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It's an ugly problem. The farmers actually have first right to the water over the cities, even if they use it inefficiently, due to the oldest laws in Arizona: water right laws.

That's right, the first laws in Arizona were about water and grabbing someone's water rights is some messy law.

Yes, we need to be talking about some drastic solutions in the area, yes, but it's not as simple as it seems from the outside.