Legal Opinion
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District v. Rich
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 17, 1981No. 79SA498PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOHR, Justice.
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (District) appeals from a judgment and decree of the water court granting an application for an alternate point of diversion for an absolute water right which has its original point of diversion on a small tributary of the Arkansas River in Chaffee County. We affirm.
William and Barbara Rich (the Riches) own a house on a five-acre lot in a subdivision near Three Elk Creek, northwest of Buena Vista, Colorado. In order to obtain water for use on their property, the Riches sank a perforated corrugated steel culvert into the ground,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Farmers Highline Canal & Reservoir Co. v. City of GoldenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
- Weibert v. Rothe Bros., Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- Fellhauer v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1968
- City of Westminster v. ChurchSupreme Court of Colorado · 1968
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. Vidler Tunnel Water Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1979
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3Cited by13 opinions
- City of Thornton v. Bijou Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- Santa Fe Trail Ranches Property Owners Ass'n v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
- Tonko v. MallowSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
- Williams v. Midway Ranches Property Owners Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
- Pueblo West Metropolitan District v. Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
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