republican river
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Colorado, Kansas reach settlement over Republican River
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The states of Colorado and Kansas have agreed on a settlement over the Republican River in eastern Colorado. On Friday the attorneys general of the two states announced that Colorado would pay Kansas $2 million to resolve a dispute over Colorado’s overconsumption of water from the Republican River. The settlement comes on top of another…
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Colorado water plan loses out as severance tax funds decline
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DENVER – Colorado lawmakers are being forced to get creative when it comes to funding activities that rely on severance tax dollars, which have fallen by hundreds of millions over the last few years. This year there just wasn’t enough money in the coffers to fund the state water plan at $10 million, which it…
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Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas reach Republican River agreement
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Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska have reached a new agreement in their longstanding conflict over water in the Republican River basin, the states announced Friday. State leaders signed resolutions following monthly negotiations that stretched over two years. The resolutions are intended to provide greater flexibility and certainty for all water users in the region. Nebraska and…
