MUNICIPAL SUBDISTRICT, NORTHERN COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, Objector-Appellant/Cross-Appellee,
v.
OXY USA, INC., Applicant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, and
Orlyn G. Bell, Division Engineer, Water Division 5, Appellee pursuant to C.A.R. 1(e).
Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 13, 1999.
December 13, 1999.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Trout & Raley, P.C., Bennett W. Raley, Bart L. Rickenbaugh, Denver, Colorado Attorneys for Objector-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.
Carlson, Hammond & Paddock, L.L.C., Peter C. Fleming, William A. Paddock, Emy Pollock, Denver, Colorado Attorneys for Applicant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.
Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Barbara McDonnell, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Michael E. McClachlan, Solicitor General, Patricia S. Bangert, Director of Legal Policy, Wendy C. Weiss, First Assistant Attorney General, Carol D. Angel, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Natural Resources Section, Denver, Colorado Attorneys for Appellee Orlyn G. Bell.
Fairfield and Woods, P.C., Stephen H. Leonhardt, David M. Gillilan, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District.
David C. Hallford, Jill C. Harris, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Leavenworth & Tester, P.C., Loyal E. Leavenworth, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado River Water Conservation District.
Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison and Woodruff, P.C., James R. Montgomery, Kevin J. Kinnear, Boulder, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Union Oil Company of California.
Williams, Turner & Holmes, P.C., Anthony W. Williams, Mark A. Hermundstad, Grand Junction, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc. and Getty Oil Exploration Inc.
Fiedlob, Sanderson, Raskin, Paulson & Tourtillott, LLC, Brian M. Nazarenus, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Public Service Co. of Colorado and Climax Molybdenum Company.
Balcomb & Green, P.C., Scott Balcomb, David Sandoval, Jefferson J. Cheney, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Mobil Oil Corporation.
Porzak Browning & Johnson, LLP, Glenn E. Porzak, Steven J. Bushong, Heidi C. Fletemeyer Boulder, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Exxon Corporation.
Dufford & Brown, P.C., Jack F. Ross Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Chevron Shale Oil Company.
Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.
Justice KOURLIS delivered the Opinion of the Court.
This case involves the hexennial application of OXY U.S.A., Inc. (OXY) to maintain conditional water rights that it holds in Garfield County, Colorado. The water court concluded that OXY had demonstrated reasonable diligence in its efforts to complete the appropriation, and granted the conditional decree. We now hold that the evidence supported the water court's findings...
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