Colorado High Court: Water District’s Application Is Speculative

Mealey's (December 8, 2020, 4:00 PM EST) -- DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court on Nov. 23 affirmed denial of an application for conditional water storage rights by a one-acre water and sanitation district, saying the district did not prove that its application did not violate the state’s anti-speculation doctrine and that a purported contract did not show that it would provide water to distant specific customers in any amount (United Water & Sanitation District v. Burlington Ditch Reservoir & Land Co., No. 19SA150, Colo. Sup., 2020 Colo. LEXIS 1036)....

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