In a February 8, 2023 op-ed, the president of the Board of Directors of Nevada Irrigation District (NID) writes that an appeal to the US Supreme Court by NID could have “severe impacts” to NID and the community it serves. The op-ed omits the key facts on which the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled last August. It also exaggerates the impacts to NID and obscures the issues.

Friends of the River and its four coalition partners have been in a long-running legal struggle with the licensees of several federally licensed hydropower projects. These licensees have taken to the courts to reduce state authority to protect and manage their waters.