Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for Fighting
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January 3, 2013 - 2:38am
Why Resolving Water is Important but Difficult for the Western US
Written by Sig Silber
An enormous struggle and debate is taking place in the Western U.S. involving water. This struggle includes among other things:
Historical disputes over who owns what water.
The modern relevance of the principle of “first in time first in right” referred to as the Priority Doctrine and written in the constitutions of many Western States. In theory, water markets allow the use of water to move from lower-value applications to higher-value applications but the public does not always think this is fair especially if the right to use the water moves from one location to another. Read more »
January 3, 2013 - 2:38am
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