Ways in Which SB37 Would Legislate Notable Changes

• Description: RICD Legislation - SB 37
• State: CO
• Date: 1/1/3000
• Title: Ways in Which SB37 Would Legislate Notable Changes
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Project Overview

Ways in which SB37 would legislate notable changes to Colorado water law:
1. Requiring the point of diversion to be designed by a professional engineer.
2. Restricting a recognized beneficial use, reasonable recreation experience, to a single
type: kayaking only.
3. Creating a statutory presumption of no injury to a senior water right from junior
appropriations or changes of water rights.
4. Removing the right of a senior appropriator to place a call on junior appropriators.
5. Requiring retained water court jurisdiction of a new absolute appropriation; for at least
20 years; enabling any party during this period to file a motion asking for reconsideration
of whether the decreed flow rate is still necessary.
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