If you are appealing a permit, such as a water right determination, you should also serve a copy of your appeal on the holder of the permit unless you are the permittees. A daytime phone number. A copy of the order or decision you are appealing, and if the order or decision followed an application, a copy of the application. A brief statement why you are appealing. A statement, signed by you or your representative, attesting that the content of the appeal is true.
Litigation is time and energy consuming for the parties.
Each party needs to think about possible compromise. For settlement to be reached, each side needs to offer something. Litigants are encouraged to begin settlement talks, without waiting for Board participation. The Board has a mediation program to assist parties in reaching settlement. If the parties settle, a written document containing the settlement terms will ultimately be signed by all, and filed with the Board, the appeal will then be dismissed if the settlement conforms to the law.