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<br />WYOMING v. COLORADO
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<br />U.S. SUPREME COURT, MAY 13. 1957
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<br />DECREE:
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<br />IT IS ORDERED, ^DJUDGED ^ND DECREED that:
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<br />I. Th. St,te of Color,do. or anyone recognized by her ~s duly entitled thereto,
<br />shall h~'", the right to divert from the Laramie RIver and Its trlbut"rle" for
<br />use In the State ~f colorado, 49,375 acre-reet or water I" e,ch c,lendar year,
<br />which dlvarslon and use shall be subject to the f/llllt.3tlonl <:lnd restrIctIons
<br />hereln,fter set forth, The !t~te of Wyoming, or ,,,yo,,,, recognized by her as duly
<br />entitled thereto, shall have the right to divert and use all water flowing 'nd
<br />rem<:llrdng In the Laramie River and Its tributarIes after such diversion and use
<br />In Colorado.
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<br />11. The State of colorado, Its offIcers, attorneys, 'gent;: and employees be, and
<br />they are severally enjoIned
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<br />(oj from dlvertln9 or permitting the dIversion of more than 19,875 ,acre-feet
<br />of water In <:lny calendar yaar From the laramle River and Its tribut,rles for use
<br />,In Color<:ldo at any or all points outside of the basIn of l<:lld river, whIch amount
<br />m~y be diverted by the preSent owners of transmount,ln W<:lter rights or by their
<br />!::ueelO!Ssor"~ In o.....l1or"shlp, through any dItcheS, c.:ln"ls, tUhnals or struc.tures c01p;.\b1e
<br />of e.::.rrylng the s.:ant'!i!' , ,;:l~ th9 ow,,~rr. of !:~Td w~tC!.r rlght.s and of such strllctut'e~
<br />ma)' (rom tImE! to trm~ ;Jgrf;!o amon9,.thomselvos; Or .;;I~ m;:llY bll;l determlne.d by ~ c.ourt of
<br />competent Jurl.dlctlon;
<br />(b) from drvcrt./ng "r pcrmltt1ng the dIversion 01'" t'rIore th.:l11 29,S-aD 3cra-f<!:l4t:.
<br />of W,:':ItCf" In ~ny c;:Jlcnd"r yCe'lr rrOITl the L..:'lt"i'JfnTe Rrver ,:)nd It:s t:rlbut..rlr:s: For USe
<br />In Colorado within the dral'lag" basin of said river, of which "mount not m<)re,
<br />th6n l,8oo ~crc-Fcct sh~11 be dIverted rn ony co'cnd~r yc~r ~fter July 31; pro-
<br />vIded, thi:Jt If In .::lny c.:1lcnd.:J1'" yc:~" r"lny pCr"t or .:JII nr ~"Id 19,37$ .:.ere-Feet ot
<br />Wo7lter which m.:ty he dIverted For U~e out:3Idr.: o~ the: drolntJgc ba:dn or 3~rd r-Tver
<br />Is not so dlv",rt",d for USe outside the drolnage basin or said ,-I vcr, the amount
<br />,",at 50 diverted may be dlverccd hereunder ror u:.;e In co'orado wI thin the dr".JinF'fgc
<br />r'asln or said rrver. Suer, water drv~rted for u~e In Colorddo w(tl,'n tl,e dr~Tn~9C
<br />bi'lsln'of said .Iv;;r shall be diverted only <hroug" the I".odgotcs of dl tehe, 'er~
<br />vlng, ,ndshi'll I only be used to 'rrlg~te, tho"~ I,nds within the Laramie RIver
<br />easln in Color~do whlch are markp.d and desIgned by cross-I1.:'1tchl119 on Exhibit "AtI
<br />attached hereto and hereby mndc. a part "crear, hy the prc.!ir:.nt owners of setd li'\T'ltls
<br />and the water rights serving said lands or by their successors In ownership, nnd
<br />none of said w~ters sh~1 I be used for the Irrlg<:ltlon of any I,nds not Included
<br />wI thin the boundaries of the l,nds 50 Indlcoted On Exhibit "A".
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<br />III. Except as modifIed or restrlcted hereby, the relative rights t.O tho USe of
<br />Colorado's share of the Laramie River shall continue to be governed by the rules
<br />of appropriation and USe as determined ~y the laws of colorado, and shall be ad-
<br />minIstered by Its water ofFicials,
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