(THE TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL) The Topeka Capital-Joural reports, "Attorney General Steve Six on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to enforce a 2003 decree approving a settlement between Kansas and Nebraska outlining the states' rights to water from the Republican River basin.
According to the filing, Nebraska has violated the compact and failed to take actions to avoid future violations, especially in the inevitable dry periods to come.
'Nebraska has failed to live up to the obligations under the compact, despite assurances given to the Supreme Court and our attempts to resolve this conflict through arbitration,' Six said. 'Kansas farmers and communities have been deprived of the water they rely upon in the past and will again under Nebraska's current policies. My office will continue this fight until Nebraska complies with our agreement.'"
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According to the filing, Nebraska has violated the compact and failed to take actions to avoid future violations, especially in the inevitable dry periods to come.
'Nebraska has failed to live up to the obligations under the compact, despite assurances given to the Supreme Court and our attempts to resolve this conflict through arbitration,' Six said. 'Kansas farmers and communities have been deprived of the water they rely upon in the past and will again under Nebraska's current policies. My office will continue this fight until Nebraska complies with our agreement.'"
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