Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990

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The Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 is a U.S. federal law that resolves long-standing water allocation disputes in the Truckee, Carson, and Pyramid Lake basins, particularly balancing tribal, agricultural, and environmental water rights in Nevada and California.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
water rights settlement ⓘ
aimsTo protect Pyramid Lake fishery and ecosystem ⓘ
provide certainty for agricultural water users ⓘ
resolve long-standing water allocation disputes ⓘ
settle tribal water rights claims ⓘ
appliesTo Carson River Basin ⓘ
linked to: Carson River

Pyramid Lake Basin ⓘ
linked to: Pyramid Lake

Truckee River Basin ⓘ
linked to: Truckee River
appliesToJurisdiction California ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
focusesOn balancing tribal, agricultural, and environmental water uses ⓘ
hasEffectOn Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe ⓘ
Truckee-Carson Irrigation District ⓘ
federal water project operations in western Nevada ⓘ
legalArea Indian law ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
water law ⓘ
mainSubject interstate water management ⓘ
water allocation ⓘ
water rights ⓘ
partOf United States reclamation and water resources policy ⓘ
providesFor environmental restoration measures ⓘ
funding for water rights acquisitions and management ⓘ
implementation of negotiated water allocation agreements ⓘ
regulates operation of federal reservoirs in the Truckee and Carson basins ⓘ
storage and release of water affecting Pyramid Lake levels ⓘ
relatesTo Newlands Project ⓘ
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe water rights ⓘ
Truckee River Operating Agreement ⓘ
interstate allocation between Nevada and California ⓘ
sectorImpacted agricultural irrigators ⓘ
environmental and fisheries interests ⓘ
tribal communities ⓘ
timePeriodAddressed 20th-century water disputes in the Truckee and Carson basins ⓘ

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Truckee River Operating Agreement → legalBasis → Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 ⓘ
Truckee-Carson Project → relatedTo → Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act ⓘ
linked to: Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990
Truckee River Operating Agreement → implements → Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 ⓘ
subject linked to: TROA
Public Law 101-618 → shortTitle → Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act ⓘ
linked to: Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990
Public Law 101-618 → alsoKnownAs → Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 ⓘ
Public Law 101-618 → containsTitle → Title I – Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Indian Tribes Water Rights Settlement ⓘ
linked to: Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990
Public Law 101-618 → containsTitle → Title II – Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement ⓘ
linked to: Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990