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- After years of dispute between Texas and New Mexico over the use of the waters of the Pecos River, the two states agreed to the Pecos River Compact of 1948. In 1975, Texas, displeased with the activities of the commission entrusted with applying the provisions of the compact, filed suit against New Mexico in the United States Supreme Court.
www.jstor.org/stable/24882176TEXAS v. NEW MEXICO: THE PECOS RIVER COMPACT LITIGATION - JSTOR
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Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado, 583 U.S. ___ (2018), was a Supreme Court case argued and decided during the 2017 term of the Supreme Court of the United States. The case involved an interstate dispute regarding New Mexico's compliance with the Rio Grande Compact of 1938, an agreement which established a plan for equitable apportionment of the ...
In fact, as the Special Master alluded to, the federal government is already involved in Compact-related litigation with New Mexico in federal district court. See New Mexico v. United States, No. 1:11–cv–00691 (DNM).
2 days ago · Texas brought the suit in 2013, arguing that groundwater pumping in this stretch of New Mexico siphoned off water destined for Texas under the Rio Grande Compact. The United States and Colorado ...
- Whether The Compact Affects Federal Interests
- United States Participating in Original Actions as A Party
- Whether The United States Is A Third-Party Beneficiary
The United States first argues that it has its own federal interests in ensuring that Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico abide by the Compact. The United States argues that it has a federal interest in ensuring water from the Project is satisfactorily delivered to Mexico according to the terms of the 1906 Convention between the United States and Mexic...
In the First Interim Report, the Special Master stated that this case is the first time in history that the United States has intervened as a party-plaintiff rather than an amicus curiae in an original action, where the United States is arguing it has its own water rights that are protected by a compact. The United States disputes this assertion, e...
In the alternative, the United States maintains that it can bring a claim under the Compact as a third-party beneficiary. The United States argues that because the Compact is a contract, the Compact created a duty in the promisors to any intended beneficiary to abide by the Compact and the intended beneficiary may enforce that duty. The United Stat...
The case, which has been in litigation for more than a decade, centers around a 1939 compact between the three states over how to apportion the river’s waters. In its initial lawsuit, Texas claimed that New Mexico violated the longstanding agreement by not allowing enough water to flow to the Lone Star State, says Andrew Mergen, the Emmett ...
Jan 8, 2018 · The case: In 2013, Texas filed a complaint against New Mexico, alleging that New Mexico's use of the Rio Grande River violated the Rio Grande Compact. The United States moved to intervene in the dispute, claiming that the case involved federal government rights and responsibilities.
Mar 20, 2024 · In 2013, Texas filed suit against Colorado and New Mexico alleging that excessive groundwater pumping in New Mexico was depleting supplies of Rio Grande water for Texas, violating the compact. In 2014, the U.S. government moved to intervene in settling the dispute.
