Facing drought, Western states seek to deny groundwater to foreigners https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031523_drought_groundwater_targets/facing-drought-western-states-seek-deny-groundwater-foreigners/
As the American West battles its worst megadrought in over 1,200 years, lawmakers in Arizona, California, Texas, Utah and Washington state are rethinking how groundwater is used and who gets access to it — with some even targeting foreign-owned companies.
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Water in the West is literally governed by ‘beneficial use’.
Who decides that is politics.