CITY OF ENGLEWOOD v. BURLINGTON DITCH

No. 09SA75.

235 P.3d 1061 (2010)

Concerning the Application for Water Rights of Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company; Burlington Ditch, Reservoir and Land Company; Henrylyn Irrigation District; United Water and Sanitation District; and East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, and Weld Counties. CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, Opposer-Appellant, v. BURLINGTON DITCH, RESERVOIR AND LAND CO.; Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Co.; United Water and Sanitation District; Henrylyn Irrigation District; and East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District, Applicants-Appellees; and Metro Wastewater Reclamation District; Public Service Company of Colorado; Town of Lochbuie; Platte Valley Irrigation Co.; City of Aurora; Golf Course Heritage Todd Creek; Todd Creek Farms Metro District; Centennial Water and Sanitation District; City of Boulder; Harmony Ditch Company; Irrigationists' Association; City of Thornton; State Board of Land Commissioners; Colorado Division of Wildlife; City of Blackhawk; City and County of Broomfield; City and County of Denver Water Board; City of Brighton; Lower Latham Reservoir Company; Aggregate Industries-WCR, Inc.; Albert Frei and Sons, Inc.; Henderson Aggregate Ltd; HP Farms, Inc.; PV Water Holdings, LLC; Adams County Board of Commissioners; Riverside Irrigation District; Riverside Land Co.; Brighton Ditch Company; Parker Water and Sanitation District; Platte Valley Irrigating and Milling Co.; Central Colorado Water Conservancy District; South Adams County Water and Sanitation District; Rangeview Metropolitan District; Equus Farms Inc.; State Water Engineer; Fulton Irrigation Ditch Co.; City of Greeley; Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District; Bijou Irrigation Company; Bijou Irrigation District; City of Commerce City; David Dechant; Consolidated Ditches Company of District No. 2; City of Sterling; and Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater, Opposers-Appellees; James Hall, Division Engineer for Water Division No. 1., Appellee Pursuant to C.A.R. 1(e).

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

June 21, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP, David G. Hill, Jon N. Banashek, Heidi C. Potter, Boulder, Colorado, Attorneys for Opposer-Appellant City of Englewood.

Denver Water Board, Patricia L. Wells, Casey S. Funk, Daniel J. Arnold, Michael Walker, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Opposer-Appellee City and County of Denver acting by and through its Board of Water Commissioners.

Akolt & Akolt, LLC, John P. Akolt, III, Brighton, Colorado, Attorneys for Applicant-Appellee, the Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, and the Burlington Ditch, Reservoir and Land Company.

Steven L. Janssen, Boulder, Colorado, Attorney for Applicant-Appellee, the Henrylyn Irrigation District.

Balcomb & Green, P.C., David C. Hallford, Sara M. Dunn, Scott A. Grosscup, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Attorneys for Opposer-Appellee Public Service Company of Colorado d/b/a Xcel Engergy, Inc.

No appearance by or on behalf of: United Water and Sanitation District; East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District; Metro Wastewater Reclamation District; Public Service Company of Colorado; Town of Lochbuie; Platte Valley Irrigation Co.; City of Aurora; Golf Course Heritage Todd Creek; Todd Creek Farms Metro District; Centennial Water and Sanitation District; City of Boulder; Harmony Ditch Company; Irrigationists' Association; City of Thornton; State Board of Land Commissioners; Colorado Division of Wildlife; City of Blackhawk; City and County of Broomfield; City of Brighton; Lower Latham Reservoir Company; Aggregate Industries-WCR, Inc.; Albert Frei and Sons, Inc.; Henderson Aggregate Ltd; HP Farms, Inc.; PV Water Holdings, LLC; Adams County Board of Commissioners; Riverside Irrigation District; Riverside Land Co.; Brighton Ditch Company; Parker Water and Sanitation District; Platte Valley Irrigating and Milling Co.; Central Colorado Water Conservancy District; South Adams County Water and Sanitation District; Rangeview Metropolitan District; Equus Farms Inc.; State Water Engineer; Fulton Irrigation Ditch Co.; City of Greeley; Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District; Bijou Irrigation Company; Bijou Irrigation District; City of Commerce City; David Dechant; Consolidated Ditches Company of District No. 2; City of Sterling; Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater; James Hall, Division Engineer for Water Division No. 1.


Justice EID delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This appeal involves a portion of a much larger case decided in the water court, Division 1, Case No. 02CW403. Opposer-Appellant City of Englewood argues that this court should reverse findings by the water court concerning a settlement agreement between various parties and the City and County of Denver. Englewood claims that the water court erred in interpreting the settlement agreement to be a valid no-call agreement...

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