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Repbulican River Negotiations |
Settlement Negotiations - Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado, No. 126 Original. The states of Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado are signatories to the Republican River Compact, an interstate water compact apportioning the waters of the Republican River. In 1998 Kansas sued Nebraska in the U.S. Supreme Court over alleged violations of the Compact. The Supreme Court subsequently appointed a Special Master to oversee the case. CDR Associates was hired in December 2001 to assist the states in initial settlement discussions, and was asked by the parties to continue working with them in April 2002. On December 16, 2002, the parties announced they had reached a settlement that would be forwarded to the Supreme Court for approval. A key issue in the negotiations was the relationship of surface and groundwater in the basin. One key element of their settlement was the development of a joint groundwater model.
