Mooney v. Kuiper

On June 13, 1975, the water court in Division No. 2 awarded conditional water decrees to the appellants based upon two well construction permits that had been issued by the appellees (hereinafter collectively referred to as the state engineer). These one-year well permits were issued on September 28, 1973, and the state engineer had extended them for one additional year, to September 28, 1975. See section 37-90-137(3)(a), C.R.S. 1973. The appellants, needing additional time beyond the latter date to complete their wells, requested a second extension. The state engineer, however, took the…