
Learn the value of your water rights & list for lease for free
Our index scores and property reports provide you with a third-party analysis for your property and its resources. If you are already receiving offers, are interested in leasing or selling your water rights, or would like to know your property's potential, get your free report now! Listing your land and water rights for sale or for lease on LandApp's marketplace is easy, free, and you have no obligations to accept any offers.

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Water Rights Leasing Process
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Find Parcel on LandApp's Map
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Landowner looks up parcel on LandApp using their property address or parcel number.
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Landowner can partner with a local land broker to help build a full land report for their property and each of its natural resources.
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Create Water Rights Listing
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Landowners or brokers create listings on the LandApp marketplace, including multiple resource types.
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LandApp supports detailed descriptions, photos, document uploads, and offers expert assistance.
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Listing Shared with Subscribers
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Once posted, listings appear on LandApp’s marketplace, where subscribers can view them and access landowner contact information.
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Buyers or lessees are notified of available water rights and may reach out with tentative offers, but landowners are not obligated to accept any offers.
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Buyer / Lessee Negotiations
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Landowners and buyers negotiate purchase terms, with LandApp or a broker providing support.
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Landowners handle due diligence costs, select the best offer, and are encouraged to hire an attorney for legal review, with referrals available upon request.
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Closing
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Closing- Landowner or representative must mark LandApp listing as 'Sold'
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Payment
Water Rights Leasing FAQs
LandApp earns revenues through our subscription-based toolkit, which is engineered for energy developers to plan and manage their projects. Energy companies also use LandGate to view landowner listings and evaluate parcels of interest.
Landowners can lease their water rights to others who need water for various purposes, such as irrigation, industrial processes, or municipal water supply.
The terms of a water lease vary depending on the specific situation, but generally, the lease agreement will outline the amount of water being leased, the duration of the lease, and any conditions or restrictions on the use of the water.
Water rights refer to the legal entitlement to use water from a particular source. In the United States, water rights are typically allocated by state governments and are based on a “first in time, first in right” principle. This means that the person or entity that first established a claim to the water source has the most senior water right and is entitled to use the water before anyone else.
Water rights are different across the United States because water law is primarily a matter of state law. Each state has its own system for allocating water rights, which can vary significantly in terms of how water is allocated, who is eligible to hold the rights, and how water is managed during times of scarcity.
Riparian water rights are a common law principle that gives landowners adjacent to a water source the right to use that water as long as they don’t harm other users.
Groundwater is regulated differently than surface water, and some states have different systems for allocating groundwater rights. In some states, landowners have the right to use the groundwater beneath their property, while in others, groundwater is considered a public resource that is subject to state allocation.
Littoral water rights are a type of water rights that pertain to landowners with land bordering large bodies of water, such as navigable lakes and oceans.

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