United States of America v. Walker River Irrigation

Filing 1030

ORDER A copy of Petition shall be served by 8/10/2011(as specified herein); Objections to Petition are due by 9/18/2011, and served (as specified herein); A hearing on the Petition is set for Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.< /B> in Courtroom No. 3. A copy of this Order shall be served by 8/10/2011 (as specified herein). Proof of such service shall be filed with this Court prior to the hearing on the Petition. Signed by Judge Edward C. Reed, Jr on 7/20/2011. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,
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WALKER RIVER PAIUTE TRIBE, )
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Plaintiff-Intervenor,
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vs.
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WALKER RIVER IRRIGATION
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DISTRICT, a corporation, et al.,
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Defendants,
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In the Matter of:
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Permit Nos. 48587 and 48588,
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U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs on
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Behalf of the Yerington Paiute
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Tribe,
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Petitioners.
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Case No. 3:73-cv-00125-ECR-LRL

ORDER
Hearing Set for November 1, 2011, at
10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3

On July 15, 2011, a Petition for Approval of Modification of the Walker

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River Decree on Behalf of the Yerington Paiute Tribe (#1027) (herein after “ the

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Petition”) was filed.

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The Petition is filed in accordance with the Administrative Rules and

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Regulations Regarding Change of Point of Diversion, Manner of Use or Place of

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Use of the Water of the Walker River and Its Tributaries filed June 3, 19961

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The Administrative Rules and Regulations Regarding Point of Diversion,

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(herein after “the Administrative Rules and Regulations”), and the Final Decree

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for the Walker River entered April 15, 1936, as amended by Order of April 24,

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1940.

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Now, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:

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(1)

Within 21 days of entry of this Order, in accordance with the

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Administrative Rules and Regulations, Sec. 7.2, a copy of the Petition shall

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(in addition to service previously made) be served by mail or email upon

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all parties to the agency administrative proceedings (the proceedings

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before the State Engineer of Nevada) and upon the United States Board of

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Water Commissioners, the Walker River Paiute Tribe, and the Nevada

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Department of Wildlife. Proof of such service shall be filed herein prior to

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the hearing on the Petition.

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(2)

Any person or entity desiring to object to the granting of the Petition shall

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file shall written objections with the Court within 60 days of the entry of

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this Order. A copy of such objections shall be served on the parties

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required to be served under the Administrative Rules and Regulations, Sec.

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7.2.

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(3)

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The Petitioner shall comply with the requirements of Sec. 7.6 of the
Administrative Rules and Regulations.

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A hearing on the Petition is set for Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 10:00
a.m. in Courtroom No. 3 of the Bruce R. Thompson Federal Courthouse,

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Manner of Use or Place of Use of Water of the Walker River and Its Tributaries, filed

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27 June 3, 1996, has been scanned and added to the docket of this case as Docket No.
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Reno, Nevada. Within 21 days of the entry of this Order, a copy of the

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within order shall be served by mail or email on all parties required to be

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served by Sec. 7.2 of the Administrative Rules and Regulations. Proof of

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such service shall be filed with this Court prior to the hearing on the

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Petition.

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Dated this_____ day of July 2011.

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EDWARD C. REED, JR.
United States District Judge

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3:73-cv-00125-ECR-LRL
USA and Walker River Paiute Tribe v.
Walker River Irrigation District, et al.

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