Legal Opinion
Rocky Mountain Power Co. v. Colorado River Water Conservation District
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 7, 1982No. 81SA327PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Justice.
This is an appeal from a decision of the District Court in and for Water Division No. 5 (water court) denying the applications of appellant, Rocky Mountain Power Co. (Rocky Mountain), for conditional water rights and water storage rights in Grand County and Summit County, Colorado. We affirm.
On July 6, 1970, Rocky Mountain filed four applications for conditional water rights and water storage rights pursuant to the Water Right Determination and Adjudication Act of 1969, sections 37-92-101 et seq., C.R.S.1973 (Act). The applications proposed construction of a major water…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- City & County of Denver v. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1955
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. Vidler Tunnel Water Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1979
- Elk-Rifle Water Company v. TempletonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- Four Counties Water Users Ass'n v. Colorado River Water Conservation District & Town of Steamboat SpringsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966
- Fruitland Irrigation Co. v. KruemlingSupreme Court of Colorado · 1916
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3Cited by23 opinions
- City of Thornton v. Bijou Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners v. Colorado River Water Conservation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Natural Energy Resources Co. v. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 2006
- FWS Land & Cattle Co. v. State, Division of WildlifeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- Broyles v. Fort Lyon Canal Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1985
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