C.R.S. § 37-82-102 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 82 / Section 37-82-102
37-82-102. Priority of right to spring water
Status: in_force

37-82-102. Priority of right to spring water. All ditches constructed for the purpose of utilizing the waste, seepage, or spring waters of the state shall be governed by the same laws relating to priority of right as those ditches constructed for the purpose of utilizing the water of running streams; but the person upon whose land the seepage or spring waters first arise shall have the prior right to such waters if capable of being used upon his lands.
C.R.S. § 37-42-134 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 42 / Section 37-42-134
37-42-134. Inclusion of land in district
Status: in_force

37-42-134. Inclusion of land in district. (1) Landowners representing a majority of the acreage of any tracts of land susceptible of irrigation from the system of any irrigation district already organized may present their petition to the board of directors of such irrigation district, praying that such lands be included within the district. Such petition shall describe each tract of land sought to be included within such district and give the name of the owner thereof. It shall be accompanied by a map prepared by a competent civil engineer, showing the proposed method of irrigation of the land involved and the susceptibility of its irrigation from the system of such district. Upon the filing of such petition, it is the duty of the secretary of such district to cause notice thereof to be published, at the expense of such petitioners, once each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper designated by the board and of general circulation within such district and to set said petition down for hearing before the board at its next regular meeting after the last of such publications.

(2) At the date set for hearing, such board shall proceed to hear said petition and any objections thereto that have been offered in writing by any landowner of the district or other interested person and may allow or reject said petition in whole or in part in its discretion. As a condition precedent to the granting of such petition, the board of directors shall require the payment into the bond fund of such amount, as nearly as the same can be estimated, as such land as is included by its order would have been assessed on account of such fund if it had been in such district from the date of its organization and, in addition, may require such further payments as it considers just and equitable to be paid into the general fund; but, in case any unentered public land is so included within any irrigation district, such payment shall be assessed against such lands on the records of the district and collected in the manner authorized by the act of congress of August 11, 1916.

(3) In case a contract has been made between the district and the United States, no change shall be made in the boundaries of the district unless the secretary of the interior assents thereto in writing and such assent is filed with the board of directors. Upon such assent any lands excluded from the district shall be discharged from all liens in favor of the United States under a contract with the United States.
C.R.S. § 37-26-116 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 26 / Section 37-26-116
37-26-116. Construction of article
Status: in_force

37-26-116. Construction of article. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent any financial assistance which any drainage district may secure by an agreement with the owners of its outstanding bonds or by any lawful means other than those specified in this article.
C.R.S. § 37-41-155 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 41 / Section 37-41-155
37-41-155. Determination - costs
Status: in_force

37-41-155. Determination - costs. Upon the hearing of such special proceeding, the court shall find and determine whether the notice of the filing of the petition has been duly given and published for the time and in the manner prescribed in this article and shall have power and jurisdiction to examine and determine the legality and validity of, and approve and confirm, all of the proceedings for the organization of said district under the provisions of said article, from and including the petition for the organization of the district, and all other proceedings which may affect the legality or validity of said bonds, and the order of the sale and the sale thereof, and all of the proceedings, if any, for the authorization of a contract with the United States and the terms of said contract. The court, in inquiring into the regularity, legality, or correctness of said proceedings, shall disregard any error, irregularity, or omission which does not affect the substantial rights of the parties to said special proceedings. The court by decree may approve and confirm such proceedings in part and disapprove and declare illegal or invalid other or subsequent parts of the proceedings. The costs of the special proceedings may be allowed and apportioned between the parties, in the discretion of the court.
C.R.S. § 37-45.1-103 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 45.1 / Section 37-45.1-103
37-45.1-103. Establishment of enterprises
Status: in_force

37-45.1-103. Establishment of enterprises. (1) Any district which under applicable provisions of law has its own bonding authority may establish or may continue to maintain water activity enterprises for the purpose of pursuing or continuing water activities, including water acquisition or water project or facility activities, including the construction, operation, repair, and replacement of water or wastewater facilities. Any water activity enterprise established or maintained pursuant to this article is excluded from the provisions of section 20 of article X of the state constitution.

(2) (a) Each water activity enterprise shall be wholly owned by a single district and shall not be combined with any water activity enterprise owned by another district; however, each district may establish more than one water activity enterprise and each water activity enterprise may conduct or continue to conduct one or more water activities as may be determined by the governing body of the water activity enterprise.

(b) This subsection (2) shall not limit the authority of a water activity enterprise to contract with any other person or entity, including other districts or water activity enterprises.

(3) The governing body of the water activity enterprise shall be the governing body of the district which owns the enterprise or such governing body as may be prescribed by applicable laws, city and county, county, or municipal charters, county resolutions, municipal ordinances, or intergovernmental agreements which designate a different governing body for the water activity enterprise.

(4) The governing body of each water activity enterprise may exercise the district's legal authority relating to water activities, but no enterprise may levy a tax which is subject to section 20 (4) of article X of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 37-46-118 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 46 / Section 37-46-118
37-46-118. Board bound by financing plan
Status: in_force

37-46-118. Board bound by financing plan. (1) The board of directors of the district shall be bound by the plan of financing set forth in the petition for the organization of the subdistrict and approved by decree of the district court. The appointment of appraisers shall not be necessary in the event that the plan adopted provides that general obligations of the subdistrict are to be issued or provides for the issuance of revenue warrants which are a lien and charge upon the rental and income from the irrigation works or reservoirs or other improvements to be constructed under the plan adopted and the rental derived from any such works.

(2) The warrants shall be payable in such denominations, with a maximum net effective interest rate which may be fixed by the board of directors of said district pursuant to the order and decree of the court. Such warrants shall bear interest such that the net effective interest rate of the warrants does not exceed the maximum net effective interest rate authorized. The board shall pledge the income and rentals from said irrigation works or water supplied therethrough, and the subdistrict shall not be otherwise obligated for the payment thereof.

(3) At the time said revenue warrants are issued, the board of directors of the district shall make and enter in the minutes of the proceeding a resolution in which the due dates of said revenue warrants, the rate of interest thereon, the general provisions of said bonds, and a recital that the same are payable out of rental and income only are set forth and shall require the payment of an assessment or annual rental charge by the persons who are to use or derive benefit from the water or other service furnished through said improvements or works, sufficient to meet said payments, and the resolution shall be irrepealable during the time that any of said revenue warrants are outstanding and unpaid. The revenue warrants shall be signed "Water Users' Association No. .... in the Colorado River Water Conservation District, By .............., President. Attest .............., Secretary" or "Special Improvement District No. .... in the Colorado River Water Conservation District, By .............., President. Attest .............., Secretary". They shall be countersigned by the treasurer.

(4) General obligation bonds of said subdistrict shall be signed in the same manner as provided in this section for revenue warrants and shall recite that the same are issued pursuant to the provisions of this article and are to be payable at the time and in the manner and with the rate of interest therein specified and that the same were issued under and pursuant to a decree of court and a resolution of the board of directors authorizing the issue of said obligations and referring to the date of said resolution. Said bonds shall further recite that they are payable from funds to be derived by assessments and tax levies against the property in said subdistrict and not otherwise, and that the same are not to be deemed as an obligation of the Colorado river water conservation district but only as an obligation of said subdistrict, and that the district itself is not obligated in any manner for the payment of said bonds.
C.R.S. § 37-84-101 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 84 / Section 37-84-101
37-84-101. Maintenance of embankments and tail ditch
Status: in_force

37-84-101. Maintenance of embankments and tail ditch. The owners of any ditch for irrigation or other purposes shall carefully maintain the embankments thereof so that the waters of such ditch may not flood or damage the premises of others, and shall make a tail ditch so as to return the water in such ditch with as little waste as possible into the stream from which it was taken.
C.R.S. § 37-83-104 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 83 / Section 37-83-104
37-83-104. Reservoirs and ditches may exchange
Status: in_force

37-83-104. Reservoirs and ditches may exchange. When the rights of others are not injured thereby, it is lawful for the owner of a reservoir to deliver stored water into a ditch entitled to water or into the public stream to supply appropriations from said stream and take in exchange therefor from the public stream higher up an equal amount of water, less a reasonable deduction for loss, if any there be, to be determined by the state engineer. The person or company desiring such exchange shall be required to construct and maintain, under the direction of the state engineer, measuring flumes or weirs and self-registering devices at the point where the water is turned into the stream or ditch taking the same or as near such point as is practicable so that the division engineer may readily determine and secure the just and equitable exchange of water.
C.R.S. § 37-46-114.5 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 46 / Section 37-46-114.5
37-46-114.5. Alternative procedure for organizing a subdistrict
Status: in_force

37-46-114.5. Alternative procedure for organizing a subdistrict. (1) (a) Notwithstanding the process for creating a subdistrict established in sections 37-46-112 to 37-46-114, a petition for an election on the organization of a subdistrict may be filed with the clerk of the court that has jurisdiction over all or part of the geographic area to be represented by the proposed subdistrict. The petition must be:

(I) Duly approved by the district's board of directors;

(II) Approved by a unanimous vote of the members of the district's board of directors who were appointed by the counties that lie wholly or partially within the boundaries of the proposed subdistrict; and

(III) Signed by at least the lesser of ten percent or two hundred of the electors living in the geographic area to be represented by the proposed subdistrict.

(b) The petition must include:

(I) The name of the proposed subdistrict;

(II) A general description of the purpose of the proposed subdistrict consistent with section 37-46-112 (2). The description need not be given by measurements and boundaries or by legal subdivision, but it must be sufficient to enable a property owner to ascertain whether the property owner's property is within the territory proposed to be organized as a subdistrict. If the proposed subdistrict is intended to promote one or more of the purposes set forth in section 37-46-101, the territory of the subdistrict need not be contiguous. The boundary of the proposed subdistrict may include all or any part of any city, county, or city and county, regardless of size.

(III) A statement whether any part of the proposed subdistrict is included within the boundaries of an existing subdistrict established under this article and, if so, a general description of the overlapping geographic area;

(IV) A general designation of any subdivisions of the subdistrict and the number of directors proposed for each subdivision; and

(V) A formal request for the organization of the subdistrict by the name proposed and a request to hold an election on the question of the organization of the subdistrict.

(2) (a) (I) On the day fixed for a hearing on the petition, or at a continuance of the hearing date, the court shall first ascertain whether the requirements of subsection (1) of this section have been satisfied.

(II) The court shall not declare a petition with the requisite signatures void on account of alleged defects in the petition, but may require the petition to be amended at any time to correct any errors, including an error in the description of the territory. If duplicate or similar petitions for the organization of a subdistrict are filed before a hearing is held on the first petition filed, the court shall regard the first and any duplicate or similar petitions as one petition.

(III) If, at the hearing, it appears that the petition for the organization of a subdistrict has been signed and presented in conformity with this section and that the claims of the petition are true, the court, by order entered into the record, shall direct that the question of the organization of the subdistrict be submitted at an election within the boundaries of the proposed subdistrict to be held for that purpose in accordance with the laws of this state for conducting a general election or a special election held on the first Tuesday in November of an odd-numbered year.

(b) At an election on the organization of a subdistrict, a voter may vote for or against the organization of the subdistrict. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of the organization of a subdistrict, the court shall declare the subdistrict organized and give it the corporate name designated in the petition, by which name it will be known for all proceedings. Upon organization of the subdistrict, the subdistrict will be a body corporate and political subdivision of the state of Colorado with all of the powers afforded to a subdistrict or subdivision by this article.
C.R.S. § 37-90.5-101 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 90.5 / Section 37-90.5-101
37-90.5-101. Short title
Status: in_force

37-90.5-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Geothermal Resources Act".
C.R.S. § 37-6-103 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 6 / Section 37-6-103
37-6-103. Subdistricts
Status: in_force

37-6-103. Subdistricts. (1) Whenever it is desired to construct improvements wholly within or partly within and partly without any district organized under articles 1 to 8 of this title, which improvements will affect only a part of said district, for the purpose of accomplishing such work, subdistricts may be organized upon petition of the owners of real property, within or partly within and partly without the district, which petition shall fulfill the same requirements concerning the subdistricts as the petition outlined in section 37-2-102 is required to fulfill concerning the organization of the main district and shall be filed with the clerk of the district court and shall be accompanied by a bond as provided for in section 37-2-103. All proceedings relating to the organization of such subdistricts shall conform in all things to the provisions of said articles relating to the organization of districts. Whenever the court by its order duly entered of record declares and decrees the subdistricts to be organized, the clerk of said court shall thereupon give notice of such order to the directors of the district, who shall thereupon act also as directors of the subdistrict. Thereafter, the proceedings in reference to the subdistrict shall in all matters conform to the provisions of said articles; except that, in the appraisal of benefits and damages for the purposes of such subdistricts, in the issuance of bonds, in the levying of assessments, and in all other matters affecting only the subdistrict, the provisions of said articles shall apply to the subdistrict as though it were an independent district, and it shall not, in these things, be amalgamated with the main district.

(2) The board of directors, board of appraisers, chief engineer, attorney, secretary, and other officers, agents, and employees of the district shall, insofar as it may be necessary, serve in the same capacities for such subdistrict, and contracts and agreements between the main district and subdistrict may be made in the same manner as contracts and agreements between two districts. The distribution of administration expense between the main district and subdistrict shall be in proportion to the interests involved and the amount of service rendered, such division to be made by the board of directors with the right of appeal to the court establishing the district. This section shall not be held to prevent the organization of independent districts for local improvements under other laws within the limits of a district organized under articles 1 to 8 of this title.
C.R.S. § 37-20-117 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 20 / Section 37-20-117
37-20-117. Canvass of votes - result
Status: in_force

37-20-117. Canvass of votes - result. The board of county commissioners shall meet on the second Monday following the election and proceed to canvass the votes cast thereat. If it appears that a majority of the votes cast are "Drainage District - Yes", the board of county commissioners shall make an order declaring that said drainage district is duly organized under the name theretofore designated and that the persons who receive the highest number of votes respectively are duly elected directors of said district.
C.R.S. § 37-50-108 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 50 / Section 37-50-108
37-50-108. Principal office - meetings
Status: in_force

37-50-108. Principal office - meetings. The board shall designate a place within the district where the principal office is to be maintained and may change the place from time to time. Regular quarterly meetings of the board shall be held at the office on the third Tuesday in the months of February, May, August, and November. The board may hold such special meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business. All special meetings of the board shall be held at locations that are within the boundaries of the district or that are within the boundaries of any county in which the district is located, in whole or in part, or in any county if the meeting location is within Colorado and does not exceed twenty miles from the district boundaries. The provisions of this section governing the location of meetings may be waived only if the proposed change of location of a meeting of the board appears on the agenda of a regular or special meeting of the board and if a resolution is adopted by the board stating the reason for which a meeting of the board is to be held in a location other than under the provisions of this section and further stating the date, time, and place of such meeting. Special meetings may be called by the president of the board or by any four directors. Meetings of the board are public, and proper minutes of the proceedings of the board must be preserved and are open to inspection by any elector of the district during business hours.
C.R.S. § 37-2-106 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 2 / Section 37-2-106
37-2-106. Provisions for recording decree of incorporation
Status: in_force

37-2-106. Provisions for recording decree of incorporation. Within thirty days after the district has been declared a corporation by the court, the clerk of the court shall transmit to the division of local government in the department of local affairs and to the county clerk and recorder in each of the counties having lands in said district copies of the findings and the decree of the court incorporating said district. The same shall be filed with said division, and copies shall also be recorded in the office of the county clerk and recorder of each county in which a part of the district may be, where they shall become permanent records.
C.R.S. § 37-91-109 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 91 / Section 37-91-109
37-91-109. Further scope of article - orders - penalties
Status: in_force

37-91-109. Further scope of article - orders - penalties. (1) In addition to the licensing of well construction contractors and pump installation contractors as required by this article, no well shall be located, constructed, repaired, or abandoned and no pumping equipment shall be installed or repaired contrary to the provisions of this article and applicable rules of the board promulgated to effectuate the purposes of this article. The board may by order require any licensee, private driller, or private pump installer to remedy any such noncompliant installation, construction, or repair and may, pursuant to rules and after due notice and a hearing, impose penalties for such noncompliance. The provisions of this article shall apply to any well or any pumping equipment not otherwise subject to regulation under the laws of this state and to any distribution, observation, monitoring, or dewatering of water therefrom; but this article shall not apply to any distribution of water beyond the point of discharge from the pressure tank or to any distribution of water beyond the point of discharge from the pumping equipment if no pressure tank or an overhead pressure tank is employed.

(2) Only a licensed pump installation contractor may install a cistern or other water storage tank between the wellhead and the pressure tank or downstream of the wellhead if no pressure tank is utilized.
C.R.S. § 37-45-149 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 45 / Section 37-45-149
37-45-149. Objections to resolution or petition
Status: in_force

37-45-149. Objections to resolution or petition. Objections to a resolution for an election shall be confined to the question of whether sufficient directors voted in favor of the same. Objections to a petition for such election shall be confined to the question of whether sufficient qualified owners of land situate within the district have signed the petition for such election. Such petition shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of all facts stated therein, and all signatures affixed to such petition shall be presumed to be those of qualified owners residing within the boundaries of the district until the contrary is proven. No signer of a petition shall be permitted to withdraw his name from such petition after it is filed, except for fraud. All objections shall be heard as an advanced case on the docket of the court. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the filing of subsequent resolutions or petitions for the same purpose, but elections on the proposition of dissolution shall not be held more frequently than once every three years.
C.R.S. § 37-60-107 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 60 / Part 1 / Section 37-60-107
37-60-107. Meetings - notice
Status: in_force

37-60-107. Meetings - notice. The board may provide for the holding of regular meetings and may hold a special meeting at any time and place in the state upon the call of the chairman or vice-chairman or of any two voting members. Notice of all special meetings shall be given by telegram at least forty-eight hours, or by registered mail at least four days, before any special meeting. Six voting members shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative or negative vote of at least six voting members is necessary to bind the board. Any business may be transacted at a special meeting which could be transacted at a regular meeting.
C.R.S. § 37-4-111 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 4 / Section 37-4-111
37-4-111. Filing decree
Status: in_force

37-4-111. Filing decree. (1) Upon the entry of the order of the court approving the report of the appraisers, as provided for in articles 1 to 8 of this title, the clerk of said court in which the same is entered shall transmit to the secretary of the district a certified copy of the said decree and of the appraisals as confirmed by the court, except those parts from which appeals have been perfected in accordance with section 37-4-109, but not determined.

(2) When any proceeding to review a judgment of the district court, confirming the verdict of a jury, has been finally determined, the clerk of the court deciding the same shall certify the amount of each item of the judgment to the clerk of the court having the original case, who shall file the same therein and shall thereupon transmit certified copies of the same to the secretary of the district who shall thereupon complete the conservancy appraisal record.
C.R.S. § 37-44-127 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 44 / Section 37-44-127
37-44-127. Notices of election of officers
Status: in_force

37-44-127. Notices of election of officers. Fifteen days prior to any election held under the provisions of this article and after the organization of an internal improvement district, the secretary shall cause notices specifying the polling place of each precinct to be posted in three public places in each precinct, giving the hour and place of holding the election, and at the same time shall post a general election notice of the election in the office of said internal improvement district.
C.R.S. § 37-46-128 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 46 / Section 37-46-128
37-46-128. Annual levy limit
Status: in_force

37-46-128. Annual levy limit. (1) The district has no power of taxation or right to levy or assess taxes, except as provided in sections 37-46-109 to 37-46-109.4, 37-46-126.5, and 37-46-126.6. The district has no power to contract or incur any obligation or indebtedness except as expressly provided in this article, and then any obligation or indebtedness so contracted or incurred is to be payable out of the funds derived through the limited tax provided in section 37-46-109 (1) and the unlimited tax provided in section 37-46-109.3 (2) to retire and pay indebtedness incurred by the district by contract other than the issuance of bonds and not otherwise; except that the district for and in behalf of any subdistrict or improvement district created under this article has the right to issue obligations as expressly authorized in this article and not otherwise.

(2) All assessments under this article shall be collected by the county treasurer of the respective counties in which said real estate is situated at the same time and in the same manner as is provided by law for the collection of taxes for county and state purposes, and if said assessments are not paid, then the real estate shall be sold at the regular tax sale for the payment of said assessments, interest, and penalties in the manner provided by the statutes of the state of Colorado for selling property for the payment of general taxes. If there are no bids at said tax sale for the property so offered, said property shall be struck off to the district, and the tax certificates shall be issued in the name of the district, and the board of directors has the same power with reference to the sale of said tax certificates as is vested in county commissioners and county treasurers when property is struck off to the counties.

(3) Tax deeds may be issued, based upon said certificates of sale in the same manner that deeds are executed on tax sales on general state and county taxes.
C.R.S. § 37-43-103 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 43 / Part 1 / Section 37-43-103
37-43-103. Directors may submit question
Status: in_force

37-43-103. Directors may submit question. At any general or special election held in any irrigation district, the board of directors may submit to the electors of the district the question of voting for directors of the district on an acreage basis; except that no landowner has the right to vote more than eighty acres in the election of directors. If at such election a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the proposition, at all elections of directors held thereafter, each landowner of the district shall be permitted to vote for each office to be filled as many votes as he has acres of land within the district which are subject to district taxes or assessments. A landowner may vote in person or by proxy, and any person acting as proxy for another must file written authority therefor with the election judges, which authority must be retained with the other election proceedings. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be declared elected.
C.R.S. § 37-48-139 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 48 / Section 37-48-139
37-48-139. Notice of hearing on appraisals
Status: in_force

37-48-139. Notice of hearing on appraisals. (1) Upon the filing of the report of the appraisers, the clerk of the court in which the original cause is pending shall, upon order of the court, give notice thereof by publication in each county in the subdistrict. It shall not be necessary for said clerk to name the parties interested, but the notice shall specify:

(a) The whole cost of the improvement, work, or acquisition;

(b) The share apportioned to each lot or tract of land;

(c) That complaints or objections may be made thereto, in writing, by the owners of the lands affected and filed in the office of the clerk of the court within ten days after the publication of such notice and that the same shall be heard and determined by the court.

(2) Where lands in different counties are mentioned in said report, it shall not be necessary to publish in each county a description of all the lands in the district, but only of that part of the said lands situate in the county in which publication is made.
C.R.S. § 37-47-147 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 47 / Section 37-47-147
37-47-147. Rents and charges
Status: in_force

37-47-147. Rents and charges. (1) (a) The district, any subdistrict, and any political subdivision of the state of Colorado contracting with the district or subdistrict and fixing and collecting annual rentals, service charges, and other charges, or any combination thereof, are, in supplementation of the powers provided in this article, authorized to fix and collect rents, rates, fees, tolls, and other charges, in this article sometimes referred to as "service charges", for direct or indirect connection with, or the use or services of, a water system, electrical system, joint system, or other facilities, including, without limitation, connection charges, minimum charges, and charges for the availability of service.

(b) Such service charges may be charged to and collected in advance or otherwise by a district from any political subdivision or person and by any political subdivision from any person contracting for such connection or use or services or from the owner or occupant, or any combination thereof, of any real property which directly or indirectly is or has been or will be connected with any such facilities, and the political subdivision or owner or occupant of any such real property shall be liable for and shall pay such service charges to the district, subdistrict, or political subdivision fixing the service charges at the time when and place where such service charges are due and payable.

(c) Such service charges of the district or subdistrict may accrue from any date on which the board of directors reasonably estimates, in any resolution authorizing the issuance of any securities or other instrument pertaining thereto or in any contract with any political subdivision or person, that any facilities or project being acquired or improved and equipped will be available for service or use.

(2) (a) Such rents, rates, fees, tolls, and other charges, being in the nature of use or service charges, shall, as nearly as the district, subdistrict, or political subdivision fixing the service charges shall deem practicable and equitable, be reasonable, and such service charges shall be uniform throughout the district, subdistrict, or political subdivision for the same type, class, and amount of use or service of the facilities and may be based or computed either: On measurements of water, flow devices, or electric meters, duly provided and maintained by the district, subdistrict, or political subdivision, or any user as approved by the district, subdistrict, or political subdivision fixing such charges; or on the consumption of water or electricity in or on or in connection with the political subdivision, or any person, or real property, making due allowance for commercial use of water and infiltration of groundwater and discharge of surface runoff to the facilities, or on the number and kind of water or electric outlets on or in connection with the political subdivision, person, or real property, or on the water or electric fixtures or facilities in or on or in connection with the political subdivision, person, or real property; or on the number of persons residing or working in or on or otherwise connected or identified with the political subdivision, person, or real property, or on the capacity of the improvements in or on or connected with the political subdivision, person, or real property; or upon the availability of service or readiness to serve by the facilities; or on any other factors determining the type, class, and amount of use or service of the facilities; or on any combination of any such factors.

(b) Reasonable penalties may be fixed for any delinquencies, including, without limitation, interest on delinquent service charges from any date due at a rate of not exceeding one percent per month or fraction thereof, reasonable attorneys' fees, and other costs of collection.

(3) The district, subdistrict, or political subdivision fixing the service charges shall prescribe and, from time to time when necessary, revise a schedule of such service charges, which shall comply with the terms of any contract of the district, subdistrict, or political subdivision fixing the service charges.

(4) The general assembly has determined and declared that the obligations, arising from time to time, of the district, any subdistrict, any political subdivision, or any person to pay service charges fixed in connection with any facilities shall constitute general obligations of the district, subdistrict, political subdivision, or person charged with their payment; but, as such obligations accrue for current services and benefits from, and the use of, any such facilities, the obligations shall not constitute an indebtedness of the district, any subdistrict, or any political subdivision within the meaning of any constitutional, charter, or statutory limitation or any other provision restricting the incurrence of any debt.

(5) No board, agency, bureau, commission, or official, other than the board of directors of the district or subdistrict, respectively, or the governing body of the political subdivision fixing the service charges, has authority to fix, prescribe, levy, modify, supervise, or regulate the making of service charges or to prescribe, supervise, or regulate the performance of services pertaining to the facilities thereof, as authorized by this article; but this subsection (5) shall not be construed to be a limitation on the contracting powers of the board of directors of the district or any subdistrict, respectively, or the governing body of any such political subdivision.
C.R.S. § 37-84-104 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 84 / Section 37-84-104
37-84-104. Ditch must be bridged in three days
Status: repealed

37-84-104. Ditch must be bridged in three days. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 37-95-107.7 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 95 / Section 37-95-107.7
37-95-107.7. Creation and administration of domestic water supply project revolving fund - re
Status: repealed

37-95-107.7. Creation and administration of domestic water supply project revolving fund - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 37-43-155 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 43 / Part 1 / Section 37-43-155
37-43-155. Powers cumulative
Status: in_force

37-43-155. Powers cumulative. The powers conferred in sections 37-43-152 to 37-43-154 upon the board of directors of any irrigation or drainage district organized as provided in section 37-43-152 are cumulative in character and are in addition to all powers possessed by any such board under the laws of the state of Colorado or which may be conferred upon such board by said laws.
C.R.S. § 37-46-134 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 46 / Section 37-46-134
37-46-134. Definition of elector
Status: in_force

37-46-134. Definition of elector. (1) An "elector", "elector of the district", or "elector of the subdistrict", or any term of similar import, means a person:

(a) Who, at the time of the election, is qualified to vote in general elections in this state; and

(b) Who is a resident of the district or subdistrict proposing to incur an indebtedness at the time of the election.

(2) Registration pursuant to the laws concerning general elections or any other laws shall not be required.
C.R.S. § 37-42-138 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 42 / Section 37-42-138
37-42-138. Confirmation of organization and bonds
Status: in_force

37-42-138. Confirmation of organization and bonds. (1) The board of directors of any irrigation district organized under this article at any time may file a petition in the district court of the county wherein is situated the office of such district praying for a judicial examination and determination of the question of the validity of the organization of the district, or of any bonds issued, whether sold or not, or of any assessment levied, or of any order, act, proceeding, or contract of said district. Such petition shall set forth the facts whereon the validity of such organization or of such bonds, assessment, order, act, proceeding, or contract is founded and shall be verified by a member of the board.

(2) Thereupon a notice in the nature of a summons shall issue under the hand and seal of the clerk of said court, directed to all landowners, creditors, or other persons interested in said district, naming it, which designation shall be deemed sufficient to give the court jurisdiction of all matters and parties involved and interested. Service shall be obtained by publication of such notice as in the case of publication of summons in an action to quiet title to real property. Any landowner, creditor, or other interested person may move to dismiss or answer said petition within the time allowed therefor. All persons filing motions to dismiss or answers shall be entered as defendants in said cause and their several defenses consolidated for hearing or trial.

(3) Upon hearing, the court shall examine into all matters and things affecting the validity of the matter in controversy, shall make a finding with reference thereto, and shall enter judgment and decree as the case warrants. In reaching its conclusions in such causes, the court shall follow a liberal interpretation of the law and shall disregard informalities or omissions not affecting the substantial rights of the parties, unless it is affirmatively shown that such informalities or omissions led to a different result than would have been otherwise obtained. The Colorado rules of civil procedure shall govern matters of pleading and practice as nearly as may be. Costs may be assessed or apportioned among contesting parties in the discretion of the trial court. Review of judgments of the district court by an appellate court may be had as in other civil causes.
C.R.S. § 37-87-120 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 87 / Section 37-87-120
37-87-120. Reduction in valuation for assessment
Status: repealed

37-87-120. Reduction in valuation for assessment. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 37-41-154 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 41 / Section 37-41-154
37-41-154. Answer - pleading
Status: in_force

37-41-154. Answer - pleading. Any person interested in said district, or in the issue or sale of said bonds, or in the making of a contract with the United States may move to dismiss or answer said petition. The provisions of the Colorado rules of civil procedure respecting the motion to dismiss and answer to a complaint shall be applicable to a motion to dismiss and answer to said petition. The person so moving to dismiss and answering said petition shall be the defendant to the special proceeding, and the board of directors shall be the plaintiff. Every material statement of the petition not specifically controverted by the answer, for the purpose of said special proceeding, shall be taken as true, and each person failing to answer the petition shall be deemed to admit as true all the material statements of the petition. The rules of pleading and practice relating to appeals as provided by law and the Colorado appellate rules, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, are applicable to the special proceedings provided for in this section.
C.R.S. § 37-41-128 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 41 / Section 37-41-128
37-41-128. Crossing streams, highways, railroads, state lands
Status: in_force

37-41-128. Crossing streams, highways, railroads, state lands. The board of directors has the power to construct the said works across any stream of water, watercourse, street, avenue, highway, railway, canal, ditch, or flume which the route of said canal may intersect or cross. If such railroad company and said board, or the owners and controllers of said property, thing, or franchise so to be crossed, cannot agree upon the amount to be paid therefor, or the points or the manner of said crossings, the same shall be ascertained and determined in all respects as is provided in respect to the taking of land for public uses. The right-of-way is hereby given, dedicated, and set apart to locate, construct, and maintain said works or reservoirs over, through, or upon any of the lands which are now or may be the property of the state.
C.R.S. § 37-86-107 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 86 / Section 37-86-107
37-86-107. Owner of ditch must permit enlargement
Status: in_force

37-86-107. Owner of ditch must permit enlargement. No persons having constructed a private ditch for the purposes and in the manner provided in section 37-86-106 shall prohibit or prevent any other person from enlarging or using any ditch by them constructed in common with them, upon payment to them of a reasonable proportion of the cost of construction of said ditch.
C.R.S. § 37-31-130 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 31 / Section 37-31-130
37-31-130. Location of office
Status: in_force

37-31-130. Location of office. The office of the drainage district shall be located in the county of Mesa, at a place to be determined by the board of directors of the drainage district. The board of directors shall elect a president from the members of the board, appoint a secretary who may or may not be a director, and adopt a seal.
C.R.S. § 37-85-101 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 85 / Section 37-85-101
37-85-101. "Person" defined - liability
Status: in_force

37-85-101. "Person" defined - liability. "Person", as used in this article, includes corporations and associations and the plural as well as the singular number. Every officer of a corporation or member of an association or co-ownership and every agent violating any of the provisions of sections 37-85-108 to 37-85-111 shall be liable to restore the unlawful consideration extorted and be punishable under the penal provisions of sections 37-85-108 to 37-85-111, the same as if the thing done in disobedience to said provisions were done for his own sole benefit and advantage.
C.R.S. § 37-82-105 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 82 / Section 37-82-105
37-82-105. Interference with flow - damages
Status: in_force

37-82-105. Interference with flow - damages. Any person, association, or corporation who, without lawful right so to do, causes any diminution of or obstruction or interference with the flow of waters from any such natural springs to the injury of any appropriator of any such waters shall be liable in damages to the injured party to the amount of such injury.
C.R.S. § 37-48-140 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 48 / Section 37-48-140
37-48-140. Hearing on appraisals
Status: in_force

37-48-140. Hearing on appraisals. Any property owner may accept the appraisals of benefits as made by the appraisers and shall be construed to have done so unless, within ten days after the last publication provided for in section 37-48-139, he has filed exceptions to said report or to any appraisal of benefits. All exceptions shall be heard by the court, beginning not less than twenty days nor more than thirty days after the last publication provided for in section 37-48-139, and determined in advance of other business so as to carry out, liberally, the purposes and needs of the subdistrict. The court may, if it deems necessary, return the report to the board of appraisers for its further consideration and amendment and may enter its order to that effect. If, however, the appraisal roll as a whole is referred back to the appraisers, the court shall not resume the hearing thereon without new notice, as for an original hearing thereon; but the court may, without new notice, order the appraisers to revise and amend the roll when the order of the court specifies the changes to be made.
C.R.S. § 37-41-116 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 41 / Section 37-41-116
37-41-116. Conveyances - suits
Status: in_force

37-41-116. Conveyances - suits. (1) The said board is hereby authorized to take conveyances or assurances for all property acquired by it under the provisions of this article in the name of such irrigation district for the purposes expressed in this article, and to institute and maintain any actions and proceedings, and suits at law or in equity, necessary or proper in order to fully carry out the provisions of this article, or to enforce, maintain, protect, or preserve any rights, privileges, and immunities created by this article or acquired in pursuance thereof. In all courts, actions, suits, or proceedings, the board may sue, appear, and defend in person or by attorneys and in the name of such irrigation district. Judicial notice shall be taken in all actions, suits, and judicial proceedings in any court of this state of the organization and existence of any irrigation district of this state from and after the filing for record in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the certified copy of the order of the board of county commissioners mentioned in section 37-41-103. A certified copy of said order shall be prima facie evidence in all actions, suits, and proceedings in any court of this state of the regularity and legal sufficiency of all acts, matters, and proceedings therein recited and set forth.

(2) Any such irrigation district, in regard to which any such order has been entered and such certified copy thereof so filed for record, and which has exercised or shall exercise the rights and powers of such a district, and which shall have in office a board of directors exercising the duties of their office, and the legality or regularity of the formation or organization of which shall not have been questioned by proceedings in quo warranto instituted in the district court of the county in which such district or the greater portion thereof is situated within one year from the date of such filing, shall be conclusively deemed to be a legally and regularly organized, established, and existing irrigation district within the meaning of this article; and its due and lawful formation and organization shall not thereafter be questioned in any action, suit, or proceeding whether brought under the provisions of this article or otherwise.
C.R.S. § 37-31-123 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 31 / Section 37-31-123
37-31-123. No director interested in contract
Status: in_force

37-31-123. No director interested in contract. No director or officer of the district shall be interested directly or indirectly, in any manner, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board or in the profits thereof, nor shall he or she receive any gratuity or bribe; and for any violation of this provision such officer commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S., and such conviction shall work a forfeiture of his or her office.
C.R.S. § 37-43-151 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 43 / Part 1 / Section 37-43-151
37-43-151. Relief of lands from burden of refunded indebtedness
Status: in_force

37-43-151. Relief of lands from burden of refunded indebtedness. At any refunding bond election held under the provisions of sections 37-43-144 to 37-43-151, the board of directors may submit to the voters of the district the question of giving landowners the privilege of relieving their lands from the lien of taxes or assessments to be levied for the payment of said refunding bonds and the interest thereon. If authorized by a majority of those voting on the question, any owner of land within the district, who is not in default in the payment of irrigation district taxes or assessments, may relieve his lands from the burden of such refunded indebtedness by paying to the district treasurer an amount of money sufficient to retire district bonds in such ratio to the total bonded indebtedness of the district as the acreage of lands which he owns within such district bears to the total acreage thereof subject to such bonded indebtedness plus fifteen percent for the privilege of discharging his total indebtedness to the district at one time. The treasurer shall thereupon issue to such landowner his official receipt in duplicate, one of which receipts shall be filed with the secretary of such irrigation district and one filed for record in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county wherein the lands involved are situate, and from and after such filing, such lands shall be free and clear from all liens, levies, and assessments of such bonded indebtedness for which such payment was made.
C.R.S. § 37-48-109 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 48 / Section 37-48-109
37-48-109. Compensation of directors
Status: in_force

37-48-109. Compensation of directors. The directors of the district shall receive as compensation a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars per day while actually engaged in the business of said district and, in addition, shall be entitled to their actual traveling and transportation expenses when away from their respective places of residence on district business.
C.R.S. § 37-31-139 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 31 / Section 37-31-139
37-31-139. Certification of property values
Status: in_force

37-31-139. Certification of property values. It is the duty of the county assessor of Mesa county, Colorado, in making his return each year, to designate the property situated within the limits of the said district and to certify to the board of directors of the said drainage district the total valuation for assessment of all taxable property within the district.
C.R.S. § 37-43-153 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 43 / Part 1 / Section 37-43-153
37-43-153. Provisions of contract
Status: in_force

37-43-153. Provisions of contract. Such contract and the proceedings taken by any such district pursuant thereto and in connection with the authorization and issue of refunding bonds, in case the indebtedness of such district is reduced by the issuance of such refunding bonds, may include provisions whereby the board of directors of said district covenants and agrees on behalf of said district to levy and collect assessments in excess of the amounts which would meet the principal of and the interest on said bonds as the same fall due if all such assessments were paid in full, in order to create and maintain a reserve fund to insure the prompt payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds; but such covenants and agreements shall never provide for assessments in amounts greater than such assessment would have been had such indebtedness of such district not been so reduced. Said provisions and covenants, when included in the proceedings adopted by the board of directors of any such district, shall inure to the holders of said refunding bonds.
C.R.S. § 37-26-118 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 26 / Section 37-26-118
37-26-118. Expenses not released
Status: in_force

37-26-118. Expenses not released. No release of land under section 37-26-117 shall relieve such land from paying its proportionate share of maintenance and operating expenses of the district.
C.R.S. § 37-98-105 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 98 / Section 37-98-105
37-98-105. Colorado river drought task force - created - appointments - report - definition
Status: repealed

37-98-105. Colorado river drought task force - created - appointments - report - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 37-46-129 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 46 / Section 37-46-129
37-46-129. Investment of surplus funds
Status: in_force

37-46-129. Investment of surplus funds. The board of directors of said district may invest any surplus funds of the district, including any funds in the construction fund assessment not needed for immediate use to pay the cost of construction of any project in any one of the subdistricts or to pay bonds or coupons or to meet current expenses, in securities meeting the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S. The board of directors of said district may require any funds of the district, or of any subdistrict, to be deposited with such depository or bank as may be designated by the board and shall likewise have authority to require the treasurer of the district to take from such depository a bond with corporate surety to insure payment of any such deposit or to require such depository to pledge securities of the same kind as those in which the district is authorized to invest its funds to insure payment of any such deposit.
C.R.S. § 37-41-135 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 41 / Section 37-41-135
37-41-135. Hearing of petition - assent
Status: in_force

37-41-135. Hearing of petition - assent. The board of directors, at the time and place mentioned in said notice, or at such time to which the hearing of said petition may adjourn, shall proceed to hear the petition, and all objections thereto, presented in writing by any person, showing cause why said petition should not be granted. The failure of any person interested to show cause, in writing, shall be deemed as an assent on his part to the inclusion of such lands in said district as prayed for in said petition.
C.R.S. § 37-61-102 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 61 / Section 37-61-102
37-61-102. Compact effective on approval
Status: in_force

37-61-102. Compact effective on approval. That said compact shall not be binding and obligatory on any of the parties thereto unless and until the same has been approved by the legislature of each of the said states and by the congress of the United States, and the governor of the state of Colorado shall give notice of the approval of said compact by the general assembly of the state of Colorado to the governors of each of the remaining signatory states and to the president of the United States, in conformity with article XI of said compact.
C.R.S. § 37-87-106 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 87 / Section 37-87-106
37-87-106. Cost of inspections and observation
Status: repealed

37-87-106. Cost of inspections and observation. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 37-46-102 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 46 / Section 37-46-102
37-46-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

37-46-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Colorado river" is construed to embrace and include any tributaries or streams which flow into the Colorado river which may be found in any part of the territory embraced in said district.

(2) "District" means the "Colorado River Water Conservation District". The district is a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state of Colorado.

(3) "Person" means a person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.

(4) "Property", as used in sections 37-46-109 (1), 37-46-109.3, 37-46-126 (1), and 37-46-126.2 to 37-46-126.6, includes both real and personal property. In other parts of said article relating to special assessments, unless otherwise specified, it means real estate as the words "real estate" are defined by the law of the state of Colorado and embraces all railroads, tramroads, electric railroads, state and interurban railroads, highways, telephone, telegraph, and transmission lines, water systems, water rights, pipelines, and rights-of-way of public service corporations, and all other real property, whether held for public or private use.

(5) "Subdistrict" or "subdivision" includes the kind or character of special improvement districts created under this article, including subdistricts organized under the name and style of "Water Users' Association No. .... of the Colorado River Water Conservation District" and "Special Improvement District No. .... of the Colorado River Water Conservation District". A subdistrict or subdivision is a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state of Colorado. A subdistrict or subdivision does not have regulatory authority over a water conservation district, water conservancy district, irrigation district, or other water user outside its geographic boundaries; however, a subdistrict or subdivision may enter into a voluntary contract, stipulation, or other agreement with a water conservation district, water conservancy district, irrigation district, or other water user outside its geographic boundaries.
C.R.S. § 37-50-111 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 50 / Section 37-50-111
37-50-111. Limitations on power to levy and contract
Status: in_force

37-50-111. Limitations on power to levy and contract. (1) The district has no power of taxation or right to levy or assess taxes pursuant to section 37-50-109, except an annual levy. The district has no power to contract or incur any obligation or indebtedness except as expressly provided in this article.

(2) Before July 1, 2024, all property taxes and assessments under this article 50 shall be collected by the county treasurers of the respective counties in which real estate is situated at the same time and in the same manner as is provided by law for the collection of taxes for county and state purposes, and, if the assessments are not paid, the real estate shall be sold at regular tax sales for the payment of the assessments, interest, and penalties in the manner provided by the laws of this state for selling property for the payment of general taxes. If there are no bids at the tax sales for the property so offered, the tax certificates shall be issued in the name of the district; and the board has the same power with reference to the sale of the tax certificates as is now vested in county commissioners and county treasurers when a tax certificate is issued in the name of a county.

(3) Before July 1, 2024, tax deeds may be issued, based upon the certificates of sale, in the same manner that deeds are executed on tax sales on general state and county taxes.

(4) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, on or after July 1, 2024, the district or a county treasurer shall follow the procedures established in article 11.5 of title 39 and shall not follow the procedures established in this section or article 11 of title 39 concerning the sale or striking off of property to the district or the issuance of a certificate of sale or tax deed. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, on or after July 1, 2024, a lot or parcel of land shall not be struck off to the district and a tax certificate or tax deed shall not be issued pursuant to this section or article 11 of title 39 to the extent such actions would be inconsistent with the requirements of article 11.5 of title 39.
C.R.S. § 37-41-120 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 41 / Section 37-41-120
37-41-120. Fiscal year - directors to fix levy
Status: in_force

37-41-120. Fiscal year - directors to fix levy. (1) The fiscal year of each irrigation district in this state shall commence on January 1 in each year. It is the duty of the board of directors on or before October 15 in each year to determine the amount of money required to meet the maintenance, operating, and current expenses for the ensuing fiscal year and to certify by resolution to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the office of the district is located said amount, together with any additional amount which may be necessary to meet any deficiency in the payment of said expenses theretofore incurred. The board of directors may fix the amount payable for any tract containing one acre or less and, if so, similarly shall certify this amount to the board of county commissioners. The board of directors shall also fix the amount payable by each tract within any district with which the United States has made a contract and shall certify the same to the board of county commissioners, and the amount so fixed shall be in accordance with the federal reclamation laws and the public notices, orders, and regulations issued thereunder and shall be in compliance with any contracts made by the United States with any owners of said lands and in compliance further with the contracts between the district and the United States. The obligation of every irrigation district contracting with the United States shall be deemed a district debt. Said resolution shall be termed the annual appropriation resolution for the next fiscal year, and no expenditure to be paid out of such fund shall exceed in any one year the amounts fixed for such expenses in the annual appropriation resolution, except as provided in section 37-41-129.

(2) The annual appropriation resolution described in subsection (1) of this section must include the amount of money needed to meet loan obligations and all amounts payable by landowners to the irrigation district in accordance with loans issued to the landowners pursuant to section 37-41-113 (9) and shall indicate the amount payable by each tract within the irrigation district for which a landowner has received a loan.
C.R.S. § 37-48-173 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 48 / Section 37-48-173
37-48-173. Limitation of actions
Status: repealed

37-48-173. Limitation of actions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 37-41-134 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 41 / Section 37-41-134
37-41-134. Notice of filing - costs
Status: in_force

37-41-134. Notice of filing - costs. The secretary of the board of directors shall cause notice of the filing of such petition to be given and published once each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county where the office of said board is situate, which shall state the filing of such petition, the names of the petitioners, a description of the lands mentioned in said petition, and the prayer of said petitioners and that all persons interested may appear at the office of said board at a time named in said notice, and show cause, in writing, why the petition should not be granted. The time specified in the notice at which it shall be required to show cause shall be the regular meeting of the board next after the expiration of the time for the publication of the notice. The petitioners shall advance to the secretary sufficient money to pay the estimated cost of all proceedings under such petition before the secretary shall be required to give such notice.
C.R.S. § 37-43-170 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 43 / Part 1 / Section 37-43-170
37-43-170. Petition for payment of indebtedness
Status: in_force

37-43-170. Petition for payment of indebtedness. The president, secretary, any officer or director, any legally qualified elector of such district, or any holder of outstanding bonds of said district may file, in the district court of the county wherein is located the principal office of such irrigation district or of the counties wherein the greater portion of the acreage of such irrigation district lies, a petition, duly verified, setting forth any one or more of the foregoing reasons for the payment of the indebtedness or dissolution of such irrigation district, or both, and setting forth any other reasons showing just cause therefor, and setting forth, as nearly as such petitioner shall be able to ascertain, a list of the outstanding indebtedness of the district and the names and addresses of the creditors of the district.
C.R.S. § 37-43-187 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 43 / Part 1 / Section 37-43-187
37-43-187. When county entitled to tax deed - repeal
Status: repealed

37-43-187. When county entitled to tax deed - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 37-22-108 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 22 / Section 37-22-108
37-22-108. Treasurer's reports
Status: in_force

37-22-108. Treasurer's reports. At each regular meeting of the directors of a drainage district and more often when required, the treasurer shall report in writing the amount of money on hand, the amount received since his last report, and the amounts paid out, with a list of warrants presented since the last report. Said report shall be sworn to and filed with the secretary of the board of directors.
C.R.S. § 37-48-195 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 48 / Section 37-48-195
37-48-195. Costs - board of managers to concur
Status: in_force

37-48-195. Costs - board of managers to concur. (1) To the extent that the costs of the proceedings for the issuance of revenue bonds are not paid by the proceeds of the bonds, they shall be budgeted and paid out of the subdistrict preliminary fund, or from funds derived from subdistrict revenues, or from the separate subdistrict mill levy.

(2) If there is a board of managers for the subdistrict, the district shall not exercise its authority to issue revenue bonds until requested by the board of managers to do so, but the board of directors of the district may, at the request of the board of managers, make the necessary determinations and conduct the necessary proceedings to authorize the issuance of such bonds prior to receipt of the request for the issuance thereof.
C.R.S. § 37-44-128 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 44 / Section 37-44-128
37-44-128. Judges and clerk of election
Status: in_force

37-44-128. Judges and clerk of election. Prior to the time for posting said notices, the board of directors shall appoint three judges of election in each precinct, each of whom shall be a landowner within said precinct, and one of whom shall act as clerk of the election.
C.R.S. § 37-2-103 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 2 / Section 37-2-103
37-2-103. Bond of petitioners
Status: in_force

37-2-103. Bond of petitioners. At the time of filing the petition or at any time subsequent thereto and prior to the time of the hearing on said petition, a bond shall be filed, with security approved by the court, sufficient to pay all the expenses connected with the proceedings in case the organization of the district is not effected. If at any time during the proceeding the court is satisfied that the bond first executed is insufficient in amount, it may require the execution of an additional bond within a time to be fixed not less than ten days distant, and upon failure of the petitioners to execute the same, the petition shall be dismissed.
C.R.S. § 37-29-102 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 29 / Section 37-29-102
37-29-102. Canvass of votes - order of dissolution
Status: in_force

37-29-102. Canvass of votes - order of dissolution. (1) The board of directors, upon the day specified in the notice of election as the day for the canvassing of the vote of such election, shall proceed to canvass the votes cast at said election, and if it appears from such canvass that a majority of the ballots cast at said election were "For dissolution", then the board of directors shall forthwith make and enter in their records an order declaring said district to be duly dissolved and disorganized, which order shall contain a complete copy of said petition for dissolution, including the signatures thereto attached and a duly authenticated copy of the published notice of such election, together with copies of the publisher's affidavit of publication. The order shall state that an election was called and set for the .............. day of .............., A. D., ...., that on said day the election was held and that so many votes, stating the number, were cast for dissolution and so many votes were cast against dissolution.

(2) Said board of directors shall cause a copy of said order, duly certified by the president and attested by the secretary of the board of directors under the seal of the district, to be filed for record in the office of the county clerk and recorder of each county within which any portion of such district extends, and it is the duty of said county clerk and recorders to forthwith file and record said certified copies, whereupon said district shall be dissolved and shall cease to exist.

(3) If it appears upon the canvass of said vote so cast at the election that a majority of the votes were against dissolution, then the board of directors shall declare the proposition lost and shall thereupon enter an order to that effect in the records of the district but shall not file such order with the county clerk and recorders of the counties into which such district extends.
C.R.S. § 37-46-103 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 46 / Section 37-46-103
37-46-103. District body corporate - area
Status: in_force

37-46-103. District body corporate - area. There is hereby created a water conservation district to be known and designated as the "Colorado River Water Conservation District". Such district is hereby declared to be a body corporate under the laws of Colorado. Said district shall comprise the following area and territory of the state of Colorado: Grand county, Routt county, Moffat county, Rio Blanco county, Ouray county, Mesa county, Garfield county, Pitkin county, Eagle county, Delta county, Gunnison county, Summit county, those parts of Hinsdale and Saguache counties lying west and north of the continental divide and within the drainage basin of the Gunnison river, and that part of Montrose county not included in the Southwestern water conservation district as set forth and described in section 37-47-103.
C.R.S. § 37-44-148 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 44 / Section 37-44-148
37-44-148. Answer or pleading
Status: in_force

37-44-148. Answer or pleading. Any person interested in said district, or in the issue or sale of said bonds, may move to dismiss or to answer said petition. The Colorado rules of civil procedure respecting motions to dismiss and answer to a verified complaint shall be applicable to a motion to dismiss and answer said petition. The person so moving or answering said petition shall be the defendant to the special proceeding, and the board of directors shall be the plaintiff. Every material statement of the petition not specifically contradicted by the answer for the purpose of said special proceedings shall be taken as true, and each person failing to answer the petition shall be deemed to admit as true all the material statements of the petition. The rules of pleading and practice relating to appeals and appellate review as provided by law and the Colorado appellate rules which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this article are applicable to the special proceedings.
C.R.S. § 37-3-110 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 3 / Section 37-3-110
37-3-110. Contracts
Status: in_force

37-3-110. Contracts. When it is determined to let the work by contract, contracts in amounts in excess of ten thousand dollars shall be advertised after notice by publication calling for bids, and the board may reject any or all bids or may let said contract to the lowest or best bidder who gives a good and approved bond with ample security, conditioned on the carrying out of the contract. Such contract shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by or shall refer to plans and specifications for the work to be done prepared by the chief engineer. Said contract shall be approved by the board of directors and signed by the president of the district and by the contractor and shall be executed in duplicate; but in case of sudden emergency when it is necessary in order to protect the district, the advertising of contracts may be waived upon the unanimous consent of the board of directors, with the approval of the court; but the provisions of this section shall not apply if it is determined by the board of directors that the work be done on force account.
C.R.S. § 37-32-106 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 32 / Section 37-32-106
37-32-106. Powers not limited by article
Status: in_force

37-32-106. Powers not limited by article. The enumeration of powers in this article shall not exclude powers not mentioned in this article which may be necessary for, or incidental to, the accomplishment of the purposes of this article and the carrying out of such plan of composition.
C.R.S. § 37-45-131 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 45 / Section 37-45-131
37-45-131. Sale of water by contract
Status: in_force

37-45-131. Sale of water by contract. The board may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the use of water or capacity in works by term contracts or by contracts for the perpetual use of the water or works to public corporations, districts, as that term is defined in section 37-45.1-102 (1), utilities, persons, mutual ditch companies, water users' associations, and other private corporations for irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial, commercial, or other authorized uses as provided by contracts, in writing, authorized and entered into by the board. The board shall require that security be given to secure the payments to be made under the contracts, which security may include the security specified in section 37-45-132 or such other security as the board determines to be appropriate. The contracts may include the contractual provisions specified in section 31-35-402 (1)(h) as determined by the board.
C.R.S. § 37-7-101 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 7 / Section 37-7-101
37-7-101. District protection
Status: in_force

37-7-101. District protection. The board of directors has the right to police and protect the works of the district, to prevent persons, vehicles, or livestock from passing over the works of the district, and to prevent the doing of any act which would result in damage thereto.
C.R.S. § 37-95-119 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 95 / Section 37-95-119
37-95-119. Charges for use of service of projects
Status: in_force

37-95-119. Charges for use of service of projects. Rentals or other charges with respect to a project shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other authority, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state, and such contract with respect to a project may provide for acquisition by such person or governmental agency of all or any part of such project for such consideration, payable over the period of the contract or otherwise, as the authority in its sole discretion determines to be appropriate, but subject to the provisions of any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes of the authority or any trust agreement securing the same.
C.R.S. § 37-87-105 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 87 / Section 37-87-105
37-87-105. Approval of plans for reservoir - notice of modification
Status: repealed

37-87-105. Approval of plans for reservoir - notice of modification. (1) No dam shall be constructed in this state to impound water above the elevation of the natural surface of the ground for the purpose of creating a reservoir with a capacity of more than one hundred acre-feet of water or with a surface area at the high water line in excess of twenty acres or if the height of the dam will exceed ten feet measured vertically from the elevation of the lowest point of the natural surface of the ground, where that point occurs along the longitudinal centerline of the dam, up to the flowline crest of the spillway of the dam before plans and specifications for that dam have been filed in the office of the state engineer and approved by him in accordance with regulations established by the state engineer governing such structures.

(2) Repealed.

(3) In making his determination for approval, the state engineer shall be guided by dam, spillway, and construction regulations established pursuant to this article. Such regulations may include less stringent requirements than those dictated by consideration of probable maximum precipitation. The state engineer shall issue his written decision regarding the approval of plans and specifications within one hundred eighty days of submittal to him. The state engineer shall have authority to require the material used and the work of construction to be accomplished in accordance with regulations which the state engineer may establish. No work shall be deemed complete until the state engineer furnishes to the owners of such structures a written statement of acceptance, which statement shall specify the dimensions of such dam and capacity of such reservoir. The state engineer shall render his written decision regarding acceptance within sixty days of written notification by the owner that construction has been completed.

(4) No alteration, modification, repair, or enlargement of a reservoir or dam which will affect the safety of the structure shall be made without prior written notice and approval in accordance with this section to the state engineer. General maintenance, ordinary repairs, or emergency actions not impairing safety shall be excluded from the terms of this subsection (4).
C.R.S. § 37-4-113 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 4 / Section 37-4-113
37-4-113. Change of official plan
Status: in_force

37-4-113. Change of official plan. (1) The board of directors may at any time when necessary to fulfill the objects for which the district was created alter or add to the official plan, and when such alterations or additions are formally approved by the board and by the court and are filed with the secretary, they shall become part of the official plan for all purposes of articles 1 to 8 of this title. Where such alterations or additions in the judgment of the court neither materially modify the general character of the work, nor materially increase resulting damages for which the board is not able to make amicable settlement, nor increase the total cost more than ten percent above that estimated in the official plan, no action other than a resolution of the board of directors shall be necessary for the approval of such alterations or additions. In case the proposed alterations or additions materially modify the general character of the work, or materially modify the resulting damages, or materially reduce the benefits for which the board is not able to make amicable settlement, or materially increase the benefits in such a manner as to require a new appraisal, or increase the total cost more than ten percent above that estimated in the official plan, the court shall direct the board of appraisers, which may be the original board, or a new board appointed by the court on petition of the board of directors, to appraise the property to be taken, benefited, or damaged by the proposed alterations or additions.

(2) Upon the completion of the report by the board of appraisers, notice shall be given and a hearing had on its report in the same manner as in the case of the original report of the board of appraisers, and the same right of appeal to a jury shall exist; but where only a few landowners are affected, the clerk of the court may, on order of the court, if found to be more economical and convenient, give personal notice of the pendency of the report of said appraisers instead of notice by publication; and if the only question at issue is additional damages or reduction of benefits to property due to modifications in or additions to the official plan, the board of directors may, if practicable, make settlements with the owners of the property damaged instead of having appraisals made by the board of appraisers. In case such settlements are made, notice and hearing need not be had. After district bonds are sold, as provided in articles 1 to 8 of this title, in order that their security may not be impaired, no reduction shall be made in the amount of uncontested benefits appraised or costs assessed against any property in the district; but in lieu of any reduction in assessment, if by reason of a modification in or addition to the official plan an excessive assessment is made under the provisions of section 37-5-104, the excess shall be paid to the property owner in cash. This provision shall apply to all changes in appraisals under articles 1 to 8 of this title.
C.R.S. § 37-80-106 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 80 / Section 37-80-106
37-80-106. Appointment of deputies
Status: in_force

37-80-106. Appointment of deputies. (1) The state engineer may appoint one or more deputies to assist in the discharge of the duties of the state engineer's office. The state engineer may deputize any person to perform a particular service, and the state engineer may revoke such appointments when, in his or her judgment, there is no further need for the services of anyone appointed or deputized. The appointments and revocations of appointments must be in writing over the signature and official seal of the state engineer, and the original of each appointment or revocation shall be maintained in the state engineer's office.

(2) In addition to the deputies provided for in this section, the state engineer may employ, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, assistants as the state engineer deems necessary.
C.R.S. § 37-32-102 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 32 / Section 37-32-102
37-32-102. Irrigation or drainage districts authorized to file petition and carry out plan
Status: in_force

37-32-102. Irrigation or drainage districts authorized to file petition and carry out plan of composition. Any irrigation or drainage district organized under the laws of the state of Colorado is authorized to take advantage of the provisions of an act of the congress of the United States entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States.", approved July 1, 1898, and all acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. Any such district is hereby specifically authorized to file the petition mentioned in chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code of 1978 (Title 11 of the United States Code). Any such district is authorized to take any necessary requisite or proper action to carry out the plan of composition filed with said petition, or any modification of such plan thereafter accepted in writing by such district, if such original or modified plan is also approved by the United States district court having jurisdiction of the matter.
C.R.S. § 37-41-156 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 41 / Section 37-41-156
37-41-156. Sale of realty not needed
Status: in_force

37-41-156. Sale of realty not needed. The board of directors of any irrigation district organized under and subject to the provisions of this article may sell, dispose of, and convey any real property of the irrigation district not needed for the use of such irrigation district nor essential to its operation, from time to time as said board by resolution may direct, either by public or private sale, and without any appraisement thereof, at such price and upon such terms as said board may determine, and without any authorization from the electors of such irrigation district.
C.R.S. § 37-41-141 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 41 / Section 37-41-141
37-41-141. Redivision of district - election of officers
Status: in_force

37-41-141. Redivision of district - election of officers. In case of the inclusion of any land within any district by proceedings under this article, at least thirty days prior to the next succeeding general election, the board of directors shall make an order redividing such district into three divisions, as nearly equal in size as may be practicable, which shall be numbered first, second, and third, and one director shall thereafter be elected by each division. For the purposes of election the board of directors shall establish a convenient number of election precincts in said districts and define the boundaries thereof, which said precincts may be changed from time to time as the board may deem necessary.
C.R.S. § 37-97-102.5 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 97 / Section 37-97-102.5
37-97-102.5. Exemptions
Status: in_force

37-97-102.5. Exemptions. (1) Communities receiving their water supply from free-flowing springs shall be exempt from this article.

(2) Raw water piped irrigation systems in communities that have separate raw water piped irrigation systems and domestic water systems shall be exempt from this article.

(3) Communities under sanction by the department of public health and environment for water quality standards shall be exempt from this article.
C.R.S. § 37-41-147 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 41 / Section 37-41-147
37-41-147. Record - effect
Status: in_force

37-41-147. Record - effect. Upon the allowance of such petition and in case no protest has been filed with the board within thirty days after the entry of said order, a certified copy of the order of the board of directors making such change and a plat of such district showing such change, certified by the president and secretary, shall be filed for record in the office of the clerk and recorder of each county in which are situate any of the lands of the district, and the district shall remain an irrigation district as fully to every intent and purpose as if the lands which are excluded by the change of the boundaries had not been excluded therefrom.
C.R.S. § 37-95-118 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 95 / Section 37-95-118
37-95-118. Bonds eligible for investment
Status: in_force

37-95-118. Bonds eligible for investment. Bonds issued under the provisions of this article are hereby made securities in which all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them. Public entities, as defined in section 24-75-601 (1), C.R.S., may invest public funds in such bonds only if said bonds satisfy the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any public entity for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds, notes, or obligations of the state is authorized by law.
C.R.S. § 37-62-106 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 62 / Section 37-62-106
37-62-106. Administrative code inapplicable
Status: in_force

37-62-106. Administrative code inapplicable. The provisions of articles 2, 3, 31, 35, and 36 of title 24, C.R.S., shall be inapplicable to any acts or proceedings taken to carry out the purpose of said compact.
C.R.S. § 37-47-146 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 47 / Section 37-47-146
37-47-146. Investments and securities
Status: in_force

37-47-146. Investments and securities. (1) The board of directors of the district or subdistrict, respectively, issuing bonds under this article, subject to any contractual limitations from time to time imposed upon the district or subdistrict by any resolution authorizing the issuance of the outstanding bonds of the district or subdistrict or by any trust indenture or other proceedings pertaining thereto, may cause to be invested and reinvested any proceeds of taxes, any pledged revenues, and any proceeds of bonds issued under this article in securities meeting the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S., and may cause such proceeds of taxes, revenues, district or subdistrict bonds, and securities to be deposited in any trust bank or trust banks within or without or both within and without this state and secured in such manner and subject to such terms and conditions as the board of directors may determine, with or without the payment of any interest on such deposit, including, without limitation, time deposits evidenced by certificates of deposit.

(2) Any such securities and any certificates of deposit thus held may, from time to time, be sold, and the proceeds may be so reinvested or redeposited as provided in this section.

(3) Sales and redemptions of any such securities and certificates of deposit thus held shall, from time to time, be made in season so that the proceeds may be applied to the purposes for which the money with which such securities and certificates of deposit were originally acquired was placed in the district or subdistrict treasury.

(4) Any gain from any such investments or reinvestments may be credited to any fund or account pledged for the payment of any district or subdistrict bonds issued under this article, including any reserve therefor, or any other fund or account pertaining to a project or any facilities, or the district's or subdistrict's general fund, subject to any contractual limitations in any proceedings pertaining to outstanding district or subdistrict bonds.

(5) It is lawful for any commercial bank incorporated under the laws of this state which may act as depository of the proceeds of any bonds issued under this article, any securities owned by the district or subdistrict, any proceeds of taxes, any pledged revenues, and any moneys otherwise pertaining to a project or any facilities, or any combination thereof, to furnish such indemnifying bonds and to pledge such securities as may be required by the board of directors.
C.R.S. § 37-84-119 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 84 / Section 37-84-119
37-84-119. Ditches to be kept in repair
Status: in_force

37-84-119. Ditches to be kept in repair. The owners, or persons in control, of any canal or ditch used for irrigating purposes shall maintain the same in good order and repair, ready to receive water by April 1 in each year, so far as can be accomplished by the exercise of reasonable care and diligence, and shall construct the necessary outlets in the banks of the canal or ditch for a proper delivery of the water to persons having paid-up shares or who have rights to the use of water. A multiplicity of outlets in the canal or ditch shall at all times be avoided, so far as the same shall be reasonably practicable, and the location of the same shall be under the control of and shall be at the most convenient and practicable points consistent with the protection and safety of the ditch for the distribution of water among the various claimants thereof; and such location shall be under the control of a superintendent.
C.R.S. § 37-97-103 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 97 / Section 37-97-103
37-97-103. Mandatory use of metered water delivery and billing systems
Status: in_force

37-97-103. Mandatory use of metered water delivery and billing systems. (1) Every water service supplier providing water in this state shall provide a metered water delivery and billing service to its customers according to the following schedule:

(a) For any new construction serviced by such water service supplier, including but not limited to construction for residential, commercial, or industrial use, meters shall be installed at the time of such construction.

(b) For any existing construction with unmetered taps, meters shall be installed on fifty percent of such taps on or before January 1, 2000. For any taps remaining unmetered as of January 1, 2000, meters shall be installed on fifty percent of such taps on or before January 1, 2005, and on all remaining unmetered taps on or before January 1, 2009.

(2) Billing of such water services based on the metered service shall begin no later than ninety days from the date of the installation of the meter.

(3) Any increase in the rates charged for such water service attributed to such installation and billing service requirements shall be based upon the actual costs of such installation and billing service. Such increase may recover the total cost of providing such service to the customers of the water service provider.

(4) Nothing in this section shall preclude a water service supplier from providing such metered water delivery and billing service prior to the dates specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section or from seeking a corresponding rate increase necessitated by the provision of such service prior to those dates.

(5) Within an industrial customer operation, multiple water uses shall not be considered separate service connections. Deliveries to any customer other than a detached single family residential customer who may be subject to this article may be metered by the use of a single meter for the entire customer or operation.

(6) A mobile home park, as defined in section 38-12-201.5 (6), that makes water service available to tenants but does not bill the tenants for water as a separate item is exempt from this article 97.
C.R.S. § 37-41-158 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 41 / Section 37-41-158
37-41-158. Proceeds - where paid
Status: in_force

37-41-158. Proceeds - where paid. The proceeds of such sale shall be paid into the general fund of such irrigation district.
C.R.S. § 37-82-101 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 82 / Section 37-82-101
37-82-101. Waters of natural surface streams subject to appropriation
Status: in_force

37-82-101. Waters of natural surface streams subject to appropriation. (1) The water of every natural stream, as referred to in sections 5 and 6 of article XVI of the state constitution, includes all the water occurring within the state of Colorado which is in or tributary to a natural surface stream but does not include nontributary groundwater as that term is defined in section 37-90-103. All nontributary groundwater shall be subject to such administration and use as the general assembly may provide by law. Such nontributary waters, when released from the dominion of the user, become a part of the natural surface stream where released, subject to water rights on such stream in the order of their priority.

(2) A stream system which arises as a natural surface stream and, as a natural or man-induced phenomenon, terminates within the state of Colorado through naturally occurring evaporation and transpiration of its waters, together with its underflow and tributary waters, is a natural surface stream subject to appropriation as provided in subsection (1) of this section.
C.R.S. § 37-26-106 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 26 / Section 37-26-106
37-26-106. Refunding bonds exchanged - when
Status: in_force

37-26-106. Refunding bonds exchanged - when. The refunding bonds may be exchanged for the outstanding bonds and interest so refunded, or they may be sold, in which latter event, the proceeds shall be used solely for the purpose of paying the principal of and the interest on the bonds refunded, and for improvement of the district. In no event shall the principal amount of refunding bonds issued exceed the amount of outstanding bonds and matured interest coupons surrendered and canceled simultaneously with the issuance of refunding bonds. Any exchange or sale of refunding bonds shall be made in such manner as to cause no loss of interest to the district.
C.R.S. § 37-46-138 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 46 / Section 37-46-138
37-46-138. Notice of election
Status: in_force

37-46-138. Notice of election. Notice of such election shall be given by publication by three consecutive weekly insertions in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the district or subdistrict holding the election, as determined by the board of directors. No other notice of an election held under this article need be given, unless otherwise provided by the board. A supplemental notice may be given by publication at such times and places as the board may determine to be necessary or convenient for correcting or otherwise modifying the original notice of election or for any other purpose.
C.R.S. § 37-48-151 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 48 / Section 37-48-151
37-48-151. Collection by civil action
Status: in_force

37-48-151. Collection by civil action. In addition to all other remedies for collection of assessments, including special improvement assessments, special assessments, service charges, or user fees, provided by this article, and cumulative therewith, the district may, at any time after three years after the issuance of any certificate of purchase held by the district, bring civil action to foreclose the lien for special improvement assessments, special assessments, service charges, or user fees, represented by all certificates of purchase held by the district with respect to the same land and for other relief with respect to such land as provided by the Colorado rules of civil procedure then in effect for the foreclosure of liens on real property; but no statute of limitations shall be applicable to the rights of the district arising from any special improvement assessments, special assessments, service charges, or user fees, and no decree, or sale of lands thereunder, shall be made except one subject to the lien of future unpaid installments of special improvement assessments, special assessments, service charges, or user fees. The county treasurer shall be made a party to any action of the district authorized by this section.
C.R.S. § 37-80.5-102 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 80.5 / Section 37-80.5-102
37-80.5-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

37-80.5-102. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the purpose of this article is to authorize the creation of water banks within each water division to be operated under strict parameters established by rules approved by the water court. Accordingly, this article provides for the promulgation of rules concerning water banks and requires the water court to approve the rules and the state engineer to report to the general assembly regarding the operation of the banks. The water bank program created by this article is intended to simplify and improve the approval of water leases, loans, and exchanges, including interruptible supply agreements, of stored water within each river basin, reduce the costs associated with such transactions, and increase the availability of water-related information. It is also the purpose of the water banks to assist farmers and ranchers by developing a mechanism to realize the value of their water rights assets without forcing the permanent severance of those water rights from the land. The general assembly affirms the state constitution's recognition of water rights as a private usufructuary property right, and this article is not intended to restrict the ability of the holder of a water right to sell, lease, or exchange that water right in any other manner that is currently permitted under Colorado law. Further, this article is not intended to be implemented in any way that would cause material injury to the owner of or persons entitled to use water under a vested water right or a decreed conditional water right, nor to repeal or in any manner amend the existing water rights adjudication system except as may be specifically set forth in this article.
C.R.S. § 37-99-102 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 99 / Section 37-99-102
37-99-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

37-99-102. Definitions. As used in this article 99, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) (a) "Applicable property" means:

(I) Commercial, institutional, or industrial property;

(II) Common interest community property; or

(III) A street right-of-way, parking lot, median, or transportation corridor.

(b) "Applicable property" does not include residential property.

(2) "Artificial turf" means an installation of synthetic materials developed to resemble natural grass.

(3) "Commercial, institutional, or industrial" has the meaning set forth in section 37-60-135 (2)(b).

(4) "Common interest community" has the meaning set forth in section 38-33.3-103 (8).

(5) "Common interest community property" means property within a common interest community that is owned and maintained by a unit owners' association, such as entryways, parks, and other common elements as defined in section 38-33.3-103 (5).

(6) "Department" means the department of personnel created in section 24-1-128 (1).

(7) "Functional turf" means turf that is located in a recreational use area or other space that is regularly used for civic, community, or recreational purposes, which may include playgrounds, sports fields, picnic grounds, amphitheaters, portions of parks, and the playing areas of golf courses, such as driving ranges, chipping and putting greens, tee boxes, greens, fairways, and roughs.

(8) "Invasive plant species" has the meaning set forth in section 37-60-135 (2)(e).

(9) "Local entity" means a:

(a) Home rule or statutory city, county, city and county, territorial charter city, or town;

(b) Special district; and

(c) Metropolitan district.

(10) "Maintain" or "maintaining" means an action to preserve the existing state of nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or an invasive plant species that has already been installed, planted, or placed.

(11) "Native plant" means a plant species that is indigenous to the state of Colorado.

(12) "New development project" means a new construction project that requires a building or landscaping permit, plan check, or design review.

(13) (a) "Nonfunctional turf" means turf that is not functional turf.

(b) "Nonfunctional turf" includes turf located in a street right-of-way, parking lot, median, or transportation corridor.

(c) "Nonfunctional turf" does not include turf that is designated to be part of a water quality treatment solution required for compliance with federal, state, or local agency water quality permitting requirements that is not irrigated and does not have herbicides applied.

(14) "Redevelopment project" means a construction project that:

(a) Requires a building or landscaping permit, plan check, or design review; and

(b) Results in a disturbance of more than fifty percent of the aggregate landscape area.

(15) "Special district" has the meaning set forth in section 32-1-103 (20).

(16) "Transportation corridor" means a transportation system that includes all modes and facilities within a described geographic area, having length and width.

(17) "Turf" has the meaning set forth in section 37-60-135 (2)(i).

(18) "Unit owners' association" has the meaning set forth in section 38-33.3-103 (3).

(19) "Water-wise landscaping" has the meaning set forth in section 37-60-135 (2)(l).
C.R.S. § 37-50-119 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 50 / Section 37-50-119
37-50-119. Defects in notice perfected
Status: in_force

37-50-119. Defects in notice perfected. Whenever in this article notice is provided for, if the court finds that due notice was not given, jurisdiction shall not be lost nor the proceedings abated or held void, but the court shall continue the hearing until proper notice has been given and then shall proceed as though proper notice had been given in the first instance. If any appraisal, assessment, levy, or other proceeding relating to the district is held defective, then the board may file a motion in the cause in which the district was organized to perfect any such defect, and the court shall set a time to hear the motion. If the original notice as a whole is held to be sufficient, but faulty only with reference to publication as to certain particular lands or as to service as to certain persons, publication of the defective notice may be ordered as to the particular lands or service may be made on the persons not properly served, and the notice is thereby corrected without invalidating the original notice as to other lands or persons.
C.R.S. § 37-47-111 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 47 / Section 37-47-111
37-47-111. Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

37-47-111. Rules and regulations. Such district has the power to make general rules and regulations for the conduct of its business, as well as the conduct of the business of any subdistrict therein, and by such rules and regulations may provide for the rental of water or other services which are to be furnished by said subdistrict, to any municipality, public irrigation district, or irrigation district, or other quasi-municipal corporation in this state, and to make contracts for the payment of the rental to be charged for any such water or services.
C.R.S. § 37-48-137 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 48 / Section 37-48-137
37-48-137. Appraisals
Status: in_force

37-48-137. Appraisals. (1) During the preparation of an official plan that utilizes special improvement bonds for financing, the board of appraisers shall examine and become acquainted with the nature of the plans for the improvement of the lands and other property affected thereby in order that they may be better prepared to make appraisals for the special improvement bonds.

(2) When the official plan utilizing special improvement bonds is adopted by the district, the secretary of the district shall at once notify the appraisers, and they shall thereupon proceed to appraise the benefits of every kind to all land and property within the subdistrict that will result from the special improvements to be financed by the special improvement bonds in the official plan. The appraisers shall also appraise the damages sustained and the value of the land and other property necessary to be acquired by the district in carrying out the official plan. In the progress of their work, the appraisers shall have the assistance of the attorney, engineers, secretary, and other agents and employees of the district or subdistrict.
C.R.S. § 37-75-107 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 75 / Section 37-75-107
37-75-107. Interbasin compact committee operation fund - creation
Status: repealed

37-75-107. Interbasin compact committee operation fund - creation. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the interbasin compact committee operation fund, which shall be administered by the Colorado water conservation board and consists of all money transferred by the treasurer as specified in section 39-29-109 (2)(a)(II.5)(C). All money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the Colorado water conservation board for the purposes stated in this article 75. All money in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be retained in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund or any other fund.

(2) Repealed.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, on April 30, 2021, the state treasurer shall transfer two hundred ninety-seven thousand seven hundred fifty-nine dollars from the interbasin compact committee operation fund created in subsection (1) of this section to the severance tax operational fund created in section 39-29-109 (2)(b)(I).
C.R.S. § 37-60-117 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 60 / Part 1 / Section 37-60-117
37-60-117. Reports and publications
Status: in_force

37-60-117. Reports and publications. (1) The board shall report to the executive director of the department of natural resources at such time and on such matters as the executive director requires.

(2) Publication of studies conducted by the board and other publications circulated in quantity outside the division shall be subject to the approval and control of the executive director of the department of natural resources.
C.R.S. § 37-48-181 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 48 / Section 37-48-181
37-48-181. Polling places
Status: in_force

37-48-181. Polling places. (1) All polling places designated by resolution for an election shall be within the territorial limits of the district or subdistrict holding the election; but, if an election of the district or subdistrict is held concurrently with a primary or general election, the polling place for each precinct located wholly or partially within the district or subdistrict shall be the polling place for such precinct for the district or subdistrict election, regardless of whether or not such polling place is within the district or subdistrict.

(2) If the election of the district or subdistrict is not held concurrently with a primary or general election held under the laws of this state, there shall be one polling place in each of the election precincts which are used in the primary and general elections or in each of the consolidated precincts fixed by the board of directors.
C.R.S. § 37-20-103 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 20 / Section 37-20-103
37-20-103. Petition accompanied by bond
Status: in_force

37-20-103. Petition accompanied by bond. The petition shall be accompanied by a good and sufficient bond with sureties to be approved by the said board of county commissioners in a penal sum double the amount of the probable cost of organizing said district, conditioned for the payment of all costs incurred in said proceedings in case said organization shall not be effected.
C.R.S. § 37-41-130 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 41 / Section 37-41-130
37-41-130. Insufficient supply - distribution
Status: in_force

37-41-130. Insufficient supply - distribution. In case the volume of water in any canal, reservoir, or other works in any district shall not be sufficient to supply the continual wants of the entire district susceptible of irrigation therefrom, then it is the duty of the board of directors to distribute all available water upon certain or alternate days to different localities, as it may in its judgment think best for the interests of all parties concerned.
C.R.S. § 37-44-136 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 44 / Section 37-44-136
37-44-136. Filling vacancy
Status: in_force

37-44-136. Filling vacancy. In case of vacancy in the board of directors, by death, removal, or inability from any cause to properly discharge the duties of a director, the board of county commissioners of the county where the office of said district is located shall appoint a director who shall hold his office until the next regular election in said district and until his successor is elected and qualified.
C.R.S. § 37-60-113 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 60 / Part 1 / Section 37-60-113
37-60-113. Board to cooperate with attorney general
Status: in_force

37-60-113. Board to cooperate with attorney general. The board shall cooperate with the attorney general in all matters relating to interstate suits concerning the waters of the rivers of the state and shall arrange for the gathering and compilation of all information, factual, engineering, or other data requisite or desirable for the use of the attorney general in the conduct of such suits.
C.R.S. § 37-46-109.4 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 46 / Section 37-46-109.4
37-46-109.4. Levies to cover district's deficiencies
Status: in_force

37-46-109.4. Levies to cover district's deficiencies. The board of directors, in certifying annual levies for the district, shall take into account the maturing indebtedness incurred by the district by contract other than the issuance of bonds for the ensuing year as provided in its contracts and deficiencies and defaults of prior years and shall make ample provision for the payment thereof. In case the moneys produced from such levies, together with other revenues of the district, are not sufficient to pay punctually the annual installments of such contracts and interest thereon and to pay defaults and deficiencies, the board shall make such additional levies of taxes as may be necessary for such purposes, and such taxes shall be made and shall continue to be levied until the indebtedness of the district is fully paid.
C.R.S. § 37-87-117 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 87 / Section 37-87-117
37-87-117. Landowner to submit plans
Status: repealed

37-87-117. Landowner to submit plans. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 37-43-204 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 43 / Part 2 / Section 37-43-204
37-43-204. Irrigation district - authority to contract
Status: in_force

37-43-204. Irrigation district - authority to contract. Subject to authorization by a vote of the electors as provided in section 37-43-211, an irrigation district formed prior to January 1, 1988, shall have and may exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to enter into, implement, and perform a salinity control contract.
C.R.S. § 37-20-113 — CO Code / Title 37 / Article 20 / Section 37-20-113
37-20-113. Polling place - precincts
Status: in_force

37-20-113. Polling place - precincts. The board of county commissioners shall designate a polling place within said district and, if necessary, shall establish a convenient number of election precincts within said district, define the boundaries thereof, and designate the polling place in each precinct.