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APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS

Supreme Court Case No. 11SA86, Supreme Court Case No. 11SA124.

307 P.3d 1056 (2013)

2013 CO 41

Concerning the APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS of Applicant Raftopoulos Brothers in Moffat County Vermillion Ranch Limited Partnership, Opposer-Appellant v. Raftopoulos Brothers, Applicant-Appellee Erin C.H. Light, in her official capacity as Division Engineer, Water Division 6 and The United States of America, Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service, Opposers-Appellees Concerning the Application for Water Rights of Applicant Vermillion Ranch Limited Partnership in Moffat County Raftopoulos Brothers, Opposer-Appellant v. Vermillion Ranch Limited Partnership, Applicant-Appellee Erin Light, in her official capacity as Division Engineer Water Division 6, pursuant to CAR 1(e), Opposer-Appellee

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

June 24, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Raftopoulos Brothers: Balcomb & Green, P.C., Scott Balcomb , David C. Hallford , Scott A. Grosscup , Glenwood Springs, CO.

Attorneys for Vermillion Ranch Limited Partnership: Holsinger Law, LLC, Kent Holsinger , Laura L. Chartrand , Jack Silver , Denver, CO.

Justice MÁRQUEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 In this opinion,1 we consider three water rights cases involving Raftopoulos Brothers ("Raftopoulos") and Vermillion Ranch Limited Partnership ("Vermillion"). Raftopoulos and Vermillion both conduct large ranching operations in northwest Colorado. They own neighboring properties and hold decreed water rights on Talamantes Creek, a small tributary located in a dry, remote...

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