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Nebraska, Colorado and South Platte River

Nebraska sues Colorado over canal to pull water from South Platte River

The Perkins County Canal Project has generated tension between the states since 2022. Attorney General Phil Weiser threatened legal action over Nebraska’s use of eminent domain

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Nebraska sues Colorado over water rights, Gov. Polis releases statement

Nebraska is taking Colorado to the U.S. Supreme Court over a dispute involving the 1923 South Platte River Compact, which governs how the two states share water.

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Nebraska sues Colorado over river water rights, proposed canal construction

Nebraska officials on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against Colorado, alleging the Centennial State is allowing “unlawful water diversions” from a transboundary resource. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen

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Nebraska sets stage for Supreme Court cage match over water canal

The states exchanged barbs over how to square modern technology with century-old agreements over water access.

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Will Nebraska Build a $500 Million Canal Just to Own the Libs?

Way back in 1923, Colorado and Nebraska signed a treaty that governed the use of one segment of the South Platte River, which flows from the Colorado Rockies through Denver and into Nebraska ...

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