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unusual facts about water rights



Betty Binns Fletcher

On the bench, Fletcher wrote opinions in areas such as employment discrimination, environmental law, Indian law, water rights, export restrictions on cryptography, obscenity on the internet, and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Ralph E. Twitchell

He was prosecuting attorney for Santa Fe County and special counsel for the U.S. Department of the Interior dealing with Native American and water-rights cases.


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Hollenfels Castle

The first mention of Hollenfels was in 1129 when Ludolf, Lord of Hollenfels, was given the water rights of the abbey of Marienthal which lies just 400 metres away.

Kaiser Ventures

It sold land in Fontana to Penske Motorsports to create the California Speedway and leased its water rights to San Bernardino County.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

The 1974 Roman Polanski film Chinatown sets its story around LADWP's efforts to acquire land and water rights.

Penrose, Colorado

In the early 1900s, Spencer Penrose organized the "Beaver Land and Irrigation Company" and began buying water rights in the Beaver Creek area.

Pontiac, Rhode Island

After Senator John Hopkins Clarke purchased the water rights, the region assumed the name of "Clarksville." After purchasing the area, the Pontiac Manufacturing Company named the area "Pontiac" after Chief Pontiac a Northwestern Indian chief.

Rankine Generating Station

The Rankine station's water rights, along with those of two other nearby generating stations, were reallocated to the Sir Adam Beck stations a few kilometers downstream (see also Niagara Tunnel Project).

The Fallbrook Story

The Fallbrook Story (1952) is a short subject film that told the story of a water rights battle between the citizens of the Fallbrook, California area and the federal government.