UNITED STATES v. ORR WATER DITCH CO.

No. (EQUITY) A-3-LDG.

309 F.Supp.2d 1245 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. ORR WATER DITCH CO., et al., Defendants. In re: The Matter of Nevada State Engineer Ruling No. 5185.

United States District Court, D. Nevada.

March 9, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Wolz, Nevada State Bar # 4801, Deputy Attorney General, Carson City, NV, for Nevada State Engineer.

Brent T. Kolvet, Esq., Nevada State Bar # 1597, Reno, NV, for North Valley Holdings, LLC.


OPINION

GEORGE, District Judge.

Pursuant to Claim No. 1 of the Orr Ditch Decree, the Tribe has a water right to a maximum of 14,742 acre feet of water per year to irrigate 3,130 acres of Reservation bottom lands. In October 2001, the United States and the Tribe filed an application with the Nevada State Engineer to temporarily transfer (for the period of one year) the place and manner of use of 9,914 acre feet of Claim No. 1 water from the...

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