June 26, 2019 Ninth Circuit Court’s denial of Hage’s vested water rights portends “dewatering” across the west Since the 9th Circuit ruling the Hages, who want to continue ranching, have been approached by a water company primarily interested in the Court’s…
October 15, 2018 U.S. Fish & Wildlife harasses Nevada pastor, diverts stream, flooding troubled youth facility …U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…diverted the stream onto its own land. Two days before Christmas, the newly re-routed waterway jumped its banks, sent a…
February 12, 2018 Court affirms landowners’ ‘valid existing rights’ to use motorboats near lakefront property The area was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1987 by the Michigan Wilderness Act, which expressly preserved “valid existing rights.” Under…
February 10, 2018 Colorado citizens issue resolution calling for proper administration of water rights Plans using vague terms such as ‘banking, ‘augmentation,’ ‘fallowing,’ ‘consumptive conservation,’ etc., offer property owners–mostly farmers and ranchers–generous cash payments to decrease or stop…
November 27, 2017 Water for food production must be highest priority Another concern that came out of the OSU study was that the region’s growing population will ultimately max out the water supplies of several…
July 25, 2017 Ten years ago, this Idaho rancher stood up to the feds, and won Like most Western ranch companies, Joyce runs cattle on federal lands along with its own. That has led to conflicts. Paul Nettleton took the…
June 30, 2017 Farmers, ranchers ‘cheer’ cancellation of Obama ‘straitjacket’ WOTUS rule “Farmers and ranchers across this country are cheering,” said Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation…He said the Obama rule was “a…
June 11, 2017 NM State Engineer defends ranchers’ water rights from illegal Forest Service actions The Engineer’s office has begun issuing licenses pursuant his order to ranchers that confirm the ranchers’ longstanding beneficial use of water to sustain their…
May 31, 2017 Aspen’s water right gets walloped by ‘wilderness’ Karma The environmental groups opposing Aspen assert that the city doesn’t need the water, though that is a difficult case to make against any growing…
May 15, 2017 Idaho judge rebukes tribe’s claim to water rights outside reservation boundaries Also important, Judge Wildman found that the tribe’s domestic and agriculture water rights are limited to the lands within the current boundaries of the…
