prior appropriation

June 10, 2022

New legislation exempts fire ponds from Colorado water law

Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 22-114 into law Wednesday, authorizing the designation of fire-suppression ponds that will be exempt from the Prior Appropriation System established by the Colorado Constitution.

January 25, 2022

Written in Water: A Brief History of Colorado Water Law and the Upper Arkansas Valley

“Here is a land where life is written in water.” — Thomas Hornsby Ferril, Colorado Poet Laureate

May 19, 2020

Conservancy district consultant discusses water law issues

During the May meeting of the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District, consultant Ken Baker reported on issues relevant to the Doctrine of Prior Appropriation, which provides the framework for Colorado water law.