Legal Opinion
Municipal Subdistrict, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District v. Getty Oil Exploration Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 10, 2000No. 99SA75PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
delivéred the Opinion of the Court.
The Municipal Subdistrict, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Subdis-trict), appeals a finding of reasonable diligence in the development of conditional water rights entered by the District Court, Water Division No. 5 (water court).1 Getty Oil Exploration Company (Getty) owns the conditional water rights, located in Garfield and Mesa Counties in Western Colorado, at issue in this case. After a trial, the water court ruled that Getty had demonstrated reasonable diligence to complete the appropriation given the economic circumstances of the oil…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Dallas Creek Water Co. v. HueySupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
- City & County of Denver v. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1955
- Metropolitan Suburban Water Users Ass'n v. Colorado River Water Conservation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
- Municipal Subdistrict, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District v. Oxy USA, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1999
- Town of De Beque v. EnewoldSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
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