Supreme Court Special Master Recommends Approval Of Rio Grande Consent Decree

(July 6, 2023, 12:45 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Supreme Court special master overruled the objections of the United States to a consent decree settling water claims among Texas, New Mexico and Colorado involving the 1938 Rio Grande Compact and recommended that the court approve the decree and dismiss the United States’ objections without prejudice....