I followed you let's stay in touch. It's late here and I'm headed to sleep.

Real quick though:
During a drought, senior water rights holders have privileges. Water rights are "first in time, first in right"

Water right is a legal entitlement authorizing water to be diverted from a specified source and put to beneficial, non-wasteful use. Water rights are property rights.

The holders do not own the water itself, they possess the right to use it.
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