Perkins County Canal
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Colorado–Nebraska water clash heads to U.S. Supreme Court as canal fight intensifies
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Nebraska’s lawsuit against Colorado over the Perkins County canal, a move that advances a legal dispute likely to take years to resolve. The proposed Perkins County canal would run through land owned by six Colorado landowners in Sedgwick County before crossing into Perkins County in Nebraska.…
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Nebraska says Colorado is stealing its water
The fight over Nebraska’s attempt to seize privately-owned land in northeastern Colorado persisted this week, with Nebraska accusing Colorado of stealing its water in a filing Wednesday with the U.S. Supreme Court. The issue deals with the Perkins County canal, a proposed 109-mile ditch stretching from Ovid in Sedgwick County and across the Colorado-Nebraska state…