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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />WATER SUPPLY <br /> <br />IVater Rights <br /> <br /> <br />Laws governing the use of water in the State of Colorado are <br /> <br /> <br />based upon the Appropriation Doctrine which, simply stated, means <br /> <br /> <br />"he who is first to put ,,rater to beneficial use is first in right". <br /> <br /> <br />To regulate the diversion and/or storage of water from streams, the <br /> <br /> <br />ownership of which rests in the public, statutes were enacted to <br /> <br /> <br />evidence water rights obtained by the appropriator. Water rights <br /> <br /> <br />were perfected by the actual construction of physical works and the <br /> <br /> <br />beneficial use of water diverted through these works. <br /> <br />Figure 3, showing principally the points of diversion for all <br /> <br /> <br />water rights and storage in the Primary area, was developed to show <br /> <br /> <br />the points at which raw water supplies are diverted. The figure <br /> <br /> <br />also shows the points where water supply agencies have direct flow <br /> <br /> <br />and storage rights, as sh~vn by the agency code number. Some water <br /> <br /> <br />rights are being leased to others until the water is needed by the <br /> <br /> <br />owners of the rights. <br /> <br />Yield of Water Rights <br />A determination of the firm water yield for municipalities <br />relying upon direct flow rights only need be made for one or <br /> <br />21 <br />