Will oppose Senate Water Resources Development Act language and permitting pressure that would allow Nebraska’s Perkins County Canal to cut through Sedgwick County and take South Platte water from Colorado.
Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Oppose or refuse to accept Senate language and permitting pressure that would let the Perkins County Canal take South Platte water through Sedgwick County.. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 4th District discussing Colorado water policy and opposition to the Perkins County Canal in an October 2026 official House press release/guest opinion excerpt.
Occurrences
“If that Senate language moves forward and the Corps is pushed to sign off, the Supreme Court won’t matter,” Rep. Boebert wrote. “The permit becomes the project. I will not trade away Sedgwick County in a permitting deadline written for another state.”
Boebert committed not to trade away Sedgwick County through a permitting deadline tied to Senate language for the Perkins County Canal.
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"I will not trade away Sedgwick County in a permitting deadline written for another state."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Boebert publicly opposed the Senate WRDA permitting deadline language for the Perkins County Canal and framed it as a threat to Sedgwick County and Colorado water.
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"construction of the Perkins County Canal diversion and related infrastructure"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Reported Senate bill text includes Section 1379, which directs expedited documentation for Nebraska's Perkins County Canal permit and sets a February 15, 2028 deadline.
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"457 S. 4949"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate calendar still listed S. 4949 on General Orders on October 9, 2026, indicating the Senate WRDA language had not yet been finally enacted or defeated by the as-of date.
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"expedite a permit to construct the Perkins County Canal"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Ricketts' official statement confirms the Senate-side WRDA provision Boebert opposed: an amendment to speed permitting for the Perkins County Canal after committee action.
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"Boebert | Republican | CO | Yea"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Boebert voted for the House WRDA bill on September 16, 2026. This shows activity on WRDA during the lookback window, but it does not by itself prove the Senate Perkins County Canal language was removed.