Potlatch Corp. v. United States

SCHROEDER, Justice.

This case arises from the Snake River Basin Adjudication in which the district court granted in part and denied in part the United States’ motion for partial summary judgment on claims the United States makes for reserved water rights pursuant to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The United States claims federal reserved water rights for the following rivers pursuant to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 1 : the Middle Fork of the Salmon, the Middle Fork of the Clearwater (including its two tributaries: the Lochsa River and the Selway…