FLOOD02006

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Stream Name: All
• Title: Institutional Roles and Water Marketing in Colorado and Western States
• Date: 9/26/1994
• Prepared For: World Bank Group
• Prepared By: Gergory Hobbs
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

illustrative of public policy considerations which (1) evidence

that the Colorado courts are taking environmental considerations

into account in reaching their decisions, and (2) demonstrate

that the natural flow, riparian, and public trust doctrines are

not applicable to Colorado water allocation determinations.

Disallowed Uses of Water

1. Appropriation and Use of Instream Flows to Dilute
POllution, such as Municipal sewage, mining and
milling waste and fish hatchery wastes

Mack v. Town of Craia,
68 Colo. 337, 341-342, 191 P. 101, 102 (1920)

Suffolk Gold Minina & Millina Co. v. San Miauel
Consolo Minina and Millina Co.,
9 Colo. App. 407, 418, 48 P. 828, 832 (1897)

HumDhrevs Tunnel and Minina Co. v. Frank,
46 Colo. 524, 531-532, 105 P. 1093, 1096 (1909)

wilmore v. Chain of Mines,
96 Colo. 319, 325, 44 P.2d 1024 (1934)

Farmers Irriaation Co. v. Game and Fish comm'n,
149 Colo. 318, 323-324, 369 P.2d 557, 560 (1962)

2. Alteration of Environment, Such As Dry-Up of
Wetlands and cutting of Trees, as Means of Making
Water Available Free of River Call

R.J.A.. Inc. v. Water Users Ass'n of Dist. No.6.,
690 P.2d 823, 828 (Colo. 1984)

Giffen v. state,
690 P.2d 1244, 1247 (Colo. 1984)

Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancv oist. v.
Shelton Farms. Inc.,
187 Colo. 181, 191, 529 P.2d 1321, 1327 (1974)

3. Doctrine of Continuous Flow, Riparian Water Law,
Public Trust Doctrine

Coffin V. Left Hand Ditch co.,
6 Colo. 443, 447 (1882)

Sternberaer v. Seaton Minina Co.,
45 Colo. 401, 102 P. 168 (1909)

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