Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
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Water Rights Law, Guns and Money - Why is water so dang complicated? We are going to explain it drop by drop. You got to start slow or it's overwhelming. We'll explore the early history, evolution of water rights, farmers versus cities, interstate squabbles, lack of common sense in administration, reallocation to form new uses, problems with water court, the ridiculous amount of time to get..
Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
7M ago
Risks beyond diminishing the supply of water
· Remaining water unsafe or undrinkable
· Saltwater intrusion
Subsidence
· Cracks in the earth
· Moving an entire city because it is sinking
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Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
8M ago
Points of Agreement
· Current operations not working
· Next set of rules should be interim
Where they disagree
· Upper Basin says Lower Basin exceeding allocations
· Lower Basin wants to include all upstream reservoirs
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Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
8M ago
Strange things happen
· Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
· Imperial Irrigation District
Role reversals
· Jeffrey Kightlinger now advising Imperial
· Imperial suddenly in mood to collaborate rather than demand
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Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
9M ago
Kickbacks or other forms of favors
· Not at State employee level
· Maybe elected officials
Such a sweet deal given to Fondomonte
· Low price on land rental
· All the water you can possibly use for free
Public employees encourage monitoring water use
· Nixed or ignored at the elected level
· Does this stink to you?
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Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
9M ago
A British newspaper reports on our drought
· Alfalfa is king
· Powell and Mead have risen to 36% of capacity from 28%
Our country is disconnected from food supply
· Forage crops can be converted to save water
· Farmers love alfalfa: it’s reliable with a steady demand
Need for alternatives
· Rotational crops
· Possibly hydroponics
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Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
10M ago
Jennifer Gimbel
· Extensive and impressive experience
· Shares thoughts and ideas
Discussion of Five Ideas
· Easier processes for farmers to sell saved water
· 1041 Regulations impacts and benefits to local citizens
· Strong agreement on Two Forks Reservoir
· Stop discouraging buy and dry
· Create special zones for buy and dry
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Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
10M ago
Ocean desalination plant being discussed
· Where’s the ocean?
· Straw into the northern tip of the Gulf of Mexico
Environmental and economic constraints
· $5 billion is a low-ball estimate
· Pipelines to cross national park and environmentally sensitive areas
Would you bet on this project?
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Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
11M ago
Arizona Big Media
· Blatantly touting a vast resource of water in Arizona
· Hub of data center and semiconductor plants
Arizona officials waking up
· No more housing developments in Phoenix proper
· Some rural areas passing much needed groundwater laws
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Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
11M ago
Leprino cheese factory in Greeley, Colorado
· About 1000 AF a year of milk
· Mile is 87% water
Is that water state water or private water?
· Is this similar to diverted water that is not consumed?
· What if milk sent out of state?
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Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
1y ago
The kick the can legislature
· Only 16 water bills this session
· Like we need another study
State should step up to complex and sensitive water issues
· Dan Beard – saying it like it is
· Our problems are immediate, but others are dire
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