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The City's Water Fight Intensifies
2013-10-28 21:32:02| PortlandOnline
Dirk Vanderhart in the Mercury, October 28 2013
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Amid drought, a water fight spills into legal territory
2013-09-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: As Texas' rivers run dry and lakes fall to record low levels, part of the fight over water supplies is moving underground. Neighbors who pump water from the same formations beneath their land have long argued over that water. But the stakes are rising as cities and industries see groundwater as a solution to the demands of explosive population growth. But Texas law governing groundwater is murky, and a recent state appeals court decision signals that only years of expensive legal battles will...
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City water rate fight turns green
2013-08-22 17:35:53| PortlandOnline
Jim Redden in the Portland Tribune, August 21, 2013
A Tarrant County Water Fight Descends into the Slop with the Help of a Dallas Hotel Magnate
2013-05-07 21:23:07| Jewelry - Topix.net
You'd think the race for the Tarrant Regional Water Board would be a sleepy affair.
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Supreme Court justices tackle Texas-Oklahoma water fight
2013-04-23 21:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled with the sensitive issue of whether a thirsty Texas water district has the right to access water across the Oklahoma state line. The case arose under the Red River Compact, an agreement between Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma that apportioned water within the Red River basin. The compact was approved by Congress in 1980. The Tarrant Regional Water District, which provides water in the fast-growing Dallas-Forth Worth area, would like to access...
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