Title 37, Water and Irrigation
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-83-101 Transfer from one stream to another
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Whenever any person or company diverts water from one public stream and turns it into another public stream, such person or company may take out the same amount of water again, less a reasonable deduction for seepage and evaporation, to be determined by the state engineer. Source…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-83-102 Maintenance of measuring devices
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Any person or company transferring water from one public stream to another is required to construct and maintain, under the direction of the state engineer, measuring flumes or weirs and self-registering devices at the point where the water leaves its natural watershed and is tur…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-83-103 Division engineer to keep record
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It is the duty of the division engineer of the division in which the water is used to keep a record of the amount of water so turned into his division from any other division. Source: L. 1897: p. 176, � 3. R.S. 08: � 3224. C.L. � 1704. CSA: C. 90, � 102. CRS 53: � 147-6-3. C.R.S.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-83-104 Reservoirs and ditches may exchange
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When the rights of others are not injured thereby, it is lawful for the owner of a reservoir to deliver stored water into a ditch entitled to water or into the public stream to supply appropriations from said stream and take in exchange therefor from the public stream higher up a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-83-106 Authority of political subdivisions to lease or exchange water
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Water conservancy districts and water conservation districts which own or hold rights to water may enter into cooperative agreements with other political subdivisions of the state for the lease or exchange of water produced in the exercise of such district's water rights and the …