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	AllRefer.com - water rights (Legal Terms And Concepts) - Encyclopedia
		water rights, in law, the qualified privilege of a landowner to use the water adjacent to or flowing through his property.
		The ownership of a stream bed may depend upon whether the stream is or is not a navigable water.
		Underground and percolating waters have no easily determined course, and the usual American practice is not to restrict a landowner who taps and exploits these waters; however, in some states the rights of those who may be adversely affected must be considered.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/waterrig.html (450 words)

	STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
		Owners of lands overlying a ground water basin or other common source of supply have the first right to withdraw water for reasonable beneficial use on their overlying lands, and the right of each owner is equal and correlative to the right of all other owners similarly situated.
		Underground water is not subject to the permit procedure unless it is the underflow of a surface stream or otherwise is flowing in a subterranean stream with a known and definite channel.
		A water right is a property right, and the owner has the same obligation to defend it against encroachment as in the case of any other kind of property.
	www.waterrights.ca.gov /application/forms/infobook.htm (6665 words)

	Encyclopedia of North American Indians - - Water Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In the American West, most rights to use water are regulated by state laws founded on the principle of "first in time, first in right": in times of water shortage, the oldest water right is satisfied in full before junior water rights are satisfied.
		Federal Indian water rights are defined and governed by a body of federal law that recognizes that Indian tribes have unique property and sovereignty rights to the water on their reservations.
		Indian water rights, although created and vested as of the date of the reservation—or earlier, in the case of aboriginal rights—are not quantified unless litigation or congressional action has determined the size of the right.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_042700_waterrights.htm (1574 words)

	WATER RIGHTS - Encyclopedia Britannica - WATER RIGHTS - JCSM's Study Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The diminution of underground water collected by percolation, even though malicious, does not give a cause of action to the owner of the land in which it collects, it being merely damnum sine injuria, though he is entitled to have it unpolluted unless a right of pollution be gained against him by
		In certain cases the rights of the riparian proprietors are subject to the intervening rights of other persons.
		These rights vary according as the river is navigable or not, or tidal or not.
	jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Encyclopedia_Britannica/VIR_WAT/WATER_RIGHTS.html (473 words)

	Sharing Colorado River Water: History, Public Policy and the Colorado River Compact
		United States recognized Indian water rights regardless of whether a tribe had used the water or not, with rights established at the time reservations were created.
		Tribes therefore have the right to lease their water to interested entities, without the interference of the states in which their reservations are located.
		Water shortages were not on the minds of compact negotiators; in fact, they seemed to believe that surpluses were more likely.
	ag.arizona.edu /AZWATER/arroyo/101comm.html (6488 words)

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		Appropriative rights must be used continuously to remain valid: if a water user fails to exercise his or her right for a number of years, the right may be challenged in state forfeiture proceedings (handled in California by the State Water Resources Control Board).
		In other words, if a farmer transferred some fraction of his or her water, then it might be clear evidence that not all of the water specified in the original water right was necessary to sustain the existing beneficial use.
		Unlike appropriative rights, riparian water rights are normally not transferrable and are tied to particular parcels of land bordering a watercourse.
	www.rppi.org /ps162.html (14849 words)

	Water News, Water Rights, Bulk Water, Springs, Bottled Water, Water Markets, Water, Marketing, Trading, Analysis, Water ...
		Water transactions and the acquisition of businesses in the water field require more than just listing water assets for sale, they require hands-on experience to navigate the legal, financial, and regulatory process.
		Trust was established to receive and dedicate water rights for conservation purposes such as in-stream flow and other environmental purposes.
		Because of the highly political character of water and potentially dangerous agendas of the actors, we consider ourselves as journalists and as such the sources of much of our material is strictly confidential and must remain confidential.
	www.waterbank.com (631 words)

	IATP \| Water Observatory
		The baseline documents that specify the scopes of activities involved in the various themes and delineate the issues at the local level have been prepared for selected themes and cross-cutting perspectives, by "beacons" (an organisation or a group of organisations) appointed by the organizing committee.
		The 145 countries that have ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights are now obligated to progressively ensure access to clean water "equitably and without discrimination." The Committee's declaration is in the form of a "General Comment," the mechanism for providing interpretation of the Covenant.
		High-profile privatisation failures in major cities of the South provide ample evidence that the water needs of the poor should not be left in the hands of profit-driven transnational water corporations.
	www.waterobservatory.org (592 words)

	Colorado State Judicial Branch - Water Courts
		The Water Right Determination and Administration Act of 1969 created seven water divisions based upon the drainage patterns of various rivers in Colorado.
		Each water division is staffed with a division engineer, appointed by the state engineer; a water judge, appointed by the Supreme Court; a water referee, appointed by the water judge; and a water clerk, assigned by the district court.
		Water judges are district judges appointed by the Supreme Court and have jurisdiction in the determination of water rights, the use and administration of water, and all other water matters within the jurisdiction of the water divisions.
	www.courts.state.co.us /supct/supctwaterctindex.htm (454 words)

	Public Citizen \| Water For All - Water for All
		As the world's water becomes scarce and corporations seek to exploit this scarcity for profit, people around the world are losing ownership and control of water resources on which they depend.
		Water is a human right; to the extent one has the right to live, one has the right to water.
		Public Citizen's Water for All Campaign is dedicated to protecting water as a common resource, stopping water privatization and bulk water sales, and defending access to clean and affordable water around the world.
	www.citizen.org /cmep/Water (291 words)

	The Colorado River District: a 15-county organization that protects Western Colorado's water (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The goal of the collaborative effort is to put to best use 3,000 acre-feet of water that Twin Lakes makes available every year to the Roaring Fork as part of an operating agreement to bolster the river.
		Grizzly Reservoir feeds the Twin Lakes Tunnel and water flows to the eastern side of the Continental Divide.
		Water from the Lost Man Canal, joined by the Roaring Fork River, diverts through the Grizzly Tunnel, on its way to Grizzly Reservoir and transport across the Contintental Divide to Twin Lakes Reservoir in Lake County.
	www.crwcd.gov (883 words)

	Kansas Water Office Home Page
		The Water Office coordinates the Kansas water planning process in concert with the Kansas Water Authority.
		The Authority, in turn, advises the Governor and Legislature on water issues to be considered for policy enactment.
		Water planning in Kansas is an open process.
	www.kwo.org (139 words)

	ABC News: Water Rights Decision May Set Precedent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The case stemmed from the government's efforts to protect endangered winter-run chinook salmon and threatened delta smelt between 1992 and 1994 by withholding billions of gallons from California farmers.
		Court of Federal Claims Senior Judge John Wiese ruled in December 2003 that the government's halting of water constituted a "taking" or intrusion on the farmers' private property rights.
		Under the settlement between the Justice Department and several thousand farmers from five San Joaquin Valley water districts the water districts will get their legal costs on top of the market value of the water diverted by the government in 1992, 1993, and 1994.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=351162 (263 words)

	Water Boards Home Page
		The Surface Water Ambient Monitoring program (SWAMP) is a state framework to coordinate consistent and scientifically defensible methods and strategies for improving water quality monitoring, assessment and reporting.
		California Water Board's new water education curriculum was designed through the Erase the Waste Campaign.
		The State Water Board will hold a workshop on December 7, 2005 to receive comments on whether a statewide policy should be developed to implement federal Clean Water Act Section 316(b) regulations on cooling water intake structures.
	www.swrcb.ca.gov (536 words)

	Water rights -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Water rights -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		In other areas, especially (additional info and facts about arid) arid areas where ((medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution) irrigation is practiced, such systems are often the source of conflict, both legal and physical.
		In the (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States, there are two divergent systems for determining water rights.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wa/water_rights.htm (218 words)

	water rights on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		in law, the qualified privilege of a landowner to use the water adjacent to or flowing through his property.
		Water is cut off in Sarajevo and clothes have to be washed in the river.
		From left to right: Bina Minninger, Howard Brister and Eddie Nichols participate in a water aerobics class at the downtown YMCA recently.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/w1/waterrig.asp (806 words)

	Home WWC
		Recently, two French ministers moderated a round-table discussion on France's international action in the field of water and sanitation, in which national associations of local authorities participated, among others.
		This event, which will be highly featured at the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico, 2006, aims to underscore the strong symbolic links between water and film and the important cultural dimension that must be integrated into any plan of action and management strategy for this common resource.
		Launch of a journalist water training programme aiming to improve and expand credible information on water issues to the public at large, by enhancing journalists' capacities and providing networking opportunities.
	www.worldwatercouncil.org (492 words)

	Colorado Water Knowledge
		A description of stream processes and an overview of Colorado's geology, water history, and climate.
		A description of Colorado's major river basins and aquifers, how the water from these sources are used and managed, and methods for conserving Colorado's water.
		A description of transmountain diversions, interstate compacts, Colorado water rights law, and federal, state, and local administrative agencies.
	waterknowledge.colostate.edu (121 words)

	Oregon Water Trust
		The Oregon Water Trust mission is to restore surface water flows for healthier streams in
		Founded in 1993 by a group with diverse water interests, we were the first water trust in the nation.
		All financial and permanent water right donations are charitable contributions.
	www.owt.org (86 words)

	Central Colorado Water Conservancy District
		The purpose of the seminar is to examine the potential agronomic and economic possibilities for producers facing diminishing water supplies.
		The Central Colorado Water Conservancy District is pleased to announce that the Well Augmentation Subdistrict’s 2005 Substitute Water Supply Plan has been approved by the State Engineer.
		The water of every natural stream, not heretofore appropriated, within the state of Colorado, is hereby declared to be the property of the public, and the same is dedicated to the use of the people of the state, subject to appropriation as hereinafter provided.
	www.ccwcd.org (453 words)

	State Engineer's Office - State of Wyoming
		Improved access to our Water Rights Database (note the disclaimer for use of all database products)and the availability of some scanned images.
		This includes the appropriation, distribution and application to beneficial use of water as provided under the prior appropriation doctrine, and to maintain the flexibility within that framework to meet the changing needs of the citizens of Wyoming.
		Water being put to beneficial use in the state is permitted and is applied to beneficial use in accordance with state law.
	seo.state.wy.us (372 words)

	WaterMagazine.Com - integrated management of water in cities. Also location of www.joelcayford.com and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Current centralised policies on decision-making and technology in water and sanitation as well as in maintenance and management issues shift to greater sharing of responsibilities with communities...
		The first flush of water needs to be separated from a cistern if that cistern is being used for consumption Well illustrated US based page about first flush valve for rain water harvesting [more]
		The primary reason for the lack of success in achieving universal coverage of basic water supply and sanitation services, has more to do with the economic fundamentals of a country than with the water supply and sanitation sector itself....
	www.watermagazine.com (956 words)

	National Non-Profit Education Organization - American Ground Water Trust
		The integrity of the Trust's information and the effectiveness and delivery of our ground water awareness programs are the foundation of our partnerships with local, state and national organizations and agencies.
		The American Ground Water Trust is a not-for-profit education organization incorporated in 1986 and headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire, USA.
		The Trust, an independent authority on the hydrologic, economic and environmental significance of ground water, combines technical expertise with a track record of networking and communication skills.
	www.agwt.org (265 words)

	Colo. Division of Water Resources
		The Colorado Division of Water Resources (Office of the State Engineer) is an agency within the Department of Natural Resources providing administration of Colorado's water resources to meet the demands of today, and to provide for the needs of tomorrow.
		We are committed to meeting the ever increasing challenges of origin issues, reserved rights, wetlands, endangered species recovery and interstate water issues on an already limited water supply.
		July 2004 Tabulation - The Official Water Rights Tabulation may now be viewed free of charge on the web.
	water.state.co.us (210 words)

	SWRCB
		OUR MISSION is to establish and maintain a stable system of water rights in California to best develop, conserve and utilize in the public interest the water resources of the State while protecting vested rights, water quality and the environment.
		Water Rights Query Tools require Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (MS JVM) installed and enabled with the Windows.
		Annual Water Use Reports Filing Tool - (Reports of Licensee, Progress Reports by Permittee, Supplemental Statements of Water Diversion and Use, Annual Notice of Groundwater Extraction and Diversion).
	www.waterrights.ca.gov (203 words)

	Santa Clara Valley Water District
		The mission of the District is a healthy, safe, and enhanced quality of living in Santa Clara County through watershed stewardship and comprehensive management of water resources in a practical, cost-effective, and environmentally sensitive manner.
		That's why the Santa Clara Valley Water District works all year to protect you, your family, and your neighborhood from the devastating effects of flooding.
		The Santa Clara Valley Water District today unveiled a plan to lessen impacts on the County's water supply system during a disaster.
	www.valleywater.org (224 words)

	Texas Water Foundation - Educating Texans About Water's Vital Role in Our Lives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Daily newspaper headlines from communities such as Brownsville, Austin and Laredo, reveal the struggles of 21st Century Texans as yet another drought grips much of the state forcing local leaders to make tough choices.
		The Texas Water Foundation is dedicated to educating all Texans about the vital role water plays in the health, economic growth and quality of life of the Lone Star State.
		Through symposiums, community partnerships and other outreach efforts, we are engaging and empowering citizens to take personal responsibility for conserving and preserving water resources in Texas.
	www.texaswater.org (247 words)

	Department of Environment and Natural Resources
		The South Dakota Board of Water and Natural Resources approved a $1.5 million State Water Resources Management System grant to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System when the board met Friday in Pierre.
		Mike Rounds recommended the funding to the 2005 Legislature, and the Legislature appropriated the funds from the state Water and Environment Fund through the Governor’s 2005 Omnibus Water Funding Bill.
		“This grant is another firm commitment by the state of South Dakota to bring a high quality and reliable source of drinking water to this area to support both existing residents and the future growth that is sure to continue.” read more...
	www.state.sd.us /denr/denr.html (135 words)

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