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<br />Water Rights and Decrees
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<br />Monthly Water Resumes
<br />Each .....ater coun publishes a monthl}' resume of lhe applicauons it has
<br />recewed, both In newspapers and by mailing indIVIdual COplCS to persons on the
<br />water c1erk~ mailing lis!. This is how the ciuzens of Colorado are mformed of
<br />pendmg waler cases
<br />The Colorado Couns post all seven water coun dinsion monthly resumes on
<br />the Colorado Courts' \Veb sile al v.v.v.",counS,SI.lIe,co.Us
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<br />Statements of Opposition
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<br />Owners of wateT nghts may file a .statement of opposlUon to any water nght
<br />applic3110n the)" (hmk might cause Injury to thelr water nghts. A statement of
<br />opposition must be flle.'d wnhin 60 days of when notice of the apphe-.mon appt:ars
<br />in the resume. An)' citizen may oppose a water righl5 apphcation. bur Colorado
<br />law dl'leS not allow olu:ens to raise quesllons of injUry to ""Oller nghls they do not
<br />av.T!. The Stale and DI\lsion Engincas can file a statement of opposition to any
<br />application Colorado lav. generall)' does nOI allow Opposllion on public mleresl
<br />or envlronmem;ll ground~,
<br />Water coun f~mns for applicallons and statements of opposllion a~ main-
<br />tamed al the local watl'T clerk's office and on the Colorado Couns' Web site al
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<br />Colorado Wafer DIvisions
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<br />Watt'r Courts
<br />~larung wtth ,m 1879 ~1.\tUle, the
<br />C(lIoradll G.:nt'ral Assemhly .I~sl~lled lh,'
<br />JUlY ,)f S<'!llng W;ller nghl pnomy dates
<br />,mJ ,H1111UnlS W Ih,' C\luns Thl~ differs
<br />horn ;llmosl .Ill \llha \\'l'.;.tem stalt'S. which
<br />use ;l J't'rnlll S\-Sleffi A walerlOun dent't'
<br />conflmlS ;1 waler nghl. bUI d.l(':S nOI creal.:
<br />II -\llU;ll apphL'J.uon ,If \taler 10 a bench-
<br />clalu"",: n...alCs .1 Walt'r nghl
<br />]n ] Ll(l<J. lIlt'" Legislature crt'alt'd sewn
<br />W;UL'r JI\lSwnS b.i<;ed on the ma!t1r water-
<br />sheds \If tht' ::.t,ue Tn,' W;Ut'r (t)un kH c,lCh
<br />dl\"lS\lln l~ ht';ldquanercd m In.: loll'lwmg
<br />10cJ!I,ms
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<br />Gr.:clcy SLlulh Plaut' Rtyt'T Basin
<br />Pucblo :\Tkan:i<Js RIYU BaslIl
<br />. .....l.\m'l~ Rill Gr,mdc Rlwr B.lsm
<br />\hmlwS<' LJllllnlSlm llltk 11(']ores,
<br />and San \llgut'1 RI\w Basins
<br />. ~,knw,"ld SpTlng~ Clll,'r,ld,) RIH'r
<br />\1.11n~I.:m
<br />~1C'J.mh..',lI Spnnp, bmp;l_ \\'hUe,
<br />,mJ ",'nh pl,lllt' Rlwr Basms. ;Illd
<br />Dur.Jn~<.l "~ll\ JU~1l1 Rlwr Itbm ;md
<br />p<'nl,ln,;. ,lf th,' D,l]'lft'~ Rl\-a
<br />In C<ll('racln, W.ltN cnurlS h;\\e
<br />JUn!;(hl'uC1n ,1\".:r all waler nghl dt'CHT
<br />,lpphcl\I<)nS hn "ur!;IC,' W,llt'r. lrlbu-
<br />tary gwundwall'T, n<lntnhulary. Denver
<br />B,lSIn gTt)UmiW,lll'r outside ()f dc,,\gn~Jted
<br />gwund\\.Ill'T h,I"lm, ,IllJ gt'l)lht"rmal
<br />rC'''ll\Hr,'~ ]n JJdlll\lll, they rl'\'1l'\\ rJse"
<br />l,t rl',I,;.tln;lhk lhligenct' ILlr \'l)ndlltllllal
<br />w,n\'r TIghts dlJn~('s llf W;lll'r nghts,
<br />t'Xch.mgc,;., .Il\d .lUgmen!;ll1l1n pbns, ;lnd
<br />,iPPC;II" ITtlm ~l;l!e l'r Dl\'l;;lllll I:::ngmt't''f
<br />.:nll.lrl'em.:m,lrclers
<br />\\'ala l'l)Un" ~llso h,lvelllll"dICtllln w
<br />r,'\'ll'V. cases whl'f': Iht" "t;lte ;lnd dl\-bl,'n
<br />enp;mel'r:; haw rdused \tl ,'nfmc,' [edul'
<br />t1<ln" llf "hulJownj llf unJcnt'cd woller
<br />U~'.. t)r Jecret'd IUmllr W,ltt'T nghts ,lIta
<br />.1 -.:;\!r \l.h pLl,:,'d bY;l senwf w;ua nght
<br />IX!:: The \\'orkmg,;. llf .J Rtn''f Cal\. p lr:O
<br />.....pp.:;1l 01 ,my wala ,,:,mn d..-Cb\(1n go.:..
<br />dlreLlly In Iht' Cd(1TJdo ....upTt'lm.. C,)un
<br />\\";11t'T ~-llun;; x'l Iht' pnl1nty date fllT
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