Water Rights Settlement Agreement Sample Contracts
PUBLIC LAW 113–223—DEC. 16, 2014Water Rights Settlement Agreement • May 5th, 2020
Contract Type FiledMay 5th, 2020To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and the Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement, to provide for the lease of certain
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77000 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 238 / Friday, December 11, 2015 / NoticesWater Rights Settlement Agreement • April 29th, 2023
Contract Type FiledApril 29th, 2023
Water Rights Settlement Agreement for the Pueblos of Jemez and Zia Summary Prepared Jointly by the Settlement PartiesWater Rights Settlement Agreement • October 7th, 2022
Contract Type FiledOctober 7th, 2022Adjudication of the Rio Jemez Stream System commenced in 1983. Over the last almost 40 years, the parties have been embroiled in complex litigation and lengthy settlement discussions to resolve conflicts over the scarce surface water in the Jemez Valley, including the water rights of the Pueblo of Jemez and the Pueblo of Zia.
NAVAJO-HOPI LITTLE COLORADO RIVER WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTWater Rights Settlement Agreement • March 28th, 2012
Contract Type FiledMarch 28th, 2012
Historic Water Agreement ReachedWater Rights Settlement Agreement • October 10th, 2016
Contract Type FiledOctober 10th, 2016On August 11, the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations, the State of Oklahoma and the City of Oklahoma City announced that they have reached a water rights
Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement AgreementWater Rights Settlement Agreement • July 8th, 2024
Contract Type FiledJuly 8th, 2024The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement (NAIWRSA) finally settles the Navajo Nation’s, the Hopi Tribe’s, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe’s claims to the main stem of the Colorado River, the Little Colorado River, and relevant groundwater sources, in Arizona.
YAVAPAI-APACHE NATION WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTWater Rights Settlement Agreement • June 26th, 2024
Contract Type FiledJune 26th, 2024America; the State of Arizona; the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District; the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association; the Central Arizona Water Conservation District; the Town of Camp Verde; the Town of Clarkdale; and the City of Cottonwood.
Agreement settles major water-right claimsWater Rights Settlement Agreement • May 8th, 2003
Contract Type FiledMay 8th, 2003YAKIMA - A major irrigation purveyor in the Lower Yakima Valley has agreed to divert less water from the Yakima River to settle its claims in the long-running Department of Ecology v Acquavella water-rights adjudication case.
Public Law 113–223 113th CongressWater Rights Settlement Agreement • October 17th, 2024
Contract Type FiledOctober 17th, 2024To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and the Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement, to provide for the lease of certain
New Mexico Signs Water Rights SettlementWater Rights Settlement Agreement • March 21st, 2013
Contract Type FiledMarch 21st, 2013This settlement was formerly signed by the Pueblos of Nambe, Tesuque, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, the City and County of Santa Fe, other non-Pueblo parties, and the State of New Mexico in 2006. Federal legislation was passed in 2010 authorizing the settlement and the construction of a regional water system to bring water into the Nambe-Pojoaque-Tesuque Basin in northern New Mexico. This settlement is known as the Aamodt Settlement after the first name listed in the water rights adjudication.
Water Rights Settlement AgreementWater Rights Settlement Agreement • October 18th, 2006
Contract Type FiledOctober 18th, 2006This Agreement is made and entered into by and among the United States of America (United States), the State of Utah (Utah), the Washington County Water Conservancy District (Washington District), and the Kane County Water Conservancy District (Kane District).
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN IN NEW MEXICO NAVAJO NATION WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTWater Rights Settlement Agreement • November 10th, 2011
Contract Type FiledNovember 10th, 2011This Agreement is entered into as of the dates executed below, by and among the State of New Mexico, the Navajo Nation and the United States of America, acting through the Secretary of the Interior.
D750Water Rights Settlement Agreement • October 10th, 2022
Contract Type FiledOctober 10th, 2022Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and the Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement, to pro- vide for the lease of certain land located within Plan- et Ranch on the Bill Williams River in the State of Arizona to benefit the Lower Colorado River Multi- Species Conservation Program, and to provide for the settlement of specific water rights claims in the Bill Williams River watershed in the State of Arizona, after receiving testimony from Senators Walsh and Flake; Michael S. Black, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; Llevando Fisher, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Lame Deer, Montana; Aletha Tom, Moapa Band of Paiutes, Moapa, Ne- vada; Arlan Melendez, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Reno, Nevada; Sherry Counts, Hualapai Tribe, Peach Springs, Arizona; and Mike Canfield, Indian Pueblos Marketing, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
FOR SETTLEMENT DISCUSSION ONLYWater Rights Settlement Agreement • November 7th, 2022
Contract Type FiledNovember 7th, 2022THE UNITED STATES HAS NOT REVIEWED OR COMMENTED ON THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT AND RESERVES ALL RIGHTS TO OBJECT TO OR PROPOSE CHANGES TO THE
Interior Executes Water Rights Settlement Agreement with Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission IndiansWater Rights Settlement Agreement • November 29th, 2017
Contract Type FiledNovember 29th, 2017The Agreement quantifies the water rights claims for the Pechanga Band in Southern California’s Temecula Valley, which had been pending in an adjudication dating back to the 1950s; resolves potential liability for both the United States and other parties; and establishes a cooperative and efficient water management regime involving Pechanga and local agencies.
ContractWater Rights Settlement Agreement • February 9th, 2005
Contract Type FiledFebruary 9th, 2005