Opinion
No. 108, Original.
01-09-2012
State of NEBRASKA, plaintiff, v. States of WYOMING AND COLORADO.
The joint motion to amend section II(c) of the modified decree of this Court ( 534 U.S. 40, 122 S.Ct. 420, 151 L.Ed.2d 356 (2001) ) is granted and it is ordered that the first two sentences in section II(c) of the Modified North Platte Decree are replaced with the following language:
(c) From diverting or permitting the division of water from the North Platte River and its tributaries, including water from hydrologically connected groundwater wells, upstream of Guernsey Reservoir for the intentional irrigation during any one irrigation season of more than 169,100 acres of land in Wyoming above Pathfinder Dam, or more than 56,900 acres of land in Wyoming between Pathfinder Dam and Guernsey Reservoir, exclusive of the Kendrick Project. The acres in these areas to be counted under these injunctions shall include the following, provided than an intentionally irrigated acre that receives water from more than one source shall be counted only once.