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Water rights making waves  -  22 Oct 2007
Craig Daily Press,But despite that concern, Sharp said a bill such as Isgar’s would likely drive future water owners to purchase older, unconditional water rights rather than

Water rights decision reserved  -  22 Oct 2007
Marlborough Express,The property's former owners, David and Jillian Moorhouse, are among several parties being sued for failing to identify changes to water rights on a

Daily Digest 10.22  -  22 Oct 2007
Daily Herald,The public is invited to attend an informational meeting to discuss water rights issues in the Heber Valley area. The meeting will be held at 3 pm on Oct.

Protests against Norwegian Hydroelectric Power  -  22 Oct 2007
norwatch.no,She said the problem of water rights in Chile can be traced back to the time of the dictatorship. Then it became possible for individuals and companies to

Irrigators protest against water plan  -  22 Oct 2007
ABC Online,Wakool Shire mayor, Ken Trewin, says the irrigators want to sit down with whoever wins government, and explain that the trade of permanent water rights is

Mail from the Mayor: Water matters  -  22 Oct 2007
Tehachapi News,These water rights will be transferred to the city to ensure an adequate supply for all city residents. In addition to this proactive measure, the city will

Animal law is key to water fight  -  22 Oct 2007
Daily Report,The relevant case is In re: Tri-State Water Rights Litigation, No. 3:07-md-00001. Ruhl, the Florida State law professor, said Georgia’s lawyers could also

Nuclear power plant proposed for Utah  -  22 Oct 2007
EnerPub,...equity group has proposed the construction of the first nuclear power plant in the US state of Utah and has already agreed water rights for the plant.

Hearn, Olsen rake in funds  -  22 Oct 2007
The Olympian,Chester: The city has been bargaining with the state for 14 or 15 years trying to obtain needed water rights. I think it is time to have the governor

Farmers protest Fed Govt Murray water buyback  -  22 Oct 2007
North Queensland Register,Murray-Darling Basin Water Crisis Management Council chairman Ken Trewin said using $3 billion to buy back water rights — from whom the Government described

RDR company changing business focus  -  22 Oct 2007
The Ashburton Guardian,Other issues looming include the trading of water rights and the development of the Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation Company’s scheme, which has the RDRML’s

Hildale home sale a milepost  -  22 Oct 2007
Salt Lake Tribune,The trust is currently investigating the possibility of purchasing additional water rights that would allow it to draw from a substantial well in Hildale.

The future  -  22 Oct 2007
Pueblo Chieftain,The Arkansas River is already the state’s most overappropriated - meaning there are more water rights than there is often water available.

Gorilla Radio for Monday, October 22, 2007  -  22 Oct 2007
Pacific Free Press,The latest conspiracy to make of we citizens nothing more than mortally dependent slaves to commerce is currently unfolding in Alberta, where water rights

County may drop water rights rule  -  Oct 20, 2007
Pahrump Valley Times,By MARK WAITE TONOPAH -- Nye County commissioners could rescind an ordinance requiring the donation of water rights in Amargosa, Ralston and Big Smoky

Tri-state battle for water rights rages  -  Oct 20, 2007
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer,BY HALIMAH ABDULLAH - habdullah@ledger-enquirer.com -- Alabama, Florida and Georgia lawmakers are upping the ante in a feud over water rights-- a fight

Bessemer Ditch buy: Why now?  -  Oct 20, 2007
Pueblo Chieftain,...“We used to believe our water rights would yield three-and-a-half times our total supply. That’s no longer true,� said Alan Hamel, executive director of the

Water rights office to open in Parsons  -  Oct 18, 2007
Parsons Sun,By The Sun Staff Water rights holders in the area can now save the gas money a trip to the Division of Water Resources field office in Topeka used to cost

Water: Issue of future is issue already  -  Oct 20, 2007
Orangeburg Times Democrat,With conditions threatening to worsen, more debate will arise about water rights. Battles such as the one South Carolina has with North Carolina over Tar

Lyon Board to consider three water rights applications  -  Oct 17, 2007
Reno Gazette Journal,One application is from Sonterra Development Company, LLC, for water rights applications 75701 through 75724 (on May 15, 2007), seeking to change the point

Idaho Power Sues Federal Government  -  Oct 19, 2007
CNNMoney.comSo, the power company transferred its power plant facilities and land to the United States _ reserving its water rights _ in exchange for a specific amount

County unsure of new process for landowners selling water rights  -  Oct 17, 2007
Lexington Clipper Herald,Two landowners, JLM Ranch Inc. and HJ Ltd. are looking to sell their groundwater irrigation water rights to Central Platte Natural Resources District's

Richardson on Local Water Rights  -  Oct 14, 2007
Campaigns & Elections (press release)SANTA FE, NM-- Presidential candidate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's national press secretary Tom Reynolds today released the following statement on

Councils back water rights unbundling aid  -  Sep 26, 2007
ABC Online,Councils in Victoria's irrigation areas are applauding funding from the State Government to help them cope with the unbundling of water rights and property

S. Platte water ruling  -  Oct 20, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,Senior water rights owners and several cities, who have long fought the well-owners, declared victory in the case, saying the court's complex 101-page order

Roslyn water rights tied up in court  -  Oct 13, 2007
Daily Record,As it turns out, that’s not long ago enough because Roza Irrigation District has water rights on the Yakima River dating back to 1905.

City looks at updating water rates  -  Oct 16, 2007
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle,When property owners request annexation, a city resolution requires that they provide water rights equitable to “anticipated average consumption of water by

Court told couple let down over sale  -  Oct 18, 2007
Marlborough Express,David and Jillian Moorehouse are among several parties being sued in a civil case for failing to identify changes to water rights on a property under sale.

ANRA taking legal measures to protect rural water rights  -  Oct 10, 2007
Lufkin Daily News,While first-in-time is a long-held tradition in establishing Texas water rights, usage has also played a significant role. Water used for municipal drinking

Officials cross party lines to oppose water rights measure  -  Oct 10, 2007
Tucson Citizen,Local elected officials banded together across party lines Wednesday to denounce a proposed city charter change on Nov. 6 city election ballots.

State Bans New Irrigation Along Niobrara  -  Oct 17, 2007
Houston Chronicle,A main factor in the designation was Nebraska Public Power District's decision this year to use senior water rights it holds on the river.

Mussels have too much muscle in water decision  -  Oct 20, 2007
Shelbyville Times-Gazette,For months, families were kept from their water rights by armed federal agents. The government finally reversed itself in 2002, allowing the water back into

Govt considering 'water bank' system to fight droughts  -  Oct 5, 2007
The Daily Yomiuri,The system would allow local governments to temporarily lend or borrow water rights when water shortages occur. If realized, it would dramatically alter the

Cities want to proceed with property water rights case  -  Oct 3, 2007
The Olympian,As with the foreclosure, the cities' lawsuit to condemn the water rights was put on hold when three creditors forced the former brewery into US Bankruptcy

Juab water war about to end  -  Oct 19, 2007
Deseret News,By Jens Dana MONA, Juab County — A two-decade-long struggle over water rights will come to an abrupt end Monday when city officials disconnect a local

Ranchers' water rights battle moves on  -  Sep 28, 2007
Capital Press (subscription),That could turn out to be the case in a landmark water rights battle between two Idaho ranching families and the federal government.

Another big merger in the area's legal community  -  Oct 19, 2007
Las Vegas Business Press,The latest legal marriage of Brownstein means the law firm will become the most prominent water rights and natural resources practice in the West -- one of

Douglas County may buy Tahoe water rights  -  Sep 25, 2007
Tahoe Daily Tribune,An offer to Douglas County from a Lake Tahoe family trust that owns basin water rights will be revisited sometime in the coming weeks.

Protecting SC's water rights  -  Oct 3, 2007
Charleston Post Courier,The availability of water in the Catawba River has been diminished by the drought in South Carolina, and is further threatened upstream by North Carolina's

Republic River Basin NRDs selling bonds to secure water rights  -  Sep 30, 2007
Beatrice Daily Sun,Natural resources districts in the Republican River Basin plan to sell bonds to finance leases and purchases of Nebraska water rights.

Dispute over ditch rights lands water users in state court  -  Sep 26, 2007
Choteau Acantha,Duncan has suggested that the lawsuit does not involve a water rights issue, but a property rights issue that should be resolved through legal action other

County approves plan for rural water district  -  Oct 18, 2007
Pine River Times,The county commissioners approved it Tuesday morning after clarifying that water rights language in the service plan matches a decree for water rights that

Troubled waters for Craig, Idaho ESA concerns rise amid senator's ...  -  Oct 21, 2007
Twin Falls Times-News,It also provides an option for an additional 60000 AF for consumptive natural flow water rights. One acre foot represents the amount needed to cover an acre

More on Measure 49  -  Oct 20, 2007
Statesman Journal,There are 3 other land owners within a mile of this claim who have been told they could not have the water rights they wanted, for lack of water.

Money, risk halt search for water  -  Oct 18, 2007
Reno Gazette Journal,Vahid Behmaram, Washoe County water rights manager, water consultant Steve Walker and TMWA expert Shawn Stoddard explained how the state engineer considers

Got water?  -  Oct 13, 2007
Daily Record,Many say sorting out the issues for a long-term resolution won’t be easy given the complexity and volatile nature of discussion on water rights and access

Water board OKs Bessemer Ditch plan  -  Oct 16, 2007
Pueblo Chieftain,Executive Director Alan Hamel elaborated, saying the board of the 1960s and ’70s took “bold action� to acquire water rights and storage after the city lost

Los Chavez residents say safety, crime among top issues  -  Oct 20, 2007
Valencia County News Bulletin,Crime, animal control, traffic speed, trash, loss of open space, the Rancho Cielo development and water rights were some issues that were highlighted.

Partners would share water separately  -  Oct 18, 2007
Pueblo Chieftain,By CHRIS WOODKA A proposed agreement between the Pueblo Board of Water Works and Pueblo West clearly keeps the water systems, water rights acquisitions and

Bessemer Ditch sale not only option  -  Oct 17, 2007
Pueblo Chieftain,By CHRIS WOODKA ROCKY FORD - Farmers need to weigh the benefits of selling water rights against alternatives that preserve agricultural ownership,

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