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DodgeGlobe: The Dodge City Daily Globe ...n't say when Colorado will pay 06/13/01 http : / /www.dodgeglobe.com /stories /061301 /new stovall.shtml <br />f 1 • r <br />Home Page <br />■ -k, <br />Local News <br />Spokeswoman: Stovall can't say when Colorado <br />Public Boards <br />Sports <br />will pay <br />violated a 1949 compact by taking more water from the river <br />Obituaries <br />than allowed. In 1995, the Supreme Court agreed with a special <br />State News <br />By John Hanna <br />Agriculture <br />Associated Press Writer <br />Business <br />TOPEKA -- Attorney General Carla Stovall's office can't predict <br />Stocks <br />when Colorado will begin paying Kansas monetary damages <br />Commodities <br />from a lawsuit between the two states over the Arkansas River. <br />Opinions <br />Spokeswoman Mary Tritsch said Tuesday that too many <br />National /International <br />uncertainties remain, despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision. <br />Weather <br />The justices ruled Monday that Kansas is entitled to interest as <br />Classifieds <br />well as monetary damages, though not as much as Kansas <br />Entertainment <br />officials had sought. <br />Special Sections "There's just too many unknowns to know when a check will be <br />Politics and <br />cut," Tritsch said. <br />Government <br />Kansas sued Colorado in 1985 over the low water levels in the <br />Public Boards <br />Arkansas River in western Kansas, arguing that Colorado <br />Movie Listings <br />violated a 1949 compact by taking more water from the river <br />TV Listings <br />than allowed. In 1995, the Supreme Court agreed with a special <br />Jobs With Us <br />master's finding against Colorado. <br />.Horoscopes <br />Fun & Games <br />Since then, the two states have been arguing about how much <br />Golf Guide <br />money Kansas should receive in damages, in addition to more <br />water. Kansas officials had hoped to collect $62 million for <br />Cooking <br />damages and interest through 1994. <br />Health <br />The Supreme Court's ruling says Kansas can collect monetary <br />Classifieds <br />damages -- with inflation, about $21 million -- and interest since <br />1985, when it filed the lawsuit. <br />Subscribe <br />Online Services <br />Kansas had hoped to collect interest from 1969. The special <br />Letter to the Editor <br />master said Colorado should have known by that year that it was <br />violating the terms of the river compact. <br />Su bmlt <br />Information <br />Kansas sought $41 million in interest. Colorado Attorney General <br />Globe Networks <br />Ken Salazar said the Supreme Court ruling should drop that <br />Globe Express <br />figure by $20 million, to $21 million. <br />About Us <br />But Tritsch said the special master still must calculate Colorado's <br />Jobs With Us <br />bill and put a figure on damages owed to Kansas since 1994. <br />Yellow Pages <br />Copyright <br />Privacy Policy <br />Contact Us <br />She noted that the master is supposed to take up the issue of <br />Colorado's future compliance with the compact. <br />Asked about the timing of payments from Colorado, Tritsch said, <br />"We really don't know." <br />1 of 2 c4i 31L'a t IC (✓ i✓U — {�'�'�-J1-- 7/11/01 1:27 PM <br />