"The Supreme Court today ruled that Nebraska "recklessly gambled" in taking more water from the Republican River than it was allowed. A majority of the justices held that Nebraska knowingly violated an interstate compact governing the river, depriving Kansas of water that should have flowed over the states' border.
The court's ruling, which is limited in scope, means Nebraska must pay Kansas $3.7 million, the value of the 70,000 acre-feet it unlawfully deprived Kansas of, plus a $1.8 million penalty."
Jeremy P. Jacobs reports for Greenwire February 24, 2015.
Source: Greenwire, 02/25/2015
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