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Senior water-rights group backs bills to limit DNRC claims on state‑leased land and preserve water court adjudication
Summary
Jocelyn Galt Cahill, representing the Senior Ag Water Rights Alliance, told the committee SARRA plans two bills: require state land board authorization before DNRC asserts ownership of water on state‑leased land, and preserve the water court's role to complete adjudications before related issues move to district courts.
Jocelyn Galt Cahill of Metropolis Narison Associates, speaking for the Senior Ag Water Rights Alliance (SARRA), outlined two bills SARRA will support this session to protect irrigators and senior water rights holders.
The first bill would require the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) to obtain authorization from the state land board before asserting ownership of water associated with…
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