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Senior Ag Water Rights Alliance outlines two water bills to constrain DNRC and clarify post‑adjudication venue
Summary
Representatives of the Senior Ag Water Rights Alliance told the Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committee they will support a bill requiring DNRC to obtain state land board authorization before asserting ownership of water on state lease land and a bill to confirm that, after adjudication, water disputes return to district courts.
Jocelyn Galt Cahill, representing Metropolis Narison Associates and client Senior Ag Water Rights Alliance (SARRA), briefed the committee on two water proposals the alliance intends to support this session.
The first proposal would require the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) to secure state land board authorization before asserting ownership of water on state‑leased land.…
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