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    adjudication

    Maven May 9, 2020
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    An adjudication is a determination of water rights for a stream or groundwater basin, or parts of those waters.

    In the context of an adjudicated groundwater basin, landowners or other parties have turned to the courts to settle disputes over how much groundwater can be extracted by each party to the decision.

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