Legal Opinion
Montana v. Wyoming
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 2, 2011No. 137, OrigPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
This case arises out of a dispute between Montana and Wyoming over the Yellowstone River Compact (or Compact). Montana alleges that Wyoming has breached Article V(A) of the. Compact by allowing its pre-1950 water appropriators to increase their net water consumption by improving the efficiency of their irrigation systems. The new systems, Montana alleges, employ sprinklers that reduce the amount of wastewater returned to the river, thus depriving Montana’s downstream pre-1950 appropriators of water to which they are entitled. The Special Master has filed a First Interim Report determining, as…
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