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This case flows from yet another skirmish in the never-ending war over water in the American West. Sanpete Water Conservancy District (Sanpete) and CarbonWater Conservancy District (Carbon) are the long-time combatants, and frequent litigants, in this battle concerning the capture and use of water in the Price Riverwatershed in Utah. This most recent lawsuit is a contract interpretation case. The district court granted partial summary judgment to Carbon on Sanpete’s breach ofcontract claim and, after a four-day bench trial, entered judgment against Sanpete on its claim of breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.Sanpete appeals. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. � 1291 and affirm. [FOOTNOTE 1]

 
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