· 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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