#WaterRights
Voters feel frustrated when public reps ignore their voices in new water distribution policies. It's time for accountability and real dialogue! 💧🗳️ #WaterRights Follow us: https://aqua.vote #transparency #fair_world
February 8, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Florence Town Council just approved a critical legislative platform to safeguard local decision-making and funding, while keeping a close watch on bills that could reshape the community's future.

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#FlorencePinalCounty #AZ #CitizenPortal #TransportationPriority #WaterRights
Florence council adopts 2026–27 legislative platform, flags bills to watch
Council adopted its 2026–27 legislative platform to protect local decision‑making and revenues, and to promote transportation and water priorities. Staff flagged several state bills that could affect Florence, including permit processing, mobile vendor licensing and PRTA transportation appropriations.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:52 PM
A pivotal bill is set to redirect vital funds to protect the Great Salt Lake, but its implementation has been delayed until 2027 for further evaluation.

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#UT #CitizenPortal #EcosystemProtection #WaterRights #RenewableEnergy
Committee delays implementation but advances bill to direct brine shrimp tax to Great Salt Lake projects
HB 247 (substitute) would redirect the brine shrimp tax to the sovereign lands account to fund water-right leases and projects benefiting the Great Salt Lake, with the substitute delaying implementation to July 2027; the committee passed the substitute and forwarded the bill.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Arizona takes a bold step in water rights protection, approving $1 million for the Colorado River Litigation Fund with a unanimous vote in the House.

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Arizona House approves $1 million for Colorado River litigation fund amid water-rights warnings
The House approved House Bill 21 16 on Feb. 2, appropriating $1,000,000 to the Colorado River Litigation Fund after floor debate stressing the state's need to defend water rights; the measure passed 56-0 with four not voting.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Just Waters is honoured to welcome Taylor Galvin Ozaawi Mashkode-Bizhiki (Brown Buffalo) as our 2026 Storyteller-in-Residence.

Learn more about Taylor below ⬇️ or by visiting chrr.info/just-waters/...

#umanitoba #waterrights #indigenousrights
February 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
New Mexico's ambitious $17 million leasing program aims to tackle water rights acquisition under the Texas v. New Mexico settlement, but experts warn that delays could spell disaster for local agriculture.

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#NM #NewMexicoAgriculture #EconomicImpact #WaterRights #CitizenPortal
State engineers outline $17M leasing program and $150M purchase estimate tied to Texas v. New Mexico settlement
The Interstate Stream Commission and State Engineer told the Senate Finance Committee they need $22.5M (executive request includes $22.5M special) to fund short-term leasing and settlement implementation related to the Texas v. New Mexico settlement; market work estimates roughly $150M to acquire required water rights (18,200 acre-feet), and a three-year leasing program is budgeted at $17M.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Dramatic rise in water-related violence recorded since 2022 | Water | The Guardian share.google/PH71Bwx3N7vA... #maaimakwa #SDG6 #WaterAction #WaterRights
Dramatic rise in water-related violence recorded since 2022
Experts say climate crisis, corruption and lack or misuse of infrastructure among factors driving water conflicts
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January 27, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Voters feel frustrated when public representatives ignore their voices in new water distribution policies. We deserve a say in decisions that affect us! #WaterRights Follow us: https://aqua.vote #transparency #fair_world
January 24, 2026 at 5:35 PM
EPA’s proposed Clean Water Act rule would narrow state and tribal authority, limit reviews to direct discharges, and impose a 1 year deadline, raising concerns about weakened local water protections and environmental justice.

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EPA proposes to curtail state and tribal power under Clean Water Act
EPA proposed narrowing Section 401 reviews to direct water-quality discharges and imposing a one-year deadline, raising questions about local water protections.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Tribal and public advocates are pushing for an extension on the Bay-Delta Plan comment period, citing inadequate time for meaningful participation amidst holiday disruptions and internet access challenges.

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#CA #CitizenPortal #CommunityParticipation #CivilRights #WaterRights
Tribes and advocates ask State Water Board to extend Bay‑Delta Plan comment period
Multiple public commenters, including Save California Salmon, Restore the Delta and the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition, urged the board to extend the public comment period for the revised Bay‑Delta Plan (requesting 60 days or until at least April 3), citing document length, holiday timing, rural internet and travel barriers, and a pending civil‑rights complaint.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Voters are increasingly frustrated when public representatives ignore their voices while enacting new water distribution policies. It's time for change! #WaterRights Follow us: https://aqua.vote #transparency #fair_world
January 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Residents are raising alarms over serious drainage and water rights issues on Wolfpack Way, leading the Sumner County Commission to hit the brakes on accepting the road.

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#SumnerCounty #TN #InfrastructureRepair #WaterRights #SumnerCountyResidents #PublicSafety #CitizenPortal
Sumner County commission defers acceptance of Wolfpack Way after residents cite drainage, water-rights concerns
The Sumner County Highway Commission voted Jan. 5 to defer accepting Wolfpack Way into the county road system and asked the school board to study alleged drainage and water-rights problems raised by local residents; the motion passed by voice vote with no roll-call tally recorded.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
سندھ طاس معاہدے کے تحت اپنے جائز حقوق کے تحفظ کیلئے تمام ضروری اقدامات کریں گے، پاکستان

#IndusWatersTreaty #WaterRights #PakistanStatement #PakistanMatters
January 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
That sounds like a field fire waiting to happen… #Arizona #Hay #crops #WaterRights
December 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Sindh’s agriculture and delta face existential threat as water diversions, climate stress, and federal overreach deepen scarcity and poverty.
By Ambassador M. Alam Brohi

Read more: thefridaytimes.com/26-Dec-2025/...

#Sindh #waterrights #MuhammadIdrissRajput #IRSA #IndusRiver
December 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Engineer Muhammad Idriss Rajput dedicated his life to defending Sindh’s water rights, federal principles, and the survival of the Indus Delta.
By Ambassador M. Alam Brohi

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Dec-2025/...

#Sindh #waterrights #MuhammadIdrissRajput #IRSA #IndusRiver #irrigationissues
Sindh Loses Water Visionary: Remembering Engineer Muhammad Idriss Rajput
Sindh faces chronic water scarcity and agricultural challenges, with ongoing disputes over Indus River management, Delta conservation, and resource rights
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December 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#Waterrights are always a source of power back to earliest flood plain civilizations that built earthen dams.

But it's always easier to conserve than move, especially today.
December 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Without a binding agreement, Ethiopia’s new hydroelectric dam puts Egypt and Sudan at risk. As climate change pressures grow, each decision upstream could worsen the crisis downstream.

Read more: web.civicus.org/Khaled-AbuZeid
#CIVICUSLens #WaterRights #ClimateJustice
December 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Where can you get free food, merch, and water wisdom? At the Environment & Water Gathering, Dec 17–19.

12–6 PM at Mother Butler Center in Rapid City.

Show up, listen, and build lasting connections.

#BlackHills #NationalGrasslands #WaterRights
December 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Think you are paying for water or for yield curves 💧📈
Your Water Bill Is Not a Service. It's a Wall Street Yield Product.
Watch the breakdown 🔍 https://youtu.be/dsx_6E6Y_uc
#Water #WallStreet #PublicUtilities #WaterRights
December 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A very hard NO here!! It's bad enough that Nestlé's et al is robbing us blind. #waterrights #water
"ON does not maintain a public record of how many companies hold water-taking permits, or how much water is withdrawn each day... without strict oversight, mining can drain rivers and aquifers, increase water pollution and harm ecosystems." 🤨

#onpoli

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Ford moves to let mining companies take water — no permit required
Ontario is proposing changes that would allow hundreds of mineral exploration companies to take water for early-stage work without a permit.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Seven Western states face a Feb. 14 deadline to agree on Colorado River water use—or risk a federal plan.

“We’ve got to get away from fixed-volume allocations,” says Brian Richter (Sustainable Waters). “Base it on what the river delivers each year.”

#ColoradoRiver #WaterRights #ClimateAction
Colorado River negotiators face new deadline to divvy up water
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December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
He's right. Watch the vid below.

If you run around York or western Cumberland Counties, you know the gigantic bottling plant they're talking about–largest in the US–and how locals feel. They even have special signs and routes into the plant for their trucks.

#MEpolitics #WaterRights #PolandSpring
Why are we allowing Poland Spring to extract our drinking water for profit? This is bullshit. It needs to stop.

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What Poland Spring Doesn't Want You to Know
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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December 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM