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As West withers corporations consolidate land and water rights

With farms, ranches and rural communities facing historic drought, a worrying trend leads to a critical question: Who owns the water? 
Legislature eyes ways to control speculators buying Washington water rights
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Legislature eyes ways to control speculators buying Washington water rights

Several upcoming bills in the Washington Legislature aim to take on the state's convoluted water rights system, which balances two conflicting positions - that water is a public resource, and that water rights are private property.

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