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Archive Home > 2003 > May > 24 > Bill would define who owns water

Bill would define who owns water

Measure gives rights to property owners who irrigate their land

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
May 24, 2003

Who owns the water rights that Oregon farmers and ranchers have enjoyed for more than a century?

If a bill approved by the Oregon House on Tuesday becomes law, that question will receive a swift and absolute answer: The individual property owners who use the water rights to irrigate their land....

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