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SANTA MARIA RESERVOIR CO. v. WARNER

Supreme Court Case No. 18SA244.

461 P.3d 478 (2020)

2020 CO 27

Concerning the Application for Water Rights of the Santa Maria Reservoir Company in the Rio Grande or its Tributaries. SANTA MARIA RESERVOIR COMPANY, Applicant-Appellee, v. Jim WARNER, Opposer-Appellant, and Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Conejos Water Conservancy District, Costilla Ditch Company, Rio Grande Water Conservation District, and Richard H. Ramstetter, Opposers-Appellees and Concerning Kevin Rein, State Engineer; and Craig W. Cotten, Division Engineer, Water Division 3, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

April 20, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Applicant-Appellee: Carlson, Hammond & Paddock, LLC, William A. Paddock , Mason H. Brown , Katrina B. Fiscella , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Opposer-Appellant: Confluence Water Law LLC, John J. Cyran , Denver, Colorado, Richard L. Arnett , Alamosa, Colorado.

Attorneys for Opposer-Appellee Rio Grande Water Conservation District: Hill & Robbins, P.C., David W. Robbins , Peter J. Ampe , Matthew A. Montgomery , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Appellee Craig W. Cotten: Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Paul L. Benington , First Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

No appearance on behalf of Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Conejos Water Conservancy District, Costilla Ditch Company, Richard H. Ramstetter, or Kevin Rein.

En Banc.

¶1 Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell wrote in one of her hit songs that "you don't know what you've got `til it's gone." Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi (Siquomb Publ'g Corp. 1970). The sentiment is helpful in articulating our resolution of this appeal from the District Court of Water Division...

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