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<br />.' <br /> <br />\, <br /> <br />003J77 <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />11.')" ') c', ( I J <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />INTERSTATE COMPACTS <br /> <br />Concerning interstate water allocation, the State of Wyoming has co-signed <br /> <br />four agreements: <br /> <br />the Nebraska-South Dakota-Wyoming Water Compact; the <br /> <br />Belie Fourche River Compact; the Yellowstone River Compact; and the Upper <br /> <br /> <br />Niobrara River Compact. Of these accords, only the last three provide specific <br /> <br /> <br />apportionment guidelines. The Nebraska-South Dakota-Wyoming Water Compact is <br /> <br /> <br />of true significance only relative to the agreements it has fostered. <br /> <br />BELLE FOURCHE RIVER COMPACT <br /> <br />On February 26, 1927, the states of Wyoming and South Dakota concluded a <br />compact in order to provide for efficient use and equitable division of the <br />waters of the Belle Fourche River. Under terms of the agreement, 90j, of the <br />unallocated water available at the date of the compact's signing was given to <br />South Dakota. The remaining 10% was granted to Wyoming, exclusive of the use <br />of Belle Fourche water for domestic and stock purposes. Either state was also <br /> <br />authorized to divert temporarily, or store for beneficial use, any unused <br /> <br />portion of the aforementioned percentages allotted to the other. However, the <br /> <br />compact does not allow for establishment of a continuing right occasioned by <br />such action. Rights to use of Belle Fourche River waters, whether based upon <br /> <br />direct diversion or storage, are recognized as of the date of the compact to <br /> <br />the extent such rights are valid under relevant state law. <br /> <br />2 <br />