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The environmental impact report and statements may face legal challenges and are crucial for future permitting, including securing a water right from the State Water Resources Control Board.
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Firefighters instead tried to aim water right into the back of the garbage truck without wetting the CNG cylinders nearby on the roof.
—Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
Martel points out that tribal nations along the Colorado River are reclaiming water rights and says that a brighter future is possible when Indigenous communities fight back.
—Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
However, The Mercury News reported that the commission was told on Wednesday that the project had yet to obtain the key permits required to begin construction, had not secured the necessary water rights, and had completed just 30 percent of the design.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Firefighters instead tried to aim water right into the back of the garbage truck without wetting the CNG cylinders nearby on the roof.
—Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
Martel points out that tribal nations along the Colorado River are reclaiming water rights and says that a brighter future is possible when Indigenous communities fight back.
—Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
However, The Mercury News reported that the commission was told on Wednesday that the project had yet to obtain the key permits required to begin construction, had not secured the necessary water rights, and had completed just 30 percent of the design.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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