For legislation to retire water rights, political support is ample. Funding, not so much.

For legislation to retire water rights, political support is ample. Funding, not so much.

More than 22,500 acre-feet of groundwater were retired under the water rights retirement pilot program — enough to cover annual water usage for about 45,000 homes.After years of setbacks, a program that would authorize the sale and permanent retirement of water rights over the next decade in order to reduce groundwater overuse in the driest state in the union is moving forward.  But a sketchy economic outlook and accompanying reduced state reven…

Water rights: Here’s what farmer buyers should know

There are no grey areas when it comes to water rights. Once a farmer has purchased a farm, there are procedures to be followed, licences to be acquired and being aware of certain legislation. Experts explain more about this lengthy process. Water rights: Here’s what farmer buyers should know appeared first on Food For Mzansi