Whisky is for drinking, water is for fighting is the old saying in Texas. And it has never been proven so right as today.
Water is, after oxygen, the most vital resource we need to drink, raise livestock, grow food, allow industries to thrives, influence the weather.
According to the California Department of Water Resources, the water supply of earth is made of 97.2% salt water, 2.8% of fresh water, 0.6% of ground water, 0.01% of lakes and streams, 2.2% of glaciers and icecaps, and of 0.001% water vapor. The limit amount available of fresh water makes it a most desired and coveted commodity.
Internet has plenty of information about groundwater issues in each of our fifty states. I will give a look into the groundwater ownership in Texas not so much because I live here, but because it seems the experts indicate that the eyes of the nation are focused on us. Hopefully, our readers can relate to our situation regardless of where they live. By all means, this issue is too vast and complex to be wholly covered here, but I hope to give you a glimpse onto this vital private property right fight.
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