Legal Opinion
Santa Fe Trail Ranches Property Owners Ass'n v. Simpson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 6, 1999No. 99SA91PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hobbs
This appeal is from a judgment of the District Court for Water Division No. 2 (Water Court) dismissing an application for change of use of two water rights. Appellant Santa Fe Trail Ranches Property Owners Association (Santa Fe Ranches) raises a single issue for review:
Whether diversions made pursuant to a decreed water right, although not used for decreed uses, may be considered as establishing historical use for the purpose of a change of water right proceeding, if the Water Commissioner was aware of the diversions and did not order their discontinuance or curtailment.
The Water Court…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Farmers Highline Canal & Reservoir Co. v. City of GoldenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
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