We live in a desert state. Water law needs to be strengthened and corrected to avoid abuse. Water should be kept within the aquifer that it is generated when stream flows are transferred in to well rights. The stream flows should be used to recharge the aquifer that the well right was granted to protect from over appropriation of the water.
Water companies and Irrigation companies are under scrutiny with recent canal breaks. The state needs individuals on the hill to help over see any change to water law that may affect these companies. Change in water law that allows for transfer of water rights without regard to other water users or the life of the water company needs to be watched, caught and stopped. Undue regulation needs to be avoided.
Posted by Richard Behling at 10:16 AM
Labels: rights, water
Friday, April 30, 2010
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