Water Law

Update to February 11, 2016 Blog Post/Weed and Water – Can Water Be Used for Marijuana Cultivation in Colorado

Last Year, WSMT blogged about whether water could be lawfully appropriated for Marijuana cultivation.  2/11/16 blog post.  We provided three…

8 years ago

Colorado Supreme Court Limits How Transbasin Water May Be Used and Holds That Unjustified Non-Use of Water Rights Will Count Against Water Users When They Change Their Water Rights

The Colorado Supreme Court recently addressed two previously unsettled issues that will impact other water users in Grand Valley Water…

8 years ago

Colorado Supreme Court Applies Strict Burden of Proof of Historical Use for Change of Water Rights

In late March, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in County of Boulder v. Boulder & Weld County Ditch Co., 367…

8 years ago

Ski Area Water Rights: Federal Water “Grab” Resolved?

The United States Forest Service (“Forest Service”) manages 193 million acres of public lands that provide 20 percent of the…

9 years ago

Weed and Water – Can water be used for marijuana cultivation in Colorado?

The question has become important to marijuana growers after the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision in Coats v. Dish Network, LLC,…

9 years ago

Are Draft Expert Reports “Discoverable” in Water Court Proceedings?

     Pretrial discovery (where a party to a legal proceeding can see the evidence the other side will use)…

9 years ago

Colorado Supreme Court Issues Important Water Rights Opinion in Wolfe v. Sedalia Water & Sanitation District.

The Colorado Supreme Court has now determined the standard for quantifying water rights that have already changed from one use…

10 years ago

Top Ten Tips for Acquiring a Water Supply

Plan Ahead – In Colorado, a complex set of laws and regulations govern when and where water can be taken…

10 years ago