Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
Water Rights - Law, Guns and Money - Why is water so dang complicated? We are going to explain it drop by drop. You gotta 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 permitted, investments in water, and other topics. It is complicated but we have fun making sense of it all. We may get shot, but we will take aim at all these issues.
Water Rights: Laws, Guns, & Money
Episode 83 LOOKING UNDER OUR FEET
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Tommy Raye
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Season 2023
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Episode 83
Great report from the New York Times
· Reflecting from 1800 to 1950
· Endless bounty of all resources
Rain and snow
· Rain refills aquifers in east
· Snowmelt feeds western rivers
Thirsty farms and growing urban areas tap aquifers
· Overused and under regulated
· Overuse causes subsidence which reduces aquifer capacity