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During drought or water shortages, the commission also determines the priority of use among water rights holders, sometimes ordering curtailments.
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Stephanie Threinen, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Those senior water rights, the authors contended, are critical to environmental protection because they are always fulfilled prior to any junior water rights claims.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Reasons for the decline Jim Butler, senior scientist at the Kansas Geological Survey, said in an interview that one of the leading causes of the mass depletion of water was the issuing of too many water rights permits when the amount of water in the Aquifer was in abundance.
—Harry Whited, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
The project still is awaiting a decision on water rights, expected to come by the end of this year from the State Water Resources Control Board.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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Stephanie Threinen, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Those senior water rights, the authors contended, are critical to environmental protection because they are always fulfilled prior to any junior water rights claims.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Reasons for the decline Jim Butler, senior scientist at the Kansas Geological Survey, said in an interview that one of the leading causes of the mass depletion of water was the issuing of too many water rights permits when the amount of water in the Aquifer was in abundance.
—Harry Whited, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
The project still is awaiting a decision on water rights, expected to come by the end of this year from the State Water Resources Control Board.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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