water right

noun

: a right to the use of water (as for irrigation)
especially : riparian right

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The Shoshone water rights purchase is both – and is essential to the health of the Colorado River and indeed to all Coloradans. Bill Ritter Jr., The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024 In 2019, the Trump administration proposed a plan that would pump more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for farms—a plan welcomed by growers given California's long-standing water problems as the state battles for water rights and endures longer droughts. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 Over the past three and a half years, the Biden administration has also provided funding for Indian water rights settlements, including a historic $5 billion settlement in July that included the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024 The engineer re-approved the water rights less than two months after the donation. Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for water right 

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water right was in 1793

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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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