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Non transferable. Water rights for that farm. Not for a place 250 miles away. We sometimes forget how big California is. It’s not a regular state geographicall
by bilbo0s 2y ago
Non transferable.
Water rights for that farm. Not for a place 250 miles away. We sometimes forget how big California is. It’s not a regular state geographically speaking.
Even if it were legal, how do you move the water 250 miles? Oftentimes uphill?
- codingdave 2y agoIt is legal, for some types of water rights. Not all. And yes, water moves. Downhill. All by itself. Rights can be transferred to different owners along its path. It doesn't matter if the new owner is upstream or downstream, as long as you are talking about the same source. So while you are correct that a farmer wouldn't sell their rights to someone hundreds of miles away, they absolutely can sell to someone else in the same community.