Order in the Court: USC experts on Navajo Nation’s interstate fight for water rights

Water laws in the Western U.S. follow prior appropriation, wherein the first people to tap into a water source for ‘beneficial use’ — a legal term encompassing irrigation, mining, and other purposes — are given priority control. (Hunter James | Unsplash)
…Water laws in the Western U.S. follow prior appropriation, wherein the first people to tap into a water source for ‘beneficial use’ — a legal term encompassing irrigation, mining, and other purposes — are given priority control. (Hunter James | Unsplash)
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