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<br />,)rucr ,)f pnomy lX',-ur "h,'n Iha,' l~ .Ill
<br />,ippn)n:u r"p1a~enll'nl \l;llcr supply rbn
<br />In pla~L' Ihal ",lUlU ,llll'w 'luh,j'pn~n-
<br />Ily dl\'t:rslPn~ ~-.:t,'\u~ll1em;Itl,'n PI;In~,
<br />b('h.mg..-.;. ;mJ )Uh,;.IIIUlr '-upply rbn~
<br />p 1'5-]7), h..'l.IU~' ,If.1 SI.Hut,)r~ ,'wmp-
<br />llon fr,'m adllllnl"'ILllll'n \X,' !::\."l1lpt and
<br />;-";,m-ExL'mpI \\db p 1- l)r In m~I,In(6
<br />"f ,I fulile call '''l',' FUlile l:.I!I p }2
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<br />Beneficial Use
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<br />&'ndKlal u...... I~ the h,1';l,;., In,"burc.
<br />and ll1nll ,ll J \I.lln nght Lpl,)r.ldll L1\\
<br />hroadly tkl1nes bcndl~'1;11 U<,,' ,II watt'f J,., ,I
<br />lawful aprropn.lll,m Ih.lt ,'mpll1Y'" r,'a,.,,)n-
<br />clhly dfkl,'n! pr,k'lln',., III pUI th.ll W,lta 1,1
<br />u.:,e \lllhout 11,I,.,t!:
<br />\'-hal is n"Nln:lhk depenJ~ .m 11ll'
<br />Iypt.' ,)f tl""'-' ,In.! h')\1 th,' \Idla IS wllh.
<br />ur:l\\Tl .mJ .1pplll'd Tb.' g'I,II b III ,ll.'IJ
<br />\\.lk'r \I,bk', ~, th.1! Ih.' water rl'''''llr..l' b
<br />;I\'Jtbhlc II) .IS m;InY \\,llt,'r nghh hl,ldcr~
<br />as pt."'';'lolc
<br />l)I'"r tim,' Illl' u",'" ,)( \I;ll,'f nm-
<br />slda"d -bendt,'I;ll' luw lI1(fI';hl,J In
<br />n'spl>nx' to the ,-h,lI1png '::C(lI1<lmt, ,md
<br />l,'mmumly' V.llll,'" "f C"ll'r.ld\l~ utt::rns
<br />RL'L','gm.:.::d lWlldl'-I,ll U",-'S 11<'\1 mdllJl'
<br />,lm,)n~ ,)lher~
<br />L"lt'r,\.!,) \\,lla l.olberY,lll,>n l).)anl
<br />Inslr,'amn,,"<,
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<br />))OTn'::S!IC
<br />DU~I SUI'IRI'S<'ll'll
<br />FIn' pT"ll,'llh'n
<br />. h~h ,Il1J \\-lidhk <.:uhurt'
<br />Ftl'lL-x! (onIT,,1
<br />ltldu~ln.ll
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<br />\lmed land T,'d,mU!h'll
<br />\lunlclp.ll
<br />""';It UTe ,Tnl('f',
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<br />P,)\h'T ~l'nl'f,Il!ll\l
<br />R'::LTl";lU,'n
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<br />Rde.ht.' fwm ,;I,'r.l~l' f.lr h..).1ttng
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<br />Basics of Colorado Water Law
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<br />Domestic Preference
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<br />The Colof'3d(l Cons.utull(ln pT(l\1d~$ tn urnes of shonage thai domcsllc waler
<br />use has preference over an)' OIher purpose, and lhal agncullural u<,(' has prefer-
<br />enl,:e owr manufa.ctunng tbt'
<br />In an early 20lh century wun case plUmg a JUnior municipal use agam~t a
<br />semor Irrigaulln use, Ihe Colorado Supreme Coun ~ld thai thIS pnwision did
<br />not tnlt'nd to .liter lhe pnonl)' S)'~t'm_ H~}we\'t'r, II docs give mumClpahlles the
<br />power 10 condemn W3ta nghts. if Ihe owners "f Ihose WaleT nghts .1re paid JUSl
<br />compt't1S.111on_ FOTcxample. Ul 1911 the eil)' (If Grand JUnctlon used IhlS power
<br />to condt'mn ....-al,'r rights others had pre\1ously held on Mnruh Creek A Colorado
<br />Slatllle regulates how ClUes fT\;ly use thetr W;llt'r nghts condemnatlon POWCT_
<br />ACI:ordm)2; tl) 1001 estimates from the Colorado Office of the State Engmeer.
<br />mUntclpill and domestlL: use currently amounts to ;1ooUI 6_7 pen'ent of water
<br />ddl\'Cred f(lf uS(' m Colorado; agncuhure 80 5 percem, mdustrial and comm.::r-
<br />Clall.9 perccm; recreallon and fishenes ),0 p.::rcenl. Jugmcnl.lllon ]0 percent;
<br />and rechargt' of groundwater aquIfers (19 pc.:n:c:nt
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<br />tnnL' h.b ,'vI,h-cd 1,1 mdud,' ht'ndlL'lal
<br />ux~ lh,ll \\al' PTt.'\-hlusl\' Ih"lI~hl W Ix.
<br />m",'ml'.l1lhI,' \\1th (,"!"r.ld.1s l't,"~llIUII,ln
<br />In I l}73. f,)r c\..lnll'k thc "1.11,' 1,",~ISbltlrl'
<br />rl,,")~nl.:.;d th,' 'n,'nl II' (l)rrt,l.1te the
<br />,ldl\'Illl'" t,1 l1l.lnkllld w1th ,..llllt' rCJ...'n.
<br />:lnlc rrt'-,,,,:TY~l1h)n .)f the n,lIuT.!1 Cn\'trl)n-
<br />ment T,l ,k(llmph~h thl"'_ 11 ~r'::Jll'd Ihl'
<br />In:'>tr\'.1nl FI,l\\ rw~r.ml wuhm ,I "I.lll'
<br />,l.~cn.-\_ thc l."ll'r.ldl) \\.ltcr l.,lll",,'rY.lIh'n
<br />r....).lrJ (Wl.B\
<br />....,.wh.-appr,)pn.Il..J Ln"lr,'.lnl n,)\\~ ,1f,'
<br />
<br />th,' nllll1nlllm <'IT,'.Hll Ill)\\" pr bkl' I.::\'I:I~
<br />n.;cd,'u I,. rrL'....-r.-r Ih.' n;uur'l! l'nnwn-
<br />nWIll II) :l rr,l",'n,lhl,' dl'~r.::L' Thl' C\\'CB
<br />l'urrclll!~ h"ld" In<.tf,::,lm nt'\~ n~hl" ,11\
<br />:-;, '>llll mlk~ "I C"I,'r~ld,) ~tn',lnb and ..~t>
<br />l:Jkc,-"
<br />In 2l1l\~ th,' Ll'~l",bturt' l'nadnl ;j
<br />n,'\1 ].1\\ .111,)\, m~ Ih.:: ~1.11l' w .11"" ,k'q\Un'
<br />",:ml'r \1.lIa n~hl" jllr ml'rl' th,m nlllll.
<br />mum Sltc.ml n.l\\~, 10 ImrT,ll'C <.tre.1m
<br />~"'ndlll~m:,> Tn" ('\\'CR IS thl' ,m]y cntlt\
<br />k~,ll!y r,'mllHl'J unda "I.lll' la\\ Il) h,)!d
<br />In<,lrc.lnl f1,)\1 \\,lla n~hl"
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