Supreme Court of the United States
Kansas v. Nebraska
March 9, 2015
Summary
The Supreme Court, exercising original jurisdiction, issued a decree resolving a water‑compact dispute between Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado. It reformed the RRCA accounting procedures, held Nebraska not liable for certain evaporative losses, classified evaporation from non‑federal reservoirs as a Beneficial Consumptive Use, found Nebraska exceeded its allocation and ordered payment of $5.5 million, and allocated fees among the parties. The Court retained jurisdiction for further proceedings.