JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS

April 2004

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Colorado Supreme Court upholds State and Division Engineers’ Curtailment of the City of Golden’s Municipal Direct Flow Rights During 2002 Drought
City of Golden v. Hal D. Simpson, et al

In a decision filed January 12, 2004, the Colorado Supreme Court upheld the Water Court’s dismissal of a complaint requesting injunctive relief filed by the City of Golden (Golden) seeking to enjoin the State and Division Engineers (Engineers) from enforcing a call against Golden’s Oulette Ditch Priority No. 5 water right during the 2002 drought.