Dalles Irrigation District v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

LETTOW, Judge.

This post-trial decision addresses damages for breach of a contract between The Dalles Irrigation District (“The Dalles” or “District”) and the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (“Bureau”), under which the Bureau was obligated to supply the District with hydroelectric power for irrigation pumping. The District has claimed that the government contravened the contract by overcharging for energy and seeks damages of approximately $8,000,000.

As stipulated by the parties, trial of liability and of damages was bifurcated. Based upon…