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Our water rights face a growing threat.
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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
Bartolo was born and raised in the Arkansas River Valley, where water rights sell-offs to Front Range cities in the 1970s decimated farm fields and towns.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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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
Bartolo was born and raised in the Arkansas River Valley, where water rights sell-offs to Front Range cities in the 1970s decimated farm fields and towns.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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