Perspective
Oct. 18, 2013
Big stakes in Coachella Valley water wars
Indeed, the Colorado River is the source of drinking water for over 33 million people. By Tiffany Keith Ackley
Mark Twain is credited with saying "whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting." This statement rings true in arid Southern California, where water is a scarce resource. Water is so scarce that it is the subject of a host of regulations and case law governing what rights different people and groups have to water.
In May the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians filed a lawsuit claiming senior water rights seeki...
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