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  • Islands hung out to dry

    Idaho irrigators are relieved that water rights have been denied for the 94 islands in the Snake River that make up the Deer Flats National Wildlife Refuge.

    by Kirsten Bovee, Apr 23, 2001

  • Wyoming tribes get support to keep a river wet

    The Wind River Indian Reservation sues non-Indian irrigators for violating water rights and dumping trash in the Wind River to dam it.

    by Tom Reed, May 29, 1995

  • Symposium won't be dry

    Rivers at the Crossroads: Law, Science, Politics and People symposium planned.

    by Staff, Mar 07, 1994

  • Colorado told to stop stealing water

    Judge rules Colorado has been stealing Arkansas River water from Kansas for 45 years.

    by Barry Noreen, May 02, 1994

  • Fish benefit from trade

    Rancher Rocky Webb swaps his water rights in a stream for a year's worth of hay to help restore steelhead trout.

    by Staff, Jul 25, 1994

  • Water planning in the desert

    Nevada State Division of Water Planning drafts new policy to guide water-planning decisions.

    by Staff, Oct 03, 1994

  • Nevada Water Forum

    Findings of Nevada Water Forums are published.

    by Staff, Oct 17, 1994

  • Who's who in water spreading

    A brief guide to groups involved in water-spreading issues.

    by Paul Koberstein, Oct 31, 1994

  • Show me the water

    The California state assembly says developers will have to prove they have water rights before they receive final approval for new subdivisions.

    by Mason Adams, Dec 17, 2001

  • Tug-of-war over water

    The Colorado Legislature is mulling over a bill that would allow farmers and cities to retain rights to any water they leave instream for fish and boaters.

    by Sarah Wright, Mar 04, 2002
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