(Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, left, and Attorney General Mike Hilgers. July 16, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner))
The water fight between Nebraska and Colorado has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Nebraska filed suit over South Platte River water rights.
“We’re going to fight like heck, said Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen. “We’re going to get every drop of water.”
Attorney General Mike Hilgers added, “Every drop of water matters.”
Their lawsuit accuses Colorado of reducing more and more water every day.
“We’re here to put our gloves on,” Pillen said, to defend what he called a “multi-generation investment” afforded under the South Platte River Compact that took effect in 1926 reported the Nebraska Examiner.
Nebraska accused Colorado of violating the interstate compact enacted in 1923 between the two states.
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