Federal Judge Dismisses Water Rights Case After Tribes’ Rights Are Settled

(January 5, 2024, 9:38 AM EST) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma federal judge has granted an unopposed motion by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and Oklahoma City to dismiss their water rights complaint against the United States in light of a 2016 settlement agreement among the board, the city and the United States regarding the water rights of two Native American tribes in the context of a stream adjudication....