Colorado Ground Water Commission v. Eagle Peak Farms, Ltd.

We granted certiorari in Eagle Peak Farms, Ltd. v. Colorado Ground Water Commission, 870 P.2d 589 (Colo.App.1993), 1 to determine whether the court of appeals erred in holding that de novo review of a rule promulgated by petitioner, the Ground Water Commission (Commission), is to occur before a ground water judge and, if so, whether such review violates the separation of powers doctrine. Respondent Eagle Peak Farms, Ltd., a limited partnership (Eagle Peak), timely filed for appeal of a Commission rule before the designated ground water judge, in the Adams County District Court, under the…