Wyoming Gov. Gordon: Water and property rights still sacred in Cowboy State
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon said his vote approving potential wind development on state land in Niobrara and Converse counties isn’t a slight to the state’s other industries, but a nod to private property rights and economic development. The wind projects garnering headlines and causing tension among neighbors will produce energy to convert to clean hydrogen. … The larger issue for many is water, Gordon said. “What I’ve hear more from Niobrara County folks is that our water is really precious, and if we’re going to be turning it into hydrogen, it’s going to be one more use and it’s going to take water away from us and we already don’t have enough water,” he said. “I understand that issue as well. People are forgetting that water rights are sacred in Wyoming, and you can’t just show up and build something and expect to get the water.” That portion of the project, he said, is still in development and wasn’t within the scope of what the state land board voted upon.
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