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· 11/29/1982

United States v. City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners

Citations

  • 656 P.2d 1

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  • U.S. agrees adjudicated federal reserved water rights subject to administration by state engineer
  • U.S. agrees adjudicated federal reserved water rights subject to administration by state engineer
  • Court agreed that the federal government has “reserved rights to provide a watering supply for animal and human consumption ... so that no person could monopolize or control vast areas of western land by homesteading the only available water supply.”
  • Court agreed that the federal government has “reserved rights to provide a watering supply for animal and human consumption . . . so that no person could monopolize or control vast areas of western land by homesteading the only available water supply.”
  • national forest land re-reserved as a national park
  • national forest land re-reserved as a national park

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Judges: Erickson

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