west. it s going to between urban and ag areas, between states. reporter: case in point california and the south flat river which flows from the rocky mountains into nebraska. in january nebraska dusted off a 99-year-old compact between the two states announcing a plan to build canals from colorado land to syphon water during the nonirrigation months in the fall and winter. without this compact and our ability to enforce our rights, we d receive a dramatic impact upon our state. reporter: why now? nebraska points to colorado s ever growing population and its estimate of nearly $10 billion for 282 new projects along the south plat. should all the long-term goals be affected? they would reduce the amount of water flows coming to the state of #by 90%. the fact is many of those projects are not necessarily
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