When Water Rights Evaporate
By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20
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...
By: K&L Gates LLP