10th Circuit:  Reclamation Took ‘Hard Look’ At Utah Water Exchange Contract

(July 11, 2023, 1:52 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A divided 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on July 10 affirmed a trial court ruling that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation took the required “hard look” at a proposed water contract between the agency and Utah and provided a reasoned explanation concluding that the contract did not require an environmental impact statement (EIS) for any effect on water or fish resources in the Green River Basin....