Legal Opinion
Municipal Subdistrict, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District v. Oxy USA, Inc.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 13, 1999No. 98SA475PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kourlis
This case involves the hexennial application of OXY U.S.A., Inc. (OXY) to maintain conditional water rights that it holds in Garfield County, Colorado. The water court *705concluded that OXY had demonstrated reasonable diligence in its efforts to complete the appropriation, and granted the conditional decree. We now hold that the evidence supported the water court’s findings and conclusions and affirm accordingly. The water court was entitled to take the economics of the shale oil industry into account, and was also correct in requiring OXY to demonstrate that it “can and will” complete the…
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