WSP01303

• File Number: 2200
• Description: Laws-Acts-Policy Rulings Affecting CWCB and Colorado Water - State
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 10/9/1939
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Colorado Laws Pertaining to Water Districts - North Platte River Basin - From 1935 Colorado Statutes - Annotated
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Oct. 9. 1939

COLORADO LAVIS
PERTAD1ING TO ~IAl'lili DISTRICTS
NORTR PLATTE lUVBR BASIN
From 1937 Colorado Statutes, Annotated.

297. District number forty-six.--Water district No. 46 shall consist of

all lands irrigated by water taken from that portion of the North Platte

river above the mouth of Michigan creek. and from the streams draining

into the said portion of the North Platte river. (L. '139, p. 212, par 10;

R. S. '08. par. 3400; c. L.. par. 1889.)
(Old water districts No. 46 and No. 47 have been consolidated.
See Par. 299 of this chapter. For new district No. Li6, see Par. 28:). of this
chapter.--Ed. note.)

298. District number forty-seven.--Hater district No. 47 shall consist of

all lands in the state of Colorado irrigated by water taken from that portion

of the North Platte river betvreen water district 110. 46 and the state line

of Colorado. and from the streams draining into said portion of the North

Platte river and from Granite, Encampment and Big creeks and the streams

draining into sa.id creeles. (L. '19. p. 693, par. 1; amending R.S. '08.

par. 3401; C. L. par. 1890.)
(See the note to the preceding section.)

299. Districts forty-six and forty-seven consolidated.-~Iater districts

Nos. 46 and 47 shall be consolidated and the consolidated district here-

after will be known as water district No. 47. and tl~ office of water

commissioner of water district No. 46 is herGby abolished and the servioes

of the present water commissioner dispensed with. Said water district

shall consist of all lands irrigated by water taken from any and all

rivers, creeks, strewms, or springs in Jackson County, Colorado. (L. '23,

p. 396. par. 1.)
(See the note to Par. 297 of this chapter.)

300. Jackson county district court has jurisdiction over adjudication

proceedings.--The district court of Jackson county shall, from and after

the passage of this law. be deemed to have jurisdiction over the adjudi-