IN EQUITY A-3 : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. ORR WATER DITCH COMPANY

Filing 1921

DOCKET ERROR, DISREGARD ENTRY - INCORRECT CASE - WILL BE RE-DOCKETED IN SUB-CASE 3:73-CV-125 : ORDER TEMPORARILY MODIFYING WALKER RIVER DECREE RE PERMIT NO. 92107-T : (See pdf order for specifics.) IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND D ECREED That Permit No. 92107-T shall be administered in exactly the same fashion as theWalker Basin Conservancys previously approved Permit Nos. 80700, 88160-88162, and 90690, including use of the same river gages, and no special fees or costs ma y be assessed against NDOW for its administration. This temporary modification of the Walker River Decree will terminate when the temporary change provided for in Permit 92107-T expires and upon such termination, this Order Temporarily Modifying Walker River Decree Re Permit No. 92107-T will be, and hereby is, ipso facto deleted from the Decree without any further action by the Court. Signed by Chief Judge Miranda M. Du on 2/22/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM) Modified on 2/23/2023 to denote docket error (DRM).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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IN EQUITY NO. C–125

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CASE NO: 3:73–CV–00125-RJC-WGC

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Plaintiff,
WALKER RIVER PAIUTE TRIBE,
Plaintiff - Intervenor.
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ORDER TEMPORARILY MODIFYING
WALKER RIVER DECREE RE PERMIT
NO. 92107-T

WALKER RIVER IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
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Defendants.

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The Walker River Decree is hereby temporarily modified in accordance with Permit No.

13 92107-T issued by the Nevada State Engineer on January 13, 2023.
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED

15 that, as set forth in Nevada State Engineer Permit No. 92107-T, the Walker River Decree is hereby
16 modified to reflect the temporary changes in the manner of use and place of use to instream flow
17 for wildlife purposes in the Walker River and Walker Lake of portions of Decreed water right
18 Claim Nos. 41 and 229. The portions of the claims that were not modified by Permit No. 92107-T
19 and which therefore retain their current manner of use, place of use, and point of diversion are not
20 modified by this Order. This modification does not make any changes to the listed owner of the
21 water rights claims, or any portions thereof, as set forth in the Walker River Decree, even though
22 the ownership of the water rights claims has changed since the entry of this Decree.
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