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cjel-3739	Benson, Reed D.	Reviewing Reservoir Operations: Can Federal Water Projects Adapt to Change?	2019	72	.pdf	application/pdf	31903	1547	50	The interests of project beneficiaries are especially significant for Bureau projects, which store and deliver water for the benefit of consumptive water users; while most of this water goes to farmers, Bureau projects also supply part of the water used by millions of city dwellers, especially in the Southwest.205 Nearly all of these users receive water through an entity such as an irrigation district or municipal water utility, which in turn has a detailed water supply contract with the Bureau.206 The legal interests of water suppliers and users in Bureau project water is an exceedingly complex topic that varies based on several factors,207 but for purposes of this Article, two points should be noted. First, users who have had their deliveries of Bureau project water reduced for environmental reasons have sometimes sued the government for compensation, and while the law is still developing in this area, they have had some success.208 Second, users who have come to rely on project water tend to be viewed sympathetically by key decision-makers—by elected officials,209 certainly, but also by judges,210 and importantly 204.	cache/cjel-3739.pdf	txt/cjel-3739.txt