tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671794874064113602.post4474068764000437400..comments2024-02-16T15:12:09.679-06:00Comments on Possum Living: Who Owns Your Water?Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473363347150080651noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671794874064113602.post-46663167372000291972012-08-16T07:06:23.612-05:002012-08-16T07:06:23.612-05:00Well, I probably spoke out of turn up there. Shou...Well, I probably spoke out of turn up there. Should not have been so flip - my apologies.<br /><br />Yes, water is a resource with a long history of fighting for it. The 19th century range wars between ranchers who fenced and opposite side which depended on 'Open Range' was due to cattle being fenced off from drinking water as much as territory.<br /><br />Down here in extreme south Texas, Mexico owes the U.S. a great amounmt of water for irrigation in the Rio Grande basin. They haven't done much to release from the dams on their side. Farmers on our side are pretty pissed - drought is bad here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671794874064113602.post-91011986803357462992012-08-15T10:26:33.661-05:002012-08-15T10:26:33.661-05:00This idea is not new, and it didn't come from ...This idea is not new, and it didn't come from California. The Western states have been battling over water for as long as they have been states, and Colorado is the model for the water laws in the area.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17473363347150080651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671794874064113602.post-59465096310812901392012-08-15T06:28:22.345-05:002012-08-15T06:28:22.345-05:00So if Oregon declares all water belongs to the sta...So if Oregon declares all water belongs to the state, whats to say they will say air is next ?<br /><br />I blame Kalifornication for this, this argument is just beyond dumb!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com