A Nebraska lawyer says Colorado doesn’t have a legal right to halt development of the Perkins County Canal and reservoir system.
Steve Mossman with Mattson-Ricketts Law Firm tells Brownfield language in the 100-year-old agreement t is clear. “I don’t think they really have a colorable argument that Nebraska does not have the right to build this project.”
The 1923 South Platte River Compact between Nebraska and Colorado provides for a flow of 120 cubic feet per second during the irrigation season and allows Nebraska to divert 500 cfs during the non-irrigated season.
