Legal Opinion
United States v. Orr Water Ditch Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1990No. 89-15179PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Central to this appeal is the question of who has jurisdiction in the first instance over proposed actions of the cities of Reno and Sparks (“Cities”) to change sewage treatment methods, thereby diverting effluent from the Truckee River system to land irrigation. The Cities claim that sewage treatment does not involve “water,” and that they therefore need not apply for a change in water right to the Nevada State Engineer when altering the sewage discharge point. Claiming the converse are the appellees, the United States, the state of Nevada, Sierra Pacific Power…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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