Legal Opinion
United States v. Truckee-Carson Irrigation District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 21, 2005No. 04-16032, 04-16033PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from efforts by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians to apply some of its Truckee River water rights, as established under a 1944 federal court decree, to instream use rather than irrigation. The district court held that the Tribe was entitled to change the use of the water rights, but was not entitled to apply the transportation loss portion of the rights. We affirm.
I. Background
The Truckee River originates in California, flows into Nevada, and terminates in Pyramid Lake. The lake is the principal natural feature of the Pyramid Lake…
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- United States of America, and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. Truckee-Carson Irrigation District City of Fallon City of Fernley, Nevada State Engineers, United States of America, and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. City of Fernley, Nevada State EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005