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Provides overview of legal issues surrounding Indian reserved water rights disputes, the Winters doctrine of Indian reserved water rights, and the McCarran Amendment, which grants State courts the right to adjudicate Indian water rights. Examines litigation and quantification problems, allottee rights under the General Allotment Act, tribal use and regulation of its reserved water rights, the determination of rights to groundwater, and ongoing and pending settlements.
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