LEG00236

• Bill Number: SB83-15
• Year: 1983
• Title: Concerning Reservoirs and Relating to the Inspection and Regulation Thereof and the Provision of Liability Insurance Therefor and Making an Appropriation Therefor
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Killed

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SHOW EVIDENCE OF A CONDITIONAL OR ABSOLUTE WATER RIGHT GRANTED

2 BY THE WATER COURT. The state engineer, shaii--act--as

3 consaiting-engineer during the construction thereof, and shall

4 have authority to require the material used and the work of

5 construction to be done to his satisfaction.

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(2) No work shall be deemed complete, NOR STORAGE OF

WATER ALLOWED, until the state engi neer furni'shes to the

owners of such stractares A STRUCTURE a written statement of

the work of construction and the full completion thereof,
together with his acceptance APPROVAL of the same, which
statement shall specify the dimensions of such dam and

capacity of such reservoir AND ANY TERMS OR CONDITIONS

GOVERNING THE STORAGE THEREIN.

NO APPROVAL OF ANY

CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, OR REPAIR SHALL BE
GIVEN UNTIL THE OWNER HAS PAID ALL REQUIRED FEES SET FORTH IN

16 SECTIONS 37-80-110 (1) (e) AND 37-87-106.

17 SECTION 3. 37-87-107, Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, is

18 amended to read:

37-87-107. Safe storage levels

owner reports.

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20 (1) The state engineer shall annually determine the amount of

21 water which is safe to impound in the several reservoirs

22 within this state, and it is unlawful for the owners of any

23 reservoir to store in said reservoir water in excess of the

24 amount so determined by the state engineer to be safe.

25 (2) TO ASSIST HIM IN DETERMINING THE SAFE STORAGE LEVEL,

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THE STATE ENGINEER MAY REQUIRE THAT OWNERS OF RESERVOIRS OR

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