River war.

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Kansas and Nebraska are battling over use of the Republican River. Kansas has accused Nebraska of using about 25.7 billion gallons of water in 2005 and 2006, more than allowed under a three-state compact that also includes Colorado. The 1943 compact allocates 49 percent of the river's water to Nebraska, 40 percent to Kansas and 11 percent to Colorado. Kansas recently rejected an arbitrator's ruling that...