Okla. water arguments set before US Supreme Ct.  By: From Wire
Reports By: From Wire Reports  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oral
arguments are scheduled before the U.S. Supreme Court on whether
a North Texas water district can have access to water supplies
in southeastern Oklahoma.  The Tarrant Regional Water District
is challenging Oklahoma statutes that govern the appropriation
and use of water within state boundaries. Oral arguments in the
case are due Tuesday.  The water district wants to transfer
water flowing through southeastern Oklahoma to Fort Worth,
Arlington and surrounding communities it serves. The district
filed a federal lawsuit in 2007 to invalidate state laws it
claims pose a burden to interstate commerce.  Lower courts have
dismissed the lawsuit.