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Water users with long-standing water rights are also cutting their water use earlier in the season than usual, with some only getting 14% or less of their annual allocations.
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ABC News, 8 May 2026
Our water rights face a growing threat.
—Kevin Fixler
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
More than a century ago, water rights along the Colorado River were divided up with the expectation of more water than the system actually produces today.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The water agreement between the two cities, which dates back to 1968, was intended to resolve a protest related to San Diego’s prior downstream water rights at Hodges Dam and to secure permits needed to build the Poway Dam in 1971.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 8 May 2026
Our water rights face a growing threat.
—Kevin Fixler
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
More than a century ago, water rights along the Colorado River were divided up with the expectation of more water than the system actually produces today.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The water agreement between the two cities, which dates back to 1968, was intended to resolve a protest related to San Diego’s prior downstream water rights at Hodges Dam and to secure permits needed to build the Poway Dam in 1971.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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