Legal Opinion

Hitchcock & Red Willow Irrigation District v. Lower Platte North Natural Resources District

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided July 31, 1987No. 86-008PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHastings, J.

Three irrigation districts in southwest Nebraska appeal from an order entered by the director of the Nebraska Department of Water Resources (department) denying their application for authority to divert water from the South Platte River for storage in Enders Reservoir near Imperial, Nebraska. We affirm.

The Hitchcock and Red Willow (H & RW), Frenchman Valley, and Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation Districts filed an application with the department on December 19, 1980, for a permit authorizing the impoundment of approximately 45,000 acre-feet of water in Enders Reservoir. The source of water was…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Wyoming v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. Haeffner v. STATE, DEPT. OF PUB. INSTNebraska Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Tanner v. Bacon, State EngineerUtah Supreme Court · 1943
  4. State Ex Rel. Douglas v. SchroederNebraska Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Custer Public Power District v. Loup River Public Power DistrictNebraska Supreme Court · 1956

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. In Re Application A-16642Nebraska Supreme Court · 1990
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  3. Central Platte Natural Resources District v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District v. John D.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Tri-County Landfill, Inc. v. Board of County CommissionersNebraska Supreme Court · 1995

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