When Water Rights Evaporate | K&L Gates LLP
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In August 2020, we outlined four notable interstate water rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court that are likely to change how states use and treat water as a resource. One of those cases, Texas v. New Mexico, addresses how states may allocate their respective water rights under an interstate compact if water allocated under the compact evaporates. On 14 December 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that water held by New Mexico at the request of Texas must be credited as delivered, despite the fact that a significant portion of ...