Legal Opinion
Orchard Mesa Irrigation Dist. v. CITY & CITY. OF DENVER
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 11, 1973No. 25645PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This matter arises in connection with the application of plaintiff-appellant in Water Court, Div. 5, for a biennial finding of reasonable diligence pursuant to 1971 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 148-21-18(1 )(a), amended in 1970. The Water referee found reasonable diligence concerning the conditional decree for 100 c.f.s. from the Colorado River, priority No. 360A, with a date of April 28, 1914. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District and the City and County of Denver filed statements of opposition. They hold junior decrees and claim the right to divert the water in question upstream.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Knapp v. Colorado River Water Conservation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1955
- Platte Valley Irrigation Co. v. Central Trust Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1904
- Baca Irrigating Ditch Co. v. Model Land & Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1927
- Handy Ditch Co. v. Louden Irrigating Canal Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1900
3Cited by13 opinions
- Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe v. United StatesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995
- Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Blue River Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Talco, Ltd. v. DanielsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
- Trans-County Water, Inc. v. Central Colorado Water Conservancy DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
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