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The current shortage framework, in place through 2026, already cuts allocations to Arizona and Nevada but allows California to retain its full share because of senior water rights.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The highest tap fees are concentrated among towns and cities on the periphery that secured more expensive water rights later and whether by necessity or choice, built their own water and sewer system.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
New Mexico officials expect to achieve most of those reductions from buying water rights from willing sellers, meaning more than 14 square miles (36 square kilometers) of farmland would be retired.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Larger funds have struggled to deploy capital efficiently, particularly in high-quality permanent crop regions, where water rights and climatic conditions add further gating mechanisms.
—Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The highest tap fees are concentrated among towns and cities on the periphery that secured more expensive water rights later and whether by necessity or choice, built their own water and sewer system.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
New Mexico officials expect to achieve most of those reductions from buying water rights from willing sellers, meaning more than 14 square miles (36 square kilometers) of farmland would be retired.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Larger funds have struggled to deploy capital efficiently, particularly in high-quality permanent crop regions, where water rights and climatic conditions add further gating mechanisms.
—Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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