Once that happened, she explained, not only did the opposition ... it impacts other people’s ability to fulfill their water rights,” Rivero said. “For all the folks that are good actors ...

Corpus Christi is not the primary water rights holder for its eastern water supplies. It buys water from Lake Texana and has what's called "run of river" water rights for water from the Colorado ...

Texas follows a “first in time, first in right” system, meaning older water rights take priority. In a drought, those with senior rights get water first, and newer users might be cut off entirely.

In the Gem State, water rights essentially operate under a "first ... as to how the state should manage its resource," Budge explained. "We're in an era of diminishing water supplies from climate ...

"This field actually happens to be drip irrigated, and that's the most efficient," explained ... for Parker Water. Castle Rock and Parker will utilize their own junior water rights.

The Shoshone Hydropower Plant in Glenwood Canyon was not operating for nearly all of 2023 and more than half of 2024, adding urgency to a campaign seeking to secure the plant’s water rights for the ...

The Shoshone Hydropower Plant in Glenwood Canyon was not operating for nearly all of 2023 and more than half of 2024, adding urgency to a campaign seeking to secure the plant’s water rights for the ...