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TCID, Newlands Project locked in court battle

Posted by: Maven on December 27, 2009 at 6:59 am

From the Lahontan Valley News:

“The Newlands Water Protective Association, Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, the city of Fallon and Churchill County are in a fight to protect water from the Truckee Canal.

They are in a federal court battle with Truckee Meadows Water Authority, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Washoe County Water Conservation over the distribution of water from the Truckee and Carson rivers.

Ernie Schank, president of TCID, and Jamie Mills, executive director of the Newlands Water Protective Association, said the two sides are locked in litigation over an amendment to the 1944 Orr Ditch Decree and the 1935 Truckee River Agreement.

Mills said if the amendment is passed, it would decrease the water flow from the canal by 30 percent.

Mills said the lawsuit is about the amount of water available to serve the water right. She added the defendants are trying to decrease the amount of water available to serve.

According to Mills, the ultimate goal of the federal government is to close the Truckee Canal. … “

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December 27, 2009 · Filed Under Las Vegas & Nevada

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