Nez Perce water rights agreement

From the Idaho Statesmen

Even though Congress has approved a historic Nez Perce water rights agreement, state, federal and tribal officials are still negotiating some of the fine details.

The success of those negotiations may depend on a voluntary conservation program started by ranchers in the Lemhi Valley.

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The $193 million agreement resolves the Nez Perce tribe's claims to all of the water in the Snake River and its tributaries under a 1855 treaty. It would remove a cloud over the use of water for irrigation, power production, manufacturing, businesses and homes from Lewiston to Ashton. The Idaho Legislature and the Nez Perce Tribal Business Council still must approve the agreement by March 31 for it to take effect.