Colorado River Water Conservation Dist. v. Colorado Water Conservation Bd. 1979

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OCT -07 -2003 14:43 FROM-DOL NATURAL RESOURCES 3038663558 T -562 P.001 /008 F-774 594 P.2d 570, Colorado River Water CunNcrvatiun Dist. V. Colorado Water Conservation Bd., (Colo. P>>ge 1 1970) *570 591 P.2d 570 197 Colo. 469 Supreme Court of Colorado, En B;tnc. COJ1 ORADO RIVER WATER CONSVKVA'1'1ON DISTRX T and Snuthweatern Colurado Water Couservurion 1)inrict, Obj ecturs- Appellants V. The COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD, App licaut- Appellee, Let: R. Enewuld, Water Division Engineer, Division 5, Appellee, and The City of Aspen, Cnlorado, and the Roard of County Comrr►iasioners of the County of Pitkin, Coloradu, Third Parry Appellees. No. 29,107. May 1, 1979, Rehearing Denied May 21, 1979. The Cil.urddv W4tcr Conserva[ion Board applird for mulnnunl stream. flow rights necessary fur rcct-rational purpkiswN, fishery and wildlife, and water collscrvwion districts objceled. The District Court, Water Division No. 5, Rubcrt W. Ugburn, Water 1., entered decrees as rcqueswd by the applications, and the disn'icts appealed. The Supreme Court, Groves, 7., held, inter alia, that the slzttut�: underlying i} e decrees was consriimional and. not void for vagucncas, Affirmcd. West 11cadriotcs [lj Waters and Water Course> 4128 05 - - -- 405V1 Appropriauon and Prescription 405k128 Cnnstitutional and Statutory Provisions, Colorado Water Consery 1Fion board May male in- ,SLTtlrtl appropriation without diversion in convctltional sense and statute permitting appropriation of water for recrcatit)nal purposes, including, fishery or wildlife, was consdwLiundl in that regard. C.R.S. '73, 37 -46- 107(1)(1), 37 -86 -113, 37 -92- 102(3), 37- 92- 103(3, 4, 1U); 1969 Perm. Stipp,, C.R.S., 148 -21 -3, 148 - 21.3(6); Cuast• art. 16, § F. j,2 j Warer s and W.Lu:r CuLini s G- 133 .105 - - -- 4U5VI Appropriation and Prescription 405k133 ProceMlirlgs [o fated and C111,racter and Elcmcn[N ul Appropriation in Gcneraj. Colorado Water CunscrvaLwa Board, in establjshing mininturn strewn Ilow rigIUS t111Clcr Act providing Ior 4pprup1*141611 of water for rrcM6011a1 purposes, including fishery and wildlife, did nor err in not llmiwigT Rwards to "walrrs available by law and intcr'�tcuc runlpacr." C.R.S '73, 37 -92- 102(3), 37- 92- 1()3(3, 4, 10). (_3j Wstcrs and Water Courses 128 405VI Appropriation and Prescription 4[15kl28 Constl[utional and Statutory Provision,. Slarute permitting appropriation of wawr fur reerrarional purposes, including Iu11Gry and wildlrtc, was not unconstitutionally vague and did not makc imperinissible delcgstion of lcgi4alivc 4ut11uray ro Colorado Water Conservation Bc,ard. C.R S_ '73, 37- 92- 102(3), 37 -92- 103(3, 4, If)). 141 Waters and Water Courses 143 405 - - -- 405V1 Appropriauon and Prescription 405k141 Nature and Extent of Rights, Acyuircal 405klg3 Quantity of Water, Colorado Water Conservation Board, iii excrcising its audtority under statute: permitting appropriation of water t',r recreational purposes, did not indduquawly din:harge its duty of establishing Quantity of water necessary to "preserve t}1c natural envirunment ro a reasonable degree." C,R.S. '73, 37- 92- 102(3), 37- 92- 103(3, 4, 10). [197 Culu. 4701 Delaney & Ralcumh, Kutuicll! Balcomb, Scott 13alcomb. GIcllw00d SPringa, for ubjccturs- appellants Colorado River Water conscrvation Disr. Maynes, Bradford & Duncan, frank b. Mayncs, Durango, for opjcerors- appellants '571 Suwhwts[ern Colo. Warer Comervaiioil Lust. [197 Cult), 4711 J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen. Richard F. Flcunessey, Depury Au.y. Gcrt_, Edward G. Donovan, Sol. Gen., David W. Robbuis, Special Asst. My. Gen., Denver, for applicant- appellee The CUIUTEIdO Water Conservation 13d. Co 2003 West, a Thomson business. No claim to original U.S. Govt. works.