Republican River Compact
September 10, 2009--Nebraska to turn off wells? (Yuma Pioneer)
Nebraska might be considering shutting off irrigation wells in the
Republican River Basin during dry years to meet its obligations to the
Republican River Compact. That is the word coming out of Nebraska, though state officials are
not discussing any details. Irrigated shutdowns reportedly is one of the options being
considered by the State of Nebraska.
July 9, 2009--Arbitrator rules on Kansas claims against Nebraska (Yuma Pioneer)
A Colorado-based arbitrator has ruled that Nebraska needs to do more to meet Republican River Compact compliance, but does not owe the millions of dollars that Kansas was seeking from its neighbor to the n
July 2, 2009--Mediator rejects Nebraska's Republican River claims (Denver Post)
An arbitrator appointed to resolve a three-way fight between Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska over the Republican River rejected most of Nebraska's claims in a decision released Wednesday.
May 28, 2009--RRWCD moves on $49.1 million water purchase (Yuma Pioneer)
On Monday, May 18, the Republican River Water Conservation District Board of Directors voted to authorize closing on the $49.1 million purchase and sale of the groundwater rights for the Republican River C
December 5, 2008--Digging up trees to save water (Yuma Pioneer)
Much has been made of the several methods being used by Colorado to come into compliance with the Republican River Compact. There is the multi-million dollar compliance pipeline project (still on hold
December 1, 2008--High stakes water fight before Neb. high court (Denver Post)
The Nebraska Supreme Court will soon settle whether additional property taxes can be imposed on landowners in the Republican River basin to help ensure Nebraska's compliance with a three-state water compac
October 30, 2008--Watershed vote on plains (Rocky Mountain News)
Yuma County irrigation wells could be shut down if voters don't approve $27 million in new taxes Tuesday to buy water rights.
October 2, 2008--State engineer answers water questions (Yuma Pioneer)
State Engineer Dick Wolfe has been intimately involved with both the Pioneer/Laird ditches litigation and the Republican River Compact compliance efforts since stepping into that position earlier this year.
September 18, 2008--YCWA considering water purchase (Yuma Pioneer)
The Yuma County Water Authority was expected to vote on approval of the purchase agreement with the Pioneer and Laird senior surface water owners, Wednesday night during its meeting in Eckley.
August 21, 2008--Nebraska challenging compact accounting (Yuma Pioneer)
Kansas will likely seek non-binding arbitration as the first step in solving compact compliance differences with Nebraska and Colorado. State water heads from all three states met in Lincoln last week for the annual Republican River Compact Administration meeting.
