
In Colorado, when there is not enough water to fulfill water rights, the state engineer’s office cuts users’ supplies.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Larger funds have struggled to deploy capital efficiently, particularly in high-quality permanent crop regions, where water rights and climatic conditions add further gating mechanisms.
—Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Luckily, Sherman has water rights to nearby Lake Texoma.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
In Colorado, when there is not enough water to fulfill water rights, the state engineer’s office cuts users’ supplies.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Larger funds have struggled to deploy capital efficiently, particularly in high-quality permanent crop regions, where water rights and climatic conditions add further gating mechanisms.
—Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Luckily, Sherman has water rights to nearby Lake Texoma.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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