Chapter 2 - CHAPTER 2 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLORADO WATER LAW

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

Chapter 2 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLORADO WATER LAW

William A. Paddock, Esq.^*
Lee H. Johnson, Esq.

SYNOPSIS

§ 2.1 INTRODUCTION

§ 2.2 TERRITORIAL LAWS

§ 2.3 USE AND OCCUPATION OF FEDERAL LANDS

§ 2.4 COLORADO STATEHOOD

§ 2.5 EQUITABLE APPORTIONMENT AND INTERSTATE COMPACTS

§ 2.6 FEDERAL RESERVED WATER RIGHTS

§ 2.7 ADJUDICATION ACTS OF 1943 AND 1969

§ 2.8 CONCLUSION

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Notes:

^[*] The authors refer the reader to the comprehensive article entitled "Colorado Water Law: An Historical Overview," 1 Denv. Water L. Rev. 1 (Fall 1997), by former Justice Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr., for a more detailed history of Colorado water law. The authors have relied on Justice Hobbs's article in the...