PUB00026

• Year: 1968
• Title: Water Conservation Agencies of The State of Colorado
• CWCB Section: Water Conservation & Drought Planning
• Author: CWCB
• Description: Applicable State statutes and summary information about each water conservation district in the State of Colorado
• Publications - Doc Type: Historical

(2)(a) The petition shall set forth:

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(2) In addition to such forms of organization. whenever
in the opinion of the board of directors of said district it
is feasible and necessary that ditches, canals, reservoirs or
other works which benefit only a part of the district should
be constructed, a local improvement district or subdivision.
or as many of such local improvement districts as may be
necessary may be created as provided in this article. Said
local improvement district. when organized under the provi-
sions of this law, shall be designated as "Water Users' Asso-
ciation No. in the Colorado River Water Conservation
Distriot." or as "Special Improvement District No. in
the Colorado River Water Conservation District." Each sub-
district shall be numbered consecutively as created or organ-
ized. The board of directors. the engineers, attorneys.
secretary and other officers, agents and employees of the
district. so far as it may be necessary. shall serve i~ the
same capacity for such subdivisions or subdistricts. A
contract and agreement between the main district and the sub-
district may be made in the same manner as contracts and
agreements between two districts. (1937).

150-7-9. Petition. - (1) Before any subdistrict shall be
established under this article, a petition shall be filed in
the office of the clerk of the district court of the county
in which the territory to be embraced in said subdistrict.
or the greater part thereof is situate. signed by the board
of directors of the district or by a majority of the owners
of land situate within the limits of the territory proposed
to be organized into a subdistrict.

(b) The proposed name of said subdistrict. whetqer it
shall be designated "Water Users' Association No. in the
Colorado River Water Conservation District." or "Special Im-
provement District No. in the Colorado River Water
Conservation District";

(c) That property within the proposed subdistrict will be
benefited by the proposed reservoirs, ditches, canals, works
or other improvements, and setting forth in a general way the
nature and estimated cost thereof. together with a general
statement of the nature of the anticipated benefits to be
derived therefrom;

(d) A full description of the territory to be included
in the proposed subdistrict. The description need not be