Nebraska寻求最高法院批准建造一条运河,将南普拉特河水改道,威胁科罗拉多农民的灌溉渠道。 Nebraska seeks Supreme Court approval to build a canal diverting South Platte River water, threatening Colorado farmers' irrigation access.

科罗拉多州和内布拉斯加州之间对南普拉特河水的合法摊牌升级,内布拉斯加州寻求最高法院批准建造Perkins县运河,以转移冬季流量,威胁科罗拉多州东北部农民的灌溉。 A legal showdown between Colorado and Nebraska over South Platte River water has escalated, with Nebraska seeking Supreme Court approval to build the Perkins County Canal to divert winter flows, threatening irrigation access for farmers in northeastern Colorado. 包括总检察长菲尔·韦瑟在内的科罗拉多州官员拒绝该项目，认为该项目是出于政治驱动和不公正，并发誓要捍卫对农村农业至关重要的州水权。 Colorado officials, including Attorney General Phil Weiser, reject the project as politically driven and unjust, vowing to defend state water rights crucial to rural agriculture. Sedgwick县的农民害怕水流失,并面临通过显赫土地征用的潜在风险。 Farmers in Sedgwick County fear losing water and face potential land seizures via eminent domain. 这场争端凸显了西方在气候变化、城市增长和相互竞争的需求等情况下对水的日益紧张的关系,因为河水供应丹佛河用水需求的一半,支持该地区最密集的耕作。 The dispute highlights growing Western tensions over water amid climate change, urban growth, and competing demands, as the river supplies half of Denver Water’s needs and supports the region’s most intensive farming.