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Developers of Project Jupiter purchased existing water rights from a sod farm just west of Sunland Park, New Mexico, for 2,400 acre-feet per year.—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 June 2026 Buying water rights, boring wells, and laying a pipeline for 10 miles to the river cost $60 million in that first project.—Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026 The Colorado River District will use those funds to buy water rights to the Shoshone Hydroelectric Power Plant from Xcel Energy.—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 23 May 2026 Geopolitical risk now belongs in the data center pro forma alongside power availability, water rights, and tax abatements.—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for water right