Why Family Offices Are Buying Up US Water Rights

Episode 50 of Family Office Conversations with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna explore the fast-growing trend of family offices acquiring water rights in the American West. With data from the 2024 USGS water-use report and the recent $1.2 billion purchase of Colorado River water rights by a consortium of single-family offices, they examine the legal framework of prior appropriation, the difference between senior and junior rights, and how these assets are being used for both agricultural leasing and speculative investment. They also touch on the role of water trusts and the 2025 Supreme Court case that clarified interstate water sales. A concrete look at why liquidity is flowing into what many now call 'the new oil.' #FamilyOffice #WaterRights #WealthManagement #AlternativeInvestments #ColoradoRiver #PriorAppropriation #WaterTrusts #Agriculture #Infrastructure #GenerationalCapital #Inheritance #Liquidity #Investing #Business #Podcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Episode50 Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo