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University of Arizona expert: ‘It’s the farmers’ water’

Posted by: Maven on August 8, 2009 at 4:17 pm

From the Arizona Republic reporter Shawn McKinnon’s Waterblogged blog:

“A few years back, after Congress approved a landmark water settlement with some of Arizona’s Indian leaders, the conventional wisdom was that the tribes, with billions of gallons of newly acquired resources, would emerge as the state’s new water brokers.

Most of the tribes who won claims have since agreed to lease a little water to cities and water providers, but it seems more likely now that the new water bosses may be the same as the old ones.

“It’s the farmers’ water,” says Robert Glennon, a University of Arizona law professor and author of two books on water, including the recently published Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It. “They have the rights to it and they’re going to continue to do so.” …”

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August 8, 2009 · Filed Under Colorado River & the Southwest

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