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None of them wanted a part of Nevada’s first-ever proposal to buy farmers’ water rights in parts of the state where people are draining the aquifers.
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Anna Phillips, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Farmers in the Imperial Valley enjoy water rights that date to the early 1900s, when settlers diverted water from the Colorado River to make the desert bloom.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
People come to depend on water rights to develop industry, grow agriculture and build towns, said Sarah Porter, director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 17 June 2024
The tribe also has the right to acquire future water rights under the settlement.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
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Anna Phillips, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Farmers in the Imperial Valley enjoy water rights that date to the early 1900s, when settlers diverted water from the Colorado River to make the desert bloom.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
People come to depend on water rights to develop industry, grow agriculture and build towns, said Sarah Porter, director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 17 June 2024
The tribe also has the right to acquire future water rights under the settlement.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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