Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990

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United States federal law water rights settlement

The Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 is a U.S. federal law that resolves long-standing water allocation disputes in the Truckee, Carson, and Pyramid Lake basins, particularly balancing tribal, agricultural, and environmental water rights in Nevada and California.

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Label Occurrences
Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act 1
Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 canonical 1

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
water rights settlement ⓘ
aimsTo protect Pyramid Lake fishery and ecosystem ⓘ
provide certainty for agricultural water users ⓘ
resolve long-standing water allocation disputes ⓘ
settle tribal water rights claims ⓘ
appliesTo Carson River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pyramid Lake Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Truckee River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction California NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
focusesOn balancing tribal, agricultural, and environmental water uses ⓘ
hasEffectOn Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Truckee-Carson Irrigation District NERFINISHED ⓘ
federal water project operations in western Nevada ⓘ
legalArea Indian law ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
water law ⓘ
mainSubject interstate water management ⓘ
water allocation ⓘ
water rights ⓘ
partOf United States reclamation and water resources policy NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesFor environmental restoration measures ⓘ
funding for water rights acquisitions and management ⓘ
implementation of negotiated water allocation agreements ⓘ
regulates operation of federal reservoirs in the Truckee and Carson basins ⓘ
storage and release of water affecting Pyramid Lake levels ⓘ
relatesTo Newlands Project NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe water rights ⓘ
Truckee River Operating Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ
interstate allocation between Nevada and California ⓘ
sectorImpacted agricultural irrigators ⓘ
environmental and fisheries interests ⓘ
tribal communities ⓘ
timePeriodAddressed 20th-century water disputes in the Truckee and Carson basins ⓘ

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Truckee River Operating Agreement → legalBasis → Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 ⓘ
Truckee-Carson Project → relatedTo → Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act