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<br />W.ller n~hls deuecs h;lSl.'"d on the year In
<br />\\"h](h the appIH:all,m h hl,'d, and, wl1hm
<br />thai year, the dale when the ....aler appro.
<br />pnauon \\,J..', InLtlated
<br />In dl>creell1~ \\ak.r n~hls pnonlles.
<br />Colorado waler l,luns Ja' n,'1 free 10
<br />..:ho,)'-C o.:l\\Ttn dlr!eTt'm Lype., l,f h.:n.
<br />ehClal uses Thcy aTe al~l not .tHawed III
<br />deny waler nghl applilaLJllm b;ht.'d on
<br />pubhl InlereSL ,lr ennronmem;ll ground.,
<br />The puhh,- lrust d,'(!Tlne IS n,'1
<br />re":L'gm:ed 10 C"I,lr.l,.!.,. .llth,m~h thc
<br />Colorado ~upn.'mt.' Coun ha., ruled lhat
<br />lhe C.,lorad", \\aler Lono;,cr\'all,ln Bo.ud
<br />hb a leg.ll re;,ptlllsibllllY to Ihe pt>ople
<br />of Col,lTad,l III ,'n!,'rl'C liS Inslfl::am nl)\"
<br />water nghl!>
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<br />Water Right<;
<br />All waLer In l."lor.ld,) IS .1 puhhl'
<br />Te"-l)un:e knll\\-n .1<' ""\Iata ,If tht.' sl.Ut.'
<br />In ((eaung waler Tights, Cllll'f.ld" 1;\\"
<br />JIsungulshes Oet\\"o."en wali:fS of th(. n.ltu.
<br />ral slream, Whll'h mdudes .,urble \laLn
<br />and tnbUl,Jry gwundWJlcr. .md det.'p
<br />.c.r,'LLndwater. whkh mdLLd,.~ dt.'signalt.'d
<br />gwundw;IL,'r n'lIllnbLLI;It:. gn1\.lIldw:11l'T,
<br />Jnd [\-n\"o..'T B.ISLn gwundw,un
<br />
<br />Obtaining a Decree for a
<br />Conditiunal Water RighI
<br />A nc\\ water user (all n,' l,'nga
<br />JppTl'priale wah'T b\' simply g<)ln,~ ,lUl to
<br />lh\' ,.trl."am and dl~mg .J dL\"<'TSIIlll Jltl'h.
<br />\l,ldern walt.'T PWIC(t;; mn,lw .1 (('mplex
<br />pmn'ss ('If plannlll~. pt'mllttm~_ .:n~lllet.'r~
<br />mg. ,md finan<:mg
<br />To allllw !1m.' f,'r Ih.:,;t.' df,'rL... whl!.:
<br />also h"ldm~ a d;u<: III Ih<: pri.'my "yslern,
<br />walas u~:r~ apply for d'ndI\LOn.Ii \<..1I.'r
<br />n,ghl dt.'Lrt.'<:~ A c,mdmon.11 d.:(ree h.llds-
<br />;1 d.ne III lh.' pTlllnty syst,'m, whKh IS th.::n
<br />fmah:ed when thl. w.lta IS .lltualh put 10
<br />ocnehClal u"'-'
<br />T,l \lbl.1m ,1 <:,mdmonal WJI<:r n~hl
<br />dl'Ul'l', the .Iprh.:am muq ..hl'w there L~
<br />~tlll unapprl'pnated w.lt.:r ;l\'Jllablc. uk-
<br />mg mhl a~'CI'tlnt the hbt,'n, l'Xt'rd~ llf
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<br />d.::n.::t.'d \\.un nghh [n the ,'wr.appmpn-
<br />.ucd wJlersheds I'f Colorad,l, ..u(-h as lhe
<br />~outh Platte. Arkansas and Rl<l GranJ..
<br />ba"ms, an mdl\'ldu;11 with J nn\ w;un
<br />uSt' may Sill! .Ibtalll a \<.;lta dn'Tt.'e. but
<br />thl' \I-;ua may tlnly he .I\'allabk dunn~
<br />a smalll'an. .,1 the ye.lr, "T .mly 111 ",'me
<br />years (;reater rt'habdllY can be ~;lm,'d h~
<br />"hl.11ll1l1g a dl'lH't' l,.r .In l)tll-l'f-pn,'nty
<br />dlwTSllm usmg.1n ,lugmt.'nl.llllln pl.1n ~sel'
<br />Au~m<,malllln plans p 101 or by (hangmg
<br />eXist Ill)', \\;IlCr nght J,.uen {see Ch.mge.
<br />";Il,., and Transkr t.f \\'ala Right,; pI'))
<br />Obl;lllllng a (('un d,:u"e klr J (,'OJI-
<br />IIl'nal w:un nghl ,'an b.: a '<'mpkx pro-
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<br />Water Rights and Decrees
<br />
<br />Pub/it" TIII\! Vtlu,-i'lI. - A dll<:mn,. of
<br />..t;lll' tl\\'ncrsblp 1,1 stn:am and Ltkc.
<br />lx-d.. thai h:L~ 1x>cn apph,'d. mt~l
<br />nl1t;lbly m Cahl,'mu, III prcs.::rw
<br />WJll'r fl"w., amJ m ~lme m..t.illn>.;.
<br />l-ut balk 1m hlShm,' dl\-erswns, III
<br />,'nkr II' ..u..taLll hsh ;tnd wildhfc
<br />h.lbll.1l and rcucalLIln
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<br />n'ss. .Ilth"ugh mdi\ldu..11s may ~:h,l<~ l.,
<br />prl'l(x.::d lhTllllgh the mal Ilf a wateT Gl.",'
<br />\\lthl'ut a lJwyn C,)rp<lratll'TlS m:IY appc.u
<br />hcl,lTl,' the water Illd~1." I'nly thT<1u~h .Ill
<br />JIWme\ (;l.nl'Tall\". .1pphGm~ ';,.:ek !-x'lh
<br />Ie,.:al ;t1ld \\;ller t.'n~meenng ad\1(c
<br />Tht' f"llll\\'in~ ;.tcps klr I,bt:llnln~ ;\
<br />d,'at.'.' f,'r ;1 ..ondlllt'n;11 \<.aln n,~ht .11"<-'
<br />pr"\"lJed as a ~Ulddlll\' They are n,'l
<br />Intended 1.-' Jddre:" ,Ill SitU.tll'''IlS The
<br />C"I,"lr;td" (.)UTls \"eb pag,. ..ont.un.. Jpph.
<br />CIlll'n 111mb ft)r the \-.lnllUS typ6 .,l W;Il<-'f
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