City of Aurora v. ACJ PARTNERSHIP

Introduction

This appeal concerns a water court application in which the Appellant, the City of Aurora ("Aurora"), sought conditional water storage rights. Aurora appeals from the water court's order granting partial summary judgment in favor of Opposer-Appellee Rangeview Metropolitan District ("Range-view"), and dismissing that part of Aurora's application claiming conditional water storage rights in three disputed sites. These three sites significantly overlap reservoir sites which Rangeview currently leases from the state. Under a lease agreement, the Colorado State Board of Land…