Legal Opinion
Water Rights of Central Colorado Water Conservancy District v. City of Greeley ex rel. Water & Sewer Board
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 6, 2006No. Nos. 05SA120, 05SA121PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eid
In this appeal we consider the extent of a water right held by the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District and its Ground Water Management Subdistrict ("Central"). Central filed two applications in the District Court for Water Division No. 1 seeking to change the use of a portion of its water right, which it holds by virtue of its ownership of 77 shares of stock in the William R. Jones Ditch Company. In order to rule on Central's application, the water court was required to determine (1) the lawful historic use of the Jones Ditch Water Right under an appropriation made in 1882, and (2)…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Pomeroy v. WaitkusSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
- City of Thornton v. Bijou Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- City of Aurora v. Colorado State EngineerSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
- Santa Fe Trail Ranches Property Owners Ass'n v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
- New Mercer Ditch Co. v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of Colorado · 1895
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3Cited by28 opinions
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