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Colorado officials tell committee Nebraska's canal lawsuit is premature
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Attorney General Phil Weiser and State Engineer Jason Allman told the Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee that Nebraska’s U.S. Supreme Court filing over a proposed Perkins County Canal is premature because Nebraska has not completed the project steps that would generate a ripe legal dispute.
Attorney General Phil Weiser and State Engineer Jason Allman told the Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee that Nebraska’s recent U.S. Supreme Court petition over the Perkins County Canal should be declined as premature. They said Nebraska has not completed key project steps and has not demonstrated a concrete injury that would justify the Court’s intervention.
“We urge the court to reject this case,” Weiser told the committee, saying Nebraska has a right under the South Platte compact to build a canal but must take substantial steps —…
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