Legal Opinion
City of Grand Junction v. Kannah Creek Water Users Ass'n
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 20, 1976No. 27046PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. JUSTICE DAY *
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The issue on appeal in this action in this court concerns the right of the City of Grand Junction (the City) to store 10.97 cubic feet of water per second (c.f.s.) direct flow taken from the North Fork of Kannah Creek (North Fork) when such water is not required immediately for municipal purposes.
The water referee in Water District Number 4 ruled in November, 1974, that the City had sustained its burden of proof concerning this additional use of its water right. The water judge in Water District Number 4 reversed that ruling and remanded the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Farmers Highline Canal & Reservoir Co. v. City of GoldenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
- City of Westminster v. ChurchSupreme Court of Colorado · 1968
- Farmers' High Line & Reservoir Co. v. WolfColorado Court of Appeals · 1913
- Enlarged Southside Irrigation Ditch Co. v. John's Flood Ditch Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1947
- Colorado Milling & Elevator Co. v. Larimer & Weld Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1899
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