Legal Opinion
Colorado v. New Mexico
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided August 2, 1984No. 80 ORIGPublishedCited by 364 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
In this original action, the State of Colorado seeks an equitable apportionment of the waters of the Vermejo River, an interstate river fully appropriated by users in the State of New Mexico. A Special Master, appointed by this Court, initially recommended that Colorado be permitted a diversion of 4,000 acre-feet per year. Last Term, we remanded for additional factual findings on five specific issues. 459 U. S. 176 (1982). The case is before us again on New Mexico’s exceptions to these additional findings. We now conclude that Colorado has not demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence…
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