Steve Benson for December 12, 2021

Not sure I understand this one.

Some of my in-laws moved to Tucson years ago. Nice place, but I won’t be joining them, it’s at the end of the trickle.

The Indigenous peoples want what water is left….since it was theirs since b4 the ships arrived…..

“Out west the men fight over water and share their women.” Mark Twain

ATTENTION: If you are interested in this topic you should be familiar with Mr. Clay Jenkinson. He is an amazing historian. What makes a historian amazing? They can connect errors we made with the past and errors we make today.

I just finished his recent work “The Language of Cottonwoods” which is primarily about North (Yes, I know) Dakota. He skillfully discuss the history of North Dakota and what needs to be done to help keep it a prospering, healthy state.

The reason I bring him up is that there is a masterful chapter on water rights, especially concerning the Missouri and the Little Missouri (ND) Rivers. The history of the rivers, how we failed to recognize the right of the Native Americans regarding the rivers and how to manage them. It’s is a good read.

If you are more of a podcast type Jenkinson does a podcast called “The Thomas Jefferson Hour”. It is brilliant. Below is a link to an episode on the Jefferson hour dealing with the water issue:

https://jeffersonhour.com/blog/1309wwtjd

Below is a link to an exceptional essay concerning Lake Powell and water rights:

https://www.unheralded.fish/2021/10/03/clay-jenkinson-the-future-in-context-seven-states-in-jeopardy-as-prolonged-drought-threatens-power-generation/

This is a deadly serious problem and one that needs to be dealt with immediately.

Thank you Mr. Benson.

Altho it’s impossible to know for sure, it’s widely believed that the origin of the very concept of law is derived from early conflicts over riparian rights in the Fertile Crescent. As was probably noted at the time, “Everyone can’t live upstream.”

…what water?

It might be about the US water theft from the Native Americans

As Bill Maher said, why is it so hard to take excess water from the East and move it to the West? Oil is moved from Canada to Texas – water is a much needed commodity.

I guess there just isn’t enough profit in moving water……..yet.

On the same topic, Las Vegas is generally surrounded by public[our] land. Certain politicians, and developers want the government to sell that land to developers, enough to accomodate 1 million more people. Where do they think they will get water for another million people, Las Vegas is short now.

Just a few strokes of the pen could make this picture unfit for mainstream media, LOL.

First thought seeing the look of the character was Billie Jack.

If anyone is interested in a (brutal) novelization of the issue, I recommend The Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi.