Legal Opinion
Trans-County Water, Inc. v. Central Colorado Water Conservancy District
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 3, 1986No. 84SA412PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Justice.
Trans-County Water, Inc. (Trans-County) appeals a decision of Water Division I of the District Court (water court) denying Trans-County’s application for a quadren-nail finding of reasonable diligence in the development of a conditional appropriation. We affirm.
I
On June 8, 1978, Trans-County was awarded a conditional water right to divert, store, and refill 466,800 acre-feet of water and direct flow rights totalling 2,060 cubic feet per second from the South Platte River near Julesburg, Colorado. The amount to be diverted exceeds in most years the measured flow of the South…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City & County of Denver v. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1955
- Town of De Beque v. EnewoldSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1970
- Orchard Mesa Irrigation Dist. v. CITY & CITY. OF DENVERSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Blue River Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Talco, Ltd. v. DanielsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
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