CU's Acequia Assistance Project helps historic Hispanic communities understand water rights

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CU's Acequia Assistance Project helps historic Hispanic communities understand water rights
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The University of Colorado Boulder’s Acequia Assistance Project is helping members of centuries-old water agreements, called acequias, understand their rights in Southern Colorado.

“Just because your rights are recognized doesn't mean you have the money to hire an attorney, to write your bylaws, to take you to water court, to do all these things that we know are expensive and cost prohibitive for certain communities.

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