PUB00105

• Year: 1999
• Title: Conference Proceedings: 24th Annual Gunnison Water Workshop
• CWCB Section: Administration
• Description: Theme of the workshop was Garden of Dreams v. High-Desert Reality
• Publications - Doc Type: Other

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Division 5:
Division 6:
Division 7:

Colorado River Basin and White River Basin
North Platte River Basin and Yampa River Basin
San Juan River Basin

c.

Each division has a water court (with a water judge, water referee, and water clerk):

Division 1:
Division 2:
Division 3:
Division 4:
Division 5:
Division 6:
Division 7:

Greeley (Weld County)
Pueblo (Pueblo County)
Alamosa (Alamosa County)
Montrose (Montrose County)
Glenwood Springs (Garfield County)
Steamboat Springs (Routt County)
Durango (La Plata County)

D.

Basic Adjudication Procedure:

1. An application is filed with the water court. C.R.S. 937-92-302(1)(a).

2. The water court publishes the application in local newspapers and in the
monthly "resume" prepared by the water clerk. c.R.S. 9 37-92-302(3).

3. Any person who wishes to oppose the application may file a "statement of
opposition" within 60 days. C.R.S. 937-92-302 (b), (c).

4. The case is referred to the water referee, who investigates the case, consults
with the division and/or state engineer, C.R.S. 937-92-302(4), and enters a
ruling within 60 days after the deadline for filing statements of opposition.
C.R.S. 937-92-303(1).

5. If the matter is contested, it will be re-referred to the water judge for de novo
hearings and/or trial. c.R.S. 9 37-92-304(3). Proceedings are conducted
pursuant to the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure and the Uniform Water
Court Rules. See, especially, C.R.C.P. Rules 87-91.

6. The result of an adjudication is either the denial of the water right or the entry
of a decree confirming the water right, establishing a priority, and
determining the various parameters of the water right, such as quantity,
source, point of diversion, type of use, place of use, etc.

7. Appeals of water court decisions go directly to the Colorado Supreme Court.
Colo. Const., Art. VI, 9 2(2); C.R.S. 9 13-4-102(1)(d); CAR. l(a)(2).

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