Republican River Compact
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The Republican River Compact is an interstate agreement among Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska that allocates the waters of the Republican River basin and governs their shared use and management.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interstate water compact
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ river basin compact ⓘ water allocation agreement ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Republican River Compact Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affects |
agricultural water use in Colorado
ⓘ
agricultural water use in Kansas ⓘ agricultural water use in Nebraska ⓘ groundwater pumping regulations in the Republican River basin ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote beneficial use of Republican River water
ⓘ
protect existing water rights within the basin ⓘ |
| allocatesWaterTo |
State of Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToRiverBasin | Republican River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Interstate compacts of the United States
ⓘ
River basin management agreements ⓘ Water law in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disputeResolution |
arbitration procedures among member states
ⓘ
litigation before the Supreme Court of the United States in case of unresolved disputes ⓘ |
| governs |
groundwater use to the extent it affects Republican River flows
ⓘ
surface water use in the Republican River basin ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
dispute resolution mechanisms
ⓘ
measurement and accounting procedures for river flows ⓘ provisions for administration and enforcement ⓘ water allocation formulas ⓘ |
| hasGeographicScope |
Republican River and its tributaries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
portions of Colorado within the Republican River basin ⓘ portions of Kansas within the Republican River basin ⓘ portions of Nebraska within the Republican River basin ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
state-level water administration agencies in Colorado
ⓘ
state-level water administration agencies in Kansas ⓘ state-level water administration agencies in Nebraska ⓘ |
| legalStatus | federally approved interstate compact ⓘ |
| purpose |
allocation of waters of the Republican River basin
ⓘ
equitable apportionment of Republican River water among signatory states ⓘ governance of shared use of Republican River waters ⓘ prevention of interstate water disputes ⓘ |
| regulates |
diversions from the Republican River and its tributaries
ⓘ
storage of water in reservoirs affecting Republican River flows ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
doctrine of prior appropriation in western water law
ⓘ
interstate water law in the United States ⓘ |
| requires | congressional consent of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| signatoryState |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | interstate water rights litigation ⓘ |
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