Legal Opinion
Farmers Water Development Co. v. Colorado Water Conservation Board
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 6, 2015No. Supreme Court Case No. 13SA173PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eid
T1 The General Assembly has given the Colorado Water Conservation Board ("CWCB" or "Board") the "exclusive authority, on behalf of the people of the state of Colorado, to appropriate ... such waters of natural streams and lakes as the board determines may be required for minimum stream flows ... to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree." § 37-92-102(8), C.R.S. (2014) (emphasis added). «Pursuant to this authority, and after a notice and comment period as well as a hearing, the © CWCB voted to appropriate an instream flow right ("ISF") on the San Miguel River and to file a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Aspen Wilderness Workshop, Inc. v. Colorado Water Conservation BoardSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995
- City of Thornton v. Bijou Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- Margolis v. District Court in & for the County of ArapahoeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Snyder v. City of LakewoodSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
- Cherry Hills Resort Development Co. v. City of Cherry Hills VillageSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
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3Cited by4 opinions
- St. Jude's Co. v. Roaring Fork Club, L.L.C.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2015
- Brooks v. RaemischColorado Court of Appeals · 2016
- Concerning the Application for Water Rights of the Colo. Water Conservation Bd. in the San Miguel River: Farmers Water Development Co. v. Colo. Water Conservation BdSupreme Court of Colorado · 2015
- St. Jude's Co. v. Roaring Fork Club, L.L.C.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2015