GALLEGOS FAMILY v. COLORADO GROUNDWATER

Supreme Court Case Nos. 15SA118, 15SA277.

398 P.3d 599 (2017)

2017 CO 73

GALLEGOS FAMILY PROPERTIES, LLC; Marianne Gallegos; Ellen Gallegos; Gene J. Gallegos; and Reinaldo Gallegos, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COLORADO GROUNDWATER COMMISSION, an administrative agency of the State of Colorado; Dick Wolfe, in his capacity as the Colorado State Engineer, and as ex officio Executive Director of the Colorado Ground Water Commission, and as a non-voting member of the Colorado Ground Water Commission; Joseph B. Grantham, in his capacity as a Hearing Officer for the Colorado Ground Water Commission; Edna B. Anderson; William Anderson; BCK Heath Property LLC; Larry L. Croissant; Jean L. Croissant; Deerco LLC; Kenneth Everitt; Penny Everitt; Four Diamonds Ranch LLC; Hereford Farms, LLC; Rosella J. Jessen; Anita R. Johnson; Rod Johnson; Carl A. Johnson; James L. Karst; Judy Karst; James M. Konig; Janet F. Konig; Michael D. Konig; Konig Investments LLC; Larry Lang; Dan Loyd; Loyd Farms; Loyd Farms General Partnership; Jesse E. Loyd; Evelyn T. Loyd; F & R Marick; Fred D. Marick; Roxanne L. Marick; Philip McKinley; Diane McKinley; Colin W. Nicklas; Charles E. Nussbaum; Dorothy Nussbaum; C & D Nussbaum; Richard L. Pettinger; Lisa R. Pettinger; Rory J. Pettinger; Rocky Plains LLP; TR, Inc.; Lee A. Tappy; Tennick Land & Cattle Co.; Clarence W. Tietmeyer; Vonda J. Tietmeyer; Clarence E. Tietmeyer; Scott W. Tietmeyer; Paula J. Tietmeyer; Vonda Jean Tietmeyer; Darrell J. Timm; Donald L. Timm; Town of Grover; and Sharon C. Young, Defendants-Appellees. Gallegos Family Properties, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William Anderson, Larry Lang, Dan Loyd, Loyd Farms, Loyd Farms General Partnership, Jesse E. Loyd, Evelyn T. Loyd, Richard L. Pettinger, Lisa R. Pettinger, Rory J. Pettinger, Clarence W. Tietmeyer, Vonda J. Tietmeyer, Clarence E. Tietmeyer, Scott W. Tietmeyer, Paula J. Tietmeyer, and Vonda Jean Tietmeyer, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Plaintiffs-Appellants: Buchanan Sperling & Holleman, PC, Timothy R. Buchanan , John D. Buchanan , Arvada, Colorado.

Attorneys for Defendants-Appellees Colorado Groundwater Commission, an administrative agency of the State of Colorado; Dick Wolfe, in his capacity as the Colorado State Engineer, and as ex officio Executive Director of the Colorado Ground Water Commission, and as a non-voting member of the Colorado Ground Water Commission; and Joseph B. Grantham, in his capacity as a Hearing Officer for the Colorado Ground Water Commission: Natural Resources & Environment Section, Office of the Colorado Attorney General, Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, Patrick E. Kowaleski , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Defendants-Appellees William Anderson, Larry Lang, Dan Loyd, Loyd Farms, Loyd Farms General Partnership, Jesse E. Loyd, Evelyn T. Loyd, Richard L. Pettinger, Lisa R. Pettinger, Rory J. Pettinger, Clarence W. Tietmeyer, Vonda J. Tietmeyer, Clarence E. Tietmeyer, Scott W. Tietmeyer, Paula J. Tietmeyer, and Vonda Jean Tietmeyer: Lawrence Jones Custer Grasmick LLP, David P. Jones .

No appearance by or on behalf of: Edna B. Anderson; BCK Heath Property LLC; Larry L. Croissant; Jean L. Croissant; Deerco LLC; Kenneth Everitt; Penny Everitt; Four Diamonds Ranch LLC; Hereford Farms, LLC; Rosella J. Jessen; Anita R. Johnson; Rod Johnson; Carl A. Johnson; James L. Karst; Judy Karst; James M. Konig; Janet F. Konig; Michael D. Konig; Konig Investments LLC; F & R Marick; Fred D. Marick; Roxanne L. Marick; Philip McKinley; Diane McKinley; Colin W. Nicklas; Charles E. Nussbaum; Dorothy J. Nussbaum; C & D Nussbaum; Rocky Plains LLP; TR, Inc.; Lee A. Tappy; Tennick Land & Cattle Co.; Darrell J. Timm; Donald L. Timm; Town of Grover; and Sharon C. Young.

En Banc.


¶1 Gallegos Family Properties, LLC ("Gallegos"), returns to this court for a second time in its effort to de-designate a portion of the Upper Crow Creek Designated Ground Water Basin ("the Basin") and redraw the Basin boundaries to exclude twenty-five wells so that the State Engineer can...

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