20 JAN 6:04 pm
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Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments from the States of Montana and Wyoming regarding their interests in the Powder and Tongue rivers, which flow from Wyoming into Montana, and are tributaries to the Yellowstone River. The Court has original jurisdiction to hear interstate disputes. Montana brought the case and alleges that...
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23 NOV 5:15 am
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On November 12, the Utah Stream Access Coalition filed suit in Wasatch County challenging the Public Waters Access Act, enacting Utah Code sections 73-29-101 through 73-29-208. The Utah legislature passed this act in 2010. The suit names Victory Ranch, Silver Creek-Robert Larsen Investors, Wasatch County Sheriff Todd Bonner, and the Utah Division of Wildlife...
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22 NOV 4:32 am
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Great Salt Lake Minerals originally filed a water rights application for 353,000 acre-feet. Recently, it reduced this request to 150,000 acre-feet, asserting that new technologies have increased the company’s efficiency by 60 percent. An article about the reduced request can be found here and here. – Jon Schutz is an attorney at Mabey Wright...
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8 NOV 9:00 am
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By Jon Schutz Last week oral argument continued in the Casitas Municipal Water District (Casitas) takings case. Casitas is arguing that the federal government must compensate it $87.3 million because NOAA Fisheries required the district to dedicate a portion of its water rights to endangered fish flows. This case may be very consequential to...
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3 NOV 3:09 am
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By Jon Schutz In August 2007, Crandall Canyon mine collapsed killing six miners and collapsed again ten days later killing three rescuers. After the mine collapse, the mine filled with groundwater and since 2008 has spilled from the mine’s entrance. State officials say the water spills at about 500 to 1,000 gallons a minute...
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11 OCT 8:15 pm
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Welcome to the newest feature of www.mwjlaw.com – our blog! Our blog will feature posts from each of our attorneys. You will find a wide variety of topics to help you navigate the world of litigation, in addition to things that we find interesting or helpful to our clients. We invite you to visit...
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