Nebraska continues legal fight against Colorado over water rights

Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced Wednesday that Nebraska is intensifying its legal efforts to enforce the South Platte ...
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Nebraska sues Colorado, claiming breach of South Platte water treaty

A producer irrigates a black turtle bean field within the South Platte River Basin of Nebraska. (Agri-Pulse photo: Jesse Campbell). The state of Nebraska is suing Colorado, escalating a dispute ...
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Nebraska sues Colorado over South Platte River water rights, Perkins County Canal

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, at center, and Gov. Jim Pillen, at right, announce a lawsuit against Colorado before the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to assert Nebraska's water rights to the ...
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Nebraska announces suit against Colorado over South Platte water

Nebraska officials on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against Colorado to enforce the South Platte River Compact and clear the way for construction of the Perkins County Canal, a project the state says ...
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Nebraska sues Colorado over water rights, Gov. Polis releases statement

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Nebraska is taking Colorado to the U.S. Supreme Court over a conflict with the 1923 South Platte River Compact, which governs how the two states share water. Nebraska ...
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Nebraska v. Colorado: The history of the 1923 South Platte River Compact

ALDA, Neb. (KSNB) - Nebraska and Colorado have been going back and forth on water rights for well over 100 years in a long and complex history. In the late 1800s, farmers had the idea to build a canal ...