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<br />h~Jdg3lC, hJS always ht:en an r~..;enllallca-
<br />ture of COIM;ldo w.ller 1.1w \lalnlcn:lnu'
<br />m.1Y Indud.' Jl'UVllle~ such 3~ ck,lnlng
<br />01 ditches, w("cd ':l'mr,'l. ,lr lll,llll\l)nn~
<br />water dl\'erslI>ns, am,)nl=; "then.
<br />Tho"," wh,l !ntakre l\llh Ih,' l'pt:Tatl,m
<br />of ,1 water b,-tllt\', dama~e It. l'T pl'~H't1I
<br />JC(<'ss fllr th(l'>l' wh,l O\ITI lhe slnldurc
<br />aIT subJl'ct 10 trlt~p;l~~ bWSUlb. p:tym.'nl,lf
<br />darTUges. and rl'~\(lfall(lll "I the strudure
<br />If applYing I,l! a nl'\1 water ngh\. the
<br />applicant mu~t hal'" lhl' n.:(,'S;<;;I':' l,'~l
<br />Interest In the land whar Ihe' waul' la.:di-
<br />IU?~ l\lll lx' hUllt. \)f ~h"w that h.' ,'r she
<br />can obtJ.1n 1\ If th~ land"wlla d,,\:S Il,'t
<br />consent. th,' (:,l1.'[,ld" Cmlslllult<lIl ,md
<br />stJtutc~ pr,'\'lll,' .1 pnv<lle nghl 01 l,lll-
<br />demn<111'1ll ,ICross Ihe l.tnd~ "f ,'Ih.--rs for
<br />th,' l'{lnstrultl"ll ,IIlJ l"p\T,ltl,lll o{ waler
<br />ladllll~s. Slll'h ,15 plp,\'hIlCS ,lIld f\'~f\"'lr<"
<br />upon pa~mclll (){ lllSI ({'mpCfls,llhm to Iht.'
<br />rropen~ ()\\ncr~
<br />Consent I,;. ,Iho() 1~-pl\.:,ll1~' l'l'qUlrl'd
<br />I\h.'n J govcrnment,11 enlll~ '"wns 11ll'
<br />land ThIS IS u,;.u,ll1y nht,llned Ihr.1ugh ,1
<br />!,cnull PW<.YSS
<br />
<br />hchangcs
<br />A watn ,':-.cha!ll~t' ,':In (Xcur \\llhm thc
<br />rnm .Ipprllpn,lthln "r"tcm An exchange
<br />,1I1"W~ J.n upsll'i:am dl\"t'ner I., t.lke water
<br />,I dl1\ITI<;\ream Jlwner would ,'Ihen.n~
<br />n',"l'l\e If Iho.' \\',lIer 1'" r,'plJa'J ,11 Ih.' urn.'
<br />plJ,,"l', l.juanllly" and ~Ull,lhk ljualuy th..
<br />d,lII"nslrcam ..ilwn,'r t"n)l'wd 11I.'f,lh' Ihl'
<br />exch.mgo.' rh,' [.'UT .:nlldl r\'qlureml'nt~
<br />{,'l' J w,ncr ex.:han~t' .:Irc (I ' Ihe ",l\lfCo.' .,1
<br />suh..mule \\'ala "'lIpply mu,;.t Ix Upsm.',lm
<br />(11 Ihe St.'Ill,'r dlH'''''1'1n (:lIltng th.' w.ller 2\
<br />Ih.' SUh<.llltlll' w.llff <'upply mU,.,1 he equlv,l'
<br />lenl III ,lnwunt ,md .,( Sllll,lhk qu,llllY f"f
<br />lhe d"\\Tl5-tl'eam Sl'lll,lr. 3\ suhslllute w.lter
<br />mLl"t be fwm lrpllh' ,j\',nl:thle fh'\\'s and H
<br />Ihe \I,n,'r n:-:hb ,11 ,1thcr~ ,;mnOI be lllJured
<br />\..hcn impkm,'nlm~ Ihe exchange
<br />Coun .Ippr,'\-al,'l an cxch.mge a;;,sl~n~
<br />1\ J pnonty m f(,b110n I,' ,'1 her \\'.lter
<br />n"~ht~ and cx.-hJ.n~c;;. .'pcraung l!l th,'
<br />:S.1me ~lr,'.lm re,llh But. tht' "1,He En~tnt.'er
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<br />Water Rights and Decrees
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<br />Historical Excess in Granting Conditional Decrees
<br />Brings About the "'Can and Will" Requirement
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<br />HlSwric.aIl)', IT!.1n)' C;JrI)' condillonJI WJter right decre~ a\\rardcd in Colorado
<br />.....ere m excess of the amount neassary for the petilioners true beneficial Ust,
<br />Old decrees ma)' have al10wed for diversIon amounts not actually available
<br />under natural conditions, or did nOI take into accounl the facl that semor water
<br />nghls were already dlvemng and usmg all of Ihe available water Some decrees
<br />even went so far as 10 grant more .....aler than a pJn1cular ditch could carry
<br />In 1979 the Gener.tl A5Stmbl}' adopted the ~can and v.iW reqUlremenl for
<br />condillonal watrr rights decrees_ It requw:s Ihe applicant 10 show that there is
<br />unappropnaled waler available, and Ihll the appllc3nl can and ~ill placr the
<br />water 10 a bendiclal use \\1Ih dih~ence and ~1thtn a reasonable lime,
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<br />mar .1110\\ ,\ \\.Ilt.'r .'x..:h,lllfS Wllh,'UI a
<br />(,)un dC(Tcc. Ii w:ltn IS ,1\',lIl:1hl,' III rn\~r'
<br />uy and Ihc c:-.ch,m~e wlIl nOI GlUSl' lIlIU':
<br />I.> "I her w.ller nghb A watn e,chang,'
<br />mJ~ deCT\'a",' w.un fl,>\\~ lIlt.l a partll'LII,1f
<br />str".1l11 <;cgmo.'m III rt.'llITll l,'r pb(lll~ tIll'
<br />\\atcrm ,l!lOlhcr,;.tream scg.nk'nL
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<br />Change, Sale, and Transfer
<br />of Water Right~
<br />C"l,'r:lcl" \l.II,'r 13\\ j1w\'Jdcs:I markcI
<br />f"f \\.11"1 nghts .-\ water Tl).:hl Iwlder may
<br />rh;\ng" thi.' \I,ller nght I" .m,nher Iype ,\nd
<br />pla..:c "f u,>e, rct,ltntng II.. prWnly dale
<br />l-hlWC\"t'r. th.' (han,~l' I" (I) SUhll'(l \0
<br />llhlatnlllg a n'tln U~Crcl'. (2' lllr.hur"d h\
<br />the d,'tT.Td \\.llel' nghls hb\Orh. lX'nehn.ll
<br />..:('n;;.umplln' use m tlnl.' ,lnd qUJntll~ ,\nu
<br />J) musI mdudc cllndllllln;;. pr.'I'enlll1g
<br />enlargement "f the W,Ilt.'r nghl I'l' lIllUl1l,l
<br />,llller W,lll'r n~hb
<br />.\ cnlKal .:,'mpo.>ncnt "lth,' .-h,mgc "f
<br />\\,Iter nk'.hl pr,xedure IS m,'a,;.urtment 1ll
<br />,1lr.'-Il'el"f Ih." am,'unt of WJtn hbl,ml'Jl.
<br />Iy put Il' ncndl>:lal .~onsumpllw use "":0
<br />m,lre Ih.m Ih,11 ,lm.IUnl .,{ W.lter ":i.'nsumed
<br />under the pnul' nk'.hl may lx, consum,'d
<br />under lh.. ..:h.mged n~hl In lhl'> \\J\, Ihe
<br />n.'w nghl remo\'e,;. fwm Ihe ,;.tn:,lm 5\'';'
<br />l.'m no m,'re waler thJn W,b (')fbUrn,'d
<br />
<br />h.-nefLClall~- h~ the .,ld t1,l\\c:'VCr. gl\'Cn
<br />c,llldlll<,n~ m the delree 1\' pl\lt"Ct ,I~lll';!
<br />lIlJUT?-' to ,'lher watl'r n~hl~, Ihe pnonl\'
<br />d,He 01 lh,' dc..:rc,'J 'lll~mal n~ht \\ill snll
<br />
<br />he m,llnt<llllcd Sl) Ih,l! 11 n1J~' Ix utih.:ed in
<br />dl!krent us.cs ,md k.....lltons Oneh compa-
<br />IlIl''; may ,Jd,'pt hylaw reSIlll.:twns agamsl
<br />lranskrnng \\"lter out (If Ihl' d1lt:h system
<br />In 2l1l13. th,' Lq;l~L1lure cSIJhh..hed
<br />\\.Ill'r hanks III t'\Kh ,If Cl)!.'ral!os sewn
<br />\I,lIer dl\'lSI''ll'" lrll'n rcquc~t by a spon-
<br />....,nn~ ~'l\'emmental enmy in the WJteT
<br />dt\'lSlllfl. Ihe "I,lIe Engllll'l'T will ae:Hl'
<br />rule,; [,IT "pt"rJl111n <If th,' b,lllk Thl~
<br />1.'glSbll0l1 allows ,I {,lmlcr to lc:'a..;e, lnan.
<br />{lr nch.lll~., k~Jll~ ,>torrd WJln for pay-
<br />m,'nt, wlIh.'ut l'.l:-m~ Ih.' \\';lln nght or
<br />pcnuanenlly ~1111l~ 1t [llft.'(t lh,w w,ller
<br />nght,;. .Jr.' n,'l mcludcd m Ih,' bank. only
<br />s\tlra~e n~hb
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