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Ute Indian Water Compact, Utah, Ute Indian Tribe Of The Uintah And Ouray Reservations, Us
Ute Indian Water Compact, Utah, Ute Indian Tribe Of The Uintah And Ouray Reservations, Us
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Settlement Agreement/State Legislation: Approval of Ute Indian Water Compact, Utah Code 73-21-1 (1980). Parties: Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservations, UT, and US. Unsigned. The purpose of this Compact is resolve the claims of the Ute Tribe over the quantification, distribution, and use of all waters claimed. The Compact apportions, confirms, and recognizes the rights of the Tribe from the waters apportioned to UT from the Colorado River System. The right of the Tribe and others includes the depletion in the amount of 248,943 acre-feet per annum, and the diversion requirement of 471,035 acre-feet per annum, from …