Legal Opinion
Texas v. New Mexico
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 8, 1987No. 65 ORIGPublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
This original case, which is here for the fourth time, involves the construction and enforcement of the 1949 Compact 1 between New Mexico and Texas dividing the water of the Pecos River between the two States. Because of the irregular flow of the Pecos River, the Compact did not specify a particular amount of water to be delivered by New Mexico to Texas each year. Instead, Article 111(a) of the Compact provides that “New Mexico shall not deplete by man’s activities the flow of the Pecos River at the New Mexico-Texas state line below an amount which will give to Texas a quantity of water…
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