Commentary: The conflict over water rights has been brewing in California for decades. The Legislature is now involved as lawmakers weigh three bills to curb those rights, some dating back to the 19th century. 📝: DanCALmatters
Imperial Irrigation District employee John Britschgi adjusts a gate while delivering a water order to a farm in Imperial Valley on Dec. 5, 2022. Photo by Caitlin Ochs, ReutersThe conflict over water rights has been brewing in California for decades. The Legislature is now involved as lawmakers weigh three bills to curb those rights, some dating back to the 19th century.
However, while groundwater regulation ended one front in California’s never-ending political and legal battles over allocation of water, it merely set the stage for an even bigger conflict over surface water rights, particularly those pre-dating 1914, when the state first began controlling diversions.
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