Fundingsland v. Colorado Ground Water Commission

On September 2, 1966, Mr. Fundingsland (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) filed an application with the Colorado Ground Water Commission (hereinafter referred to as the commission) for a permit to drill a well on certain property located in the Northern High Plains Designated Ground Water Basin in Kit Carson County. No objections to the application were filed. On February 27, 1967, the plaintiff’s application was denied by the commission on the basis that there was overappropriation in the area where the well was to be drilled. The plaintiff objected to the ruling of the commission,…