Will We Ever See the Big Ditch in Perkins County?

Logic says that water flows downstream.

But Nebraska might be waging an uphill battle to claim its rights to water guaranteed in a 99-yearold compact with Colorado utilizing a canal concept that was first attempted 124 years ago. Nonetheless, the Nebraska Legislature signed off on a proposal to spend $53.5 million for an engineering study of the Perkins County Canal.

That’s just the start of a $500 …