Nebraska Sues Colorado in Supreme Court Over Water Rights

Nebraska officials said Colorado was blocking an important canal that would provide water for farm irrigation.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Nebraska officials said on July 16 that the state is suing Colorado at the U.S. Supreme Court over the right to use water from the South Platte River, which winds through both states.

The U.S. Constitution gives the Supreme Court original jurisdiction, or authority, to try disputes between the states as a court of first impression.