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SAN ANTONIO v. SPECIAL IMPROV. DIST. NO. 1

No. 10SA224.

270 P.3d 927 (2011)

Concerning the Office of the State Engineer's Approval of the Plan of Water Management for Special Improvement District No. 1 of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District. SAN ANTONIO, LOS PINOS AND CONEJOS RIVER ACEQUIA PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION; Save Our Senior Water Rights, LLC.; Richard H. Ramstetter; and Peter D. Atkins, Appellants v. SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 OF the RIO GRANDE WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT; Rio Grande Water Conservation District; Dick Wolfe, State Engineer; Rio Grande Water Users Association; Conejos Water Conservancy District; Farming Technology Corporation; Mountain Coast Enterprises, LLC; Ernest M. Myers; Virginia K. Myers; Nevitt Farms; Sam Investments, Inc.; Skyview Cooling Company, Inc.; Wijaya Colorado, LLC; Edward L. Harmon; Sharilyn R. Harmon; Cristi Lewis; David W. Bradley; Costilla Ditch Company; Perry Alspaugh; Martin Shellabarger; Kelly Sowards; Robert Adkins; Mario Bassi; Obbie Dickey; V.W. Ellithorpe; Kari King; Laurie S. Lovato; Timothy N. Lovato; Laurie McClung; Ed Nielson; Janis N. Slade; Norman W. Slade; and C.R. Tomlin, Appellees and Craig Cotten, Division Engineer, Water Division 3, Appellee Pursuant to C.A.R. 1(e) Rio Grande Water Conservation District; Craig Cotten, in his capacity as Division Engineer for Water Division 3; Farming Technology Corporation; Mountain Coast Enterprises, LLC; Virginia Myers; Sam Investments, Inc.; Skyview Cooling Company, Inc.; Wijaya Colorado, LLC; Edward Harmon; Sherilyn Harmon; Jason Benton; Richard Benton; Clayton Corzine; Thomas Corzine; Roy McConnel; Off Ranches, Inc.; Frederick Paulson, II; Frederick Paulson, V; V.W. Ellithorpe; Norman Slade; and Nevitt Farms, Petitioners-Appellees v. San Antonio, Los Pinos and Conejos River Acequia Preservation Association; Save our Senior Water Rights, LLC; Richard Ramstetter; and Peter Atkins, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S.W. Atencio and Associates, P.C., Stephane W. Atencio , Alamosa, Colorado, Attorneys for Appellants Richard Ramstetter and Peter D. Atkins.

Buchanan and Sperling, P.C., Timothy R. Buchanan , Eric R. Potyondy , Arvada, Colorado, Attorneys for Appellants San Antonio, Los Pinos and Conejos River Acequia Preservation Association, and Save our Senior Water Rights, LLC.

John W. Suthers , Attorney General, Peter J. Ampe , First Assistant Attorney General, Mari Deminski , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for State Engineer.

Hill & Robbins, P.C., David W. Robbins , Dennis M. Montgomery , Jennifer H. Hunt , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Appellees Rio Grande Water Conservation District and Special Improvement District No. 1 of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District.

Carlson, Hammond & Paddock LLC, William A. Paddock , Mary M. Hammond , Beth Ann J. Parsons , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Appellee Rio Grande Water Users Association.

White & Jankowski, LLP, William A. Hillhouse , Matthew Merrill , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Appellees Farming Technology Corporation.

No appearance by or on behalf of Craig Cotton ; Conejos Water Conservancy District; Edward Harmon ; Sharilyn Harmon ; Ernest Myers ; Virginia Myers ; Mountain Coast Enterprises, LLC; Nevitt Farms ; Skyview Cooling Company, Inc.; Wijaya Colorado, LLC; Sam Investments, Inc.; Perry Alspaugh ; Martin Shellabarger ; Kelly Sowards ; Robert Adkins ; Mario Bassi ; Obbie Dickey ; V.W. Ellithorpe ; Kari King ; Cristi Lewis ; David W. Bradley ; Costilla Ditch Company, Laurie S. Lovato ; Timothy N. Lovato ; Laurie McClung ; Ed Nielson ; Janis N. Slade ; Norman W. Slade ; C.R. Tomlin ; Jason Benton ; Richard Benton ; Clayton Corzine ; Thomas Corzine ; Roy McConnel ; Off Ranches, Inc.; Frederick Paulson, II ; and Frederick Paulson V .

Justice HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

                                 INDEX OF OPINION

Introduction and Holding ...................................................... 931

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Facts ......................................................................... 932

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Holding ....................................................................... 935
     A. Standard of Review .................................................... 935
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