United States of America v. Walker River Irrigation

Filing 1809

ORDER re ECF No. 1808 Motion : Any entity or person who participated as a party to the proceedings before the Nevada State Engineer with respect to Permit No. 92910-T shall have until March 20, 2024, in which to file any response or oppositi on to the Joint Petition (ECF No. 1807 ) of NDOW and the Conservancy to Temporarily Modify the Walker River Decree to Conform with Nevada State Engineer Instream Flow Water Rights Permit No. 92107-T. (See pdf order for additional specifics.) Signed by Chief Judge Miranda M. Du on 3/13/2024. (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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IN EQUITY NO.C-125

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CASE NO.: 3-73-CV-00125-MMD-WGC

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Plaintiffs,
vs.

6 WALKER RIVER IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER ESTABLISHING DATE FOR
THE FILING OF OPPOSITIONS TO THE
JOINT PETITION OF THE NEVADA
DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND
WALKER BASIN CONSERVANCY TO
TEMPORARILY MODIFY THE
WALKER RIVER DECREE TO
CONFORM WITH NEVADA STATE
ENGINEER INSTREAM FLOW WATER
RIGHTS PERMIT NO. 92910-T

On March 13, 2024, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (“NDOW”) and the Walker Basin
Conservancy (“Conservancy”) filed a Joint Petition For Temporary Modification of Walker River
Decree Regarding Water Rights Permit No. 92910-T. ECF No. 1807 (the “Petition”). Also on
March 13, 2024, NDOW and the Conservancy filed a Joint Motion to Establish Schedule
Concerning the Petition. ECF No. 1808 (the “Motion”). Article VII of the 1996 Administrative
Rules and Fed. R. Civ. P. 53(f) contemplate proceedings for the Court to consider the Petition and
the proposed modifications of the Walker River Decree in accordance with the Permit.
BASED UPON THE FOREGOING AND FOR GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that any entity or person who participated as a party to the proceedings
before the Nevada State Engineer with respect to Permit No. 92910-T shall have until March 20,
2024, in which to file any response or opposition to the Joint Petition of NDOW and the
Conservancy to Temporarily Modify the Walker River Decree to Conform with Nevada State
Engineer Instream Flow Water Rights Permit No. 92107-T (ECF No. 1807). If no written
oppositions are filed with the Court, then NDOW and the Conservancy shall file a notice of nonopposition to the Petition and shall request that the Court immediately enter an order approving
the Permit and temporarily modifying the Walker River Decree as set forth in the Proposed Order