Document: 401 U.S. 527 91 S.Ct. 1003 28 L.Ed.2d 284 UNITED STATESv.The DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WATER DIVISION NO. 5, State of COLORADO et al. No. 812. Argued March 2, 1971. Decided 24, Syllabus In this companion case to United States v. District Court for Eagle County, 520, 998, 278, the had been served with notice pursuant 43 U.S.C. § 666 a proceeding in state court adjudication water rights affecting areas drainage basins Colorado River system. addition its claim that does not apply suits against Government reserved rights, contended statutory proceedings involved case, which contemplated monthly before referee on applications filed within particular month, do constitute general adjudications under because all users and stream system are implicated referee's determinations. The Government's contentions were rejected by courts. Held: 1. has jurisdiction adjudicate States. supra. P. 529. 2. scope reach claims their totality, although is made basis. Pp. 529—530. Affirmed. Walter Kiechel, Jr., Washington, D.C., petitioner. Kenneth Balcomb, Glenwood Springs, Colo., respondents. Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered opinion Court. 1 This County involves an action brought different statute1 Water Division 5.2 That was given responsibility determinations 'all lands river tributaries arising Colorado, exception Gunnison river,'3 includes area 2 Notice 666(b) it moved quash service. motion denied. A writ prohibition sought Supreme also here petition certiorari we granted. 400 940, 246, 27 244. 3 covered suit vastly more extensive than those case. Forest Service administers four separate national forests area: White River, Arapaho, Routt, Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre. Department Interior, through Bureau Reclamation, National Park Service, Land Management, Mines, Sport Fisheries Wildlife, makes use 5 recreational other purposes. Navy certain naval petroleum oil shale reserves which, if ever developed, would require accomplish federal purpose reservations made. 4 major issue—the consent-to-be-sued provision 666—has need be repeated here. It emphasized, however, procedures new Act much burdensome they older Act. pointed out statute contemplates applications. These proceedings, argued, only considered application month. said confirmed procedure junior previously awarded. 6 argued from premises contemplated. As words 'general adjudication' used Dugan Rank, 372 609, 618, 83 999, 1005, 10 15, indicate cover consent sued private determine few claimants. present suit, like one reaches claims, perhaps month but inclusively totality; and, as there collision between prior adjudicated States, question can preserved decision review. 7 Rights Determination Administration 1969, Colo.Rev.Stat.Ann. 148—21—1 seq., 148—21—18(3) (Supp. 1969). 1969 abolished 70 districts existing replaced them seven divisions. 148—21—8(6).

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