Georgia is not the only state with lawyers fighting water wars. Dry weather and population booms are triggering a monsoon of litigation over water supplies across the country, with cities and states suing each other over the right to access water.

In the West, Montana is suing Wyoming for allegedly withdrawing too much water from two area rivers, leaving Montana residents with insufficient water supplies during droughts. Montana v. Wyoming, No. 137 U.S..

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]