In the Matter of RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING the USE, CONTROL, AND PROTECTION OF WATER RIGHTS FOR BOTH SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND WATER LOCATED IN the RIO GRANDE AND CONEJOS RIVER BASINS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES.
ALAMOSA-LA JARA WATER USERS PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, Terrace Irrigation Company, Trinchera Water Conservancy District and Trinchera Irrigation Company, Conejos Water Conservancy District, Jeris A. Danielson, State Engineer of the State of Colorado, and Steven E. Vandiver, Division Engineer, Water Division No. 3, State of Colorado, Manassa Land and Irrigation Company, Mogote Northeastern Consolidated Ditch Company and Romero Irrigation Company, Appellants,
v.
Oliver GOULD and Faye Gould et al., Appellees.
Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 5, 1983.
As Modified on Denial of Rehearing January 23, 1984.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Kirk B. Holleyman, Aspen, for appellants The Alamosa-La Jara Water Users Protection Ass'n and The Terrace Irr. Co.
Edwin J. Lobato, O. John Kuenhold, Kuenhold & Lobato, Alamosa, for appellants Trinchera Water Conservancy Dist. and Trinchera Irr. Co.
Carlos F. Lucero, Carlos F. Lucero, P.C., Alamosa, David L. Harrison, Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison & Woodruff, P.C., Boulder, William A. Hillhouse II, Joseph P. McMahon, Jr., Felicity Hannay, Davis, Graham & Stubbs, Denver, for appellant Conejos Water Conservancy Dist.
J.D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Charles B. Howe, Deputy Atty. Gen., Joel W. Cantrick, Sol. Gen., William A. Paddock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Donald H. Hamburg, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., David Aschkinasi, Asst. Atty. Gen., David W. Robbins, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Friedman, Hill & Robbins, Denver, for the State of Colo., Appellants State Engineer and Div. Engineer, Water Div. No. 3.
John C. McClure, Susan M. Thevenet, Smart, Defurio, Brooks & Eklund, Denver, Gordon J. Bosa, Bosa & Stokes, P.C., Alamosa, for appellants Manassa Land and Irr. Co., Mogote Northeastern Consolidated Ditch Co., and Romero Irr. Co.
M.E. MacDougall, Geddes, MacDougall, Geddes & Paxton, P.C., Colorado Springs, George W. Woodard, Alamosa, for appellee San Luis Valley Well Owners, Inc.
Michael D. White, William R. Devine, David F. Jankowski, Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, Denver, for San Luis Valley Municipalities: City of Alamosa, Conejos Water and Sanitation Dist., Guadalupe Water Ass'n, Town of La Jara, and City of Monte Vista.
Robert S. Wham, Shoemaker, Wham, Krisor & Bendelow, Denver, for Rio Grande Water Conservation Dist.
John U. Carlson, John H. Land, Paul D. Frohardt, Holland & Hart, Denver, for appellees Rio Grande Water Users Ass'n, Centennial Ditch Co., Chicago Ditch Co., Costilla Ditch Co., Commonwealth Irr. Co., Excelsior Ditch Co., The Grant Ditch, Independent Ditch Co., Monte Vista Water Users Ass'n, Lariat Ditch Co., Prairie Ditch Co., Santa Maria Reservoir Co., San Luis Valley Canal Co., San Luis Valley Irr. Dist., Senior Water Rights Ass'n, Rio Grande and Piedra Valley Ditch Co., Billings Ditch Co., and Rio Grande Canal Water Users Ass'n.
Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.
DUBOFSKY, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court for Water Division 3 (water court) regarding rules promulgated by the Colorado State Engineer1 (proposed rules) limiting the use of surface and underground water in the San Luis Valley. Curtailment of water use in the valley is required by the terms of an interstate stipulation under which Colorado must meet its Rio Grande...
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