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Agriculture hails court victory, amid ‘slow erosion’ of water rights

09/21/22 8:15 AM By Brad Hooker
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The ruling sets a limit on the water board’s authority. But the agency retains several regulatory tools for curtailing senior water rights, and lawmakers could add more.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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