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Concerning the Application for Water Rights of Town of Firestone. v. BCL Colorado LP; City and County of Broomfield; City of Boulder; City of Englewood; City of Lafayette; City of Longmont; City of Westminster; Dream Weaver Holdings LLC; Godding Ditch Company; Last Chance Ditch Company; LG Everist, Inc.; Little Thompson Water District; New Coal Ridge Ditch Company; New Consolidated Lower Boulder Reservoir and Ditch Company; Public Service Company of Colorado; Rural Ditch Company; Shores On Plum Creek Metropolitan District No. 1; St. Vrain Left Hand Water Conservation District; St. Vrain Sanitation District; State Engineer and Water Division 1 Engineer; Town of Frederick; Varra Companies, Inc.; and Water Users Association of District No. 6. Opposers-Appellees: Town of Firestone, Applicant-Appellant:

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided May 27, 2025No. 24SA109PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

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Concerning the Application for Water Rights of Town of Firestone.

Town of Firestone, Applicant-Appellant:

v.

BCL Colorado LP; City and County of Broomfield; City of Boulder; City of Englewood; City of Lafayette; City of Longmont; City of Westminster; Dream Weaver Holdings LLC; Godding Ditch Company; Last Chance Ditch Company; LG Everist, Inc.; Little Thompson Water District; New Coal Ridge Ditch Company; New Consolidated Lower Boulder Reservoir and Ditch Company; Public Service Company of Colorado; Rural Ditch Company; Shores On Plum Creek Metropolitan District No. 1; St. Vrain Left…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. City of Thornton v. Bijou Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1996
  3. City of Aurora v. Colorado State EngineerSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
  4. City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners v. Colorado River Water Conservation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
  5. Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Co. v. Consolidated Mutual Water Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2001

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Byers Peak Properties, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Byers Peak Downhill Properties, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; C. Clark and Meredith C. Lipscomb, individuals; and Colorado Adventure Park, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company v. Byers Peak Land & Cattle, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, and State Engineer and Division 5 EngineerSupreme Court of Colorado · 2026

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