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It is not true that ground water from wells is freely available to whomever owns the land. See recent judgements regarding multi-billion dollar disputes in Neva
by supportlocal4h 4y ago
It is not true that ground water from wells is freely available to whomever owns the land. See recent judgements regarding multi-billion dollar disputes in Nevada, Idaho, and Utah.
It is not a new thing for some wells to run dry because of neighbors' water use. And it isn't catching anybody by surprise. There's a whole lot of gunfighters flowing into these here parts. Uh hem, sorry. I mean lawyers.
- nkurz 4y agoI was definitely handwaving when I said "in general", but I meant something like "in the absence of local laws to the contrary". And (without sufficiently specifying) I intended to limit my comment to Arizona because that was the focus of the article. Arizona is different than the other Southwestern states. Here's what seems like a more complete overview: https://groundwater.stanford.edu/dashboard/arizona.html https://groundwater.stanford.edu/dashboard/arizona.html Note that unlike the other states you mentioned, the standard in Arizona is "reasonable use". Texas is the other big outlier. Do you have links (or good search terms) for the recent judgments you refer to? I know some things about this area (certainly enough to call it "complex"), but there is a lot I'm ignorant of.
- supportlocal4h 4y agoSNWA loses another water fight Great Basin Water Network court case SNWA water war Snake Valley production wells Tribal leaders oppose southern nevada water
- mjhay 4y agoThose are in Nevada and Idaho, not Arizona.
- supportlocal4h 4y agoYes. While I originally disagreed with nkurz, I responded to their non-confrontational approach. So the above is not an argument, it's a cooperation. (I know; weird)