Litigation
Dec. 1, 2011
US government pays tribe in water dispute
The U.S. government paid a Riverside County Indian tribe and local water agencies $21 million, bringing a century-old water dispute to a close.
By Jason W. Armstrong Daily Journal Staff Writer
The U.S. government paid a Riverside County Indian tribe and local water agencies $21 million, bringing a century-old water dispute to a close. In litigation over the years, the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians near San Jacinto contended non-Indian settlers wrongfully diverted water from its reservation. Tuesday's payment is the result of 2008 congressional approval of a settlement between the tribe, the government and region...
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