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title: "Water Rights"
canonical: https://www.m-i-n-d.ai/minds/water-rights
jurisdiction: "US State + Federal"
last_verified: 2026-08-25
license: CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
attribution: "Source: MIND (m-i-n-d.ai)"
---

# Water Rights

> US water rights compliance: state water resource agency permitting and adjudication rules, prior-appropriation and riparian doctrine statutes governing water use, Bureau of Reclamation project contract requirements, and USGS water data and measurement standards — grounded exclusively in state water agency publications, usbr.gov, and usgs.gov.