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Irrigation Water Prices Under SGMA Induce Sticker Shock

Reaction was hushed when Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District General Manager Eric Averett asked the small group of farmers Tuesday morning if any were interested in buying irrigation water at the previously unheard of price of $770 an acre-foot. No papers rustled. Keyboards went silent. And none of the growers...

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