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Show NORTH PLATTE RIVER LITIGATION 769 this fact. Kansas and Colorado came here twice, at the instance of Kansas, in a dispute over the flow of the Arkansas River.2 In a case presenting, on the whole, less difficulty than the present one this court entered a decree June 5,1922,3 only to find it necessary to revise it on October 9, 1922.4 But the controversy would not down. The parties came back here on three occasions because of misunderstand- ings and disagreements with respect to the effect of our decree.5 The controversy with respect to the diversion of the waters of Lake Michigan seemed to require a decree conditioned upon, and contain- ing provisions with respect to, future conduct. The difficulty of ad- ministering that decree is evidenced by the repeated appearance of the parties in this court.6 Experience teaches the wisdom of the rule we have so often an- nounced, that, in such cases, the complaining State must show actual or immediately threatened damage of substantial magnitude to move this court to grant relief; and that, until such showing is made, the court should not interfere. The court, as I think, now departs from this course. The bill should be dismissed. Mr. Justice Frankfurter and Mr. Justice Rutledge join in this opinion. DECREE (Entered October 8,1945) This cause having been heretofore submitted on the report of the Special Master and the exceptions of the parties thereto, and the Court being now fully advised in the premises: It is ordered, adjudged, and decreed that: I. The State of Colorado, its officers, attorneys, agents and em- ployees, be and they are hereby severally enjoined- (a) From diverting or permitting the diversion of water from the North Platte River and its tributaries for the irrigation of more than a total of 135,000 acres of land in Jackson County, Colorado, during any one irrigation season; (b) From storing or permitting the storage of more than a total amount of 17,000 acre feet of water for irrigation purposes from the North Platte River and its tributaries in Jackson County, Colorado, between October 1 of any year and Septem- ber 30 of the following year; (c) From exporting out of the basin of the North Platte River and its tributaries in Jackson County, Colorado, to any other stream basin or basins more than 60,000 acre feet of water in any period of ten consecutive years reckoned in continuing progres- sive series beginning with October 1,1945. II. Exclusive of the Kendrick Project and Seminoe Reservoir the State of Wyoming, its officers, attorneys, agents and employees, be and they are hereby severally enjoined- 3 Kansas v. Colorado, 206 U.S. 46 ; Colorado v. Kansas, 320 U.S. 383. s Wyoming v. Colorado, 259 U.S. 496. * Id. 260 U.S. 1. s Id. 286 U.S. 494; 298 U.S. 573 ; 309 U.S. 572. «Wisconsin v. Illinois, 278 U.S. 367; 281 U.S. 179; 289 U.S. 395; 309 U.S. 569; 311 U.S. 107 ; 313 U.S. 547. |