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CO Code § 37-87-122 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 87 - Reservoirs|§ 37-87-122. Erosion Control Dams

  The provisions of sections 37-87-101 to 37-87-108 shall not apply to erosion control dams of the character defined in this section, unless such dams also come within the specification requirements of said sections.    Erosion control dams for reservoirs may be constructed on watercourses, the channels of which have been determined by the state engineer to be normally dry, having a vertical height not exceeding fifteen feet from the bottom of the channel to the bottom of the spillway, and having a capacity not exceeding ten acre-feet at the emergency spillway level, upon approval of an application for such erosion control dam by the state engineer, which application shall be accompanied by a fee of fifteen dollars. The approval by the state engineer of an erosion control dam shall be chronologically numbered in order of approval and in concert with any livestock water tanks approved pursuant to section 35-49-109, C.R.S. When such reservoirs are to be constructed with such height exceeding fifteen feet and such capacity exceeding ten acre-feet, they shall be constructed in accordance with section 37-87-105.    Such reservoirs may be constructed with a capacity in excess of two acre-feet if, at or below the two acre-feet level, an ungated outlet tube is installed, with twelve inches minimum diameter and large enough to assure adequate capacity to drain within thirty-six hours any impoundment in excess of two acre-feet.    The state engineer shall prepare and keep on file at the office of the state engineer standard specifications for erosion control dams which shall be subject to revision by the state engineer and shall in general be used as a guide by persons proposing to construct such dams.    The fees collected pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall be deposited by the state engineer with the state treasurer, who shall credit all such fees to the general fund of the state.     History. Source: L. 73: P. 1518, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-5-30. L. 87: (1) amended, p. 1304, § 2, effective May 20. L. 90: (2) amended and (5) added, p. 1617, § 4, effective July 1. L. 92: (2) and (4) amended, p. 2309, § 12, effective June 3. History. Source: L. 73: P. 1518, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-5-30. L. 87: (1) amended, p. 1304, § 2, effective May 20. L. 90: (2) amended and (5) added, p. 1617, § 4, effective July 1. L. 92: (2) and (4) amended, p. 2309, § 12, effective June 3.
CO Code § 37-87-124 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 87 - Reservoirs|§ 37-87-124. Restriction of Facilities Within Reservoirs

  The general assembly hereby declares that the prevention of seasonal flooding which causes destruction of property and crops, loss of livestock, and risk or loss of human life is manifestly of greater concern and benefit to this state than the availability of recreational facilities and other facilities, not functionally related to the operation of the reservoir, constructed below the high water level of a reservoir.    In order to achieve the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, no person, including any state or federal agency, quasi-municipal corporation, or political subdivision, shall construct any permanent recreational structure within a reservoir below the elevation at the crest of the spillway of the reservoir unless such facility is constructed in such a manner as to withstand partial or complete inundation and sustain minimal or no damage thereby or unless such facility is necessary to the operation of the reservoir. Said facility should be capable of being restored to full recreational use with a minimum amount of cleaning or expense. This subsection (2) and subsection (3) of this section shall not apply to facilities completed before July 1, 1984, but shall apply to any enlargement or remodeling of such facilities.    The state engineer shall order the removal of any facilities constructed, enlarged, or remodeled in violation of this section. Such order may be appealed by the affected person or enforced by the state engineer pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.     History. Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 970, § 1, effective April 2.
CO Code § 37-87-125 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 87 - Reservoirs|§ 37-87-125. Notice of Intent to Construct Impoundment Structure

 Any person proposing to construct a reservoir for the purpose of storing water, other than a reservoir specified in section 37-87-105 (1) or a livestock water tank as described in section 35-49-103 , C.R.S., shall submit notice thereof to the state engineer prior to the beginning of any construction. Such notice shall include the location of such proposed reservoir with reference to section, township, and range and the dimensions of the reservoir, the dam, and the spillway. If any reservoir is constructed without the notice required by this section, the state engineer may prohibit the storage of water in such reservoir or direct the withdrawal of water from such reservoir. The provisions of this section shall not apply to structures listed in section 37-87-114.5 .   History. Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 968, § 12, effective April 30.
CO Code § 37-88-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 88 - State Canals and Reservoirs|§ 37-88-101. Authority to Locate and Construct

 For the purpose of reclaiming, by irrigation, state and other lands and for the purpose of furnishing work for inmates, the department of corrections is authorized to locate, acquire, and construct, in the name of and for the use of the state of Colorado, ditches, canals, reservoirs, and feeders, for irrigating and domestic purposes, and for that purpose may use the labor of persons in the custody of the department of corrections.   History. Source: L. 1889: P. 285, § 1. R.S. 08: § 3499. C.L. § 1933. CSA: C. 90, § 350. CRS 53: § 147-17-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-1. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 954, § 32, effective August 1. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 704, § 85, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 1889: P. 285, § 1. R.S. 08: § 3499. C.L. § 1933. CSA: C. 90, § 350. CRS 53: § 147-17-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-1. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 954, § 32, effective August 1. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 704, § 85, effective July 1.    ANNOTATION   Canals and reservoirs within the state are internal improvements within the meaning of the act of congress, but the internal improvement fund can be made available in the construction thereof only by an express appropriation. In re Priority of Legislative Appropriations, 19 Colo. 63 , 34 P. 274 (1893).   The act relating to State Canal No. I, providing that the expenses of construction are to be met in part by certificates of indebtedness, payable only out of funds received for carriage of water, or in payment of lands, and providing against any indebtedness being incurred against the state, is not in conflict with the constitutional provisions fixing a limitation upon state indebtedness. In re Priority of Legislative Appropriations, 19 Colo. 63 , 34 P. 274 (1893).
CO Code § 37-88-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 88 - State Canals and Reservoirs|§ 37-88-103. Rights and Powers Given

 The department of corrections is given all the rights and powers that an individual or corporation now has under the laws of the state, or of the United States, to acquire the rights-of-way over, upon, and to any lands necessary for it to use or occupy in the construction and maintenance of said ditches, canals, reservoirs, or feeders.   History. Source: L. 1889: P. 286, § 3. R.S. 08: § 3501. C.L. § 1935. CSA: C. 90, § 352. CRS 53: § 147-17-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-3. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 954, § 34, effective August 1. History. Source: L. 1889: P. 286, § 3. R.S. 08: § 3501. C.L. § 1935. CSA: C. 90, § 352. CRS 53: § 147-17-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-3. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 954, § 34, effective August 1.
CO Code § 37-88-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 88 - State Canals and Reservoirs|§ 37-88-104. Title Shall Vest in State

 The title to all ditches, canals, reservoirs, or feeders, so constructed, shall vest and remain in the state of Colorado, and the proceeds thereof shall be paid into the state treasury.   History. Source: L. 1889: P. 286, § 4. R.S. 08: § 3502. C.L. § 1936. CSA: C. 90, § 353. CRS 53: § 147-17-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-4. History. Source: L. 1889: P. 286, § 4. R.S. 08: § 3502. C.L. § 1936. CSA: C. 90, § 353. CRS 53: § 147-17-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-4.    ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article ”Revision of Water and Irrigation Statutes“, see 31 Dicta 29 (1954).
CO Code § 37-88-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 88 - State Canals and Reservoirs|§ 37-88-105. Contract for and Lease of Water Rights

 When any part of any ditch, canal, reservoir, or feeder is constructed, said department of corrections may contract for and may lease water rights upon such terms and under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by said department and approved by the governor of the state, to such individuals or corporations as may desire to lease the same.   History. Source: L. 1889: P. 286, § 5. R.S. 08: § 3503. C.L. § 1937. CSA: C. 90, § 354. CRS 53: § 147-17-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-5. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 955, § 35, effective August 1. History. Source: L. 1889: P. 286, § 5. R.S. 08: § 3503. C.L. § 1937. CSA: C. 90, § 354. CRS 53: § 147-17-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-5. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 955, § 35, effective August 1.    ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, ”Revision of Water and Irrigation Statutes“, see 31 Dicta 29 (1954).
CO Code § 37-88-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 88 - State Canals and Reservoirs|§ 37-88-106. Aiding in the Construction

 For the purpose of aiding in the construction of said ditches, canals, reservoirs, and feeders, the department of corrections is authorized to receive subscriptions and advancements of money from persons owning land along the line of said proposed ditches, canals, reservoirs, and feeders, or persons desiring the construction of the same, and to issue receipts or certificates to such persons so advancing money for the amount thereof, which receipt or certificate shall draw interest at the rate of seven percent per annum, and both principal and interest shall be payable in water to be taken from said ditches, canals, reservoirs, or feeders, under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by said department and the state engineer and approved by the governor of the state.   History. Source: L. 1889: P. 286, § 6. R.S. 08: § 3504. C.L. § 1938. CSA: C. 90, § 355. CRS 53: § 147-17-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-6. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 955, § 36, effective August 1. History. Source: L. 1889: P. 286, § 6. R.S. 08: § 3504. C.L. § 1938. CSA: C. 90, § 355. CRS 53: § 147-17-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-6. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 955, § 36, effective August 1.
CO Code § 37-88-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 88 - State Canals and Reservoirs|§ 37-88-107. Penalty for Damaging State Reservoirs

 [ ] Any person interfering with or damaging any state reservoir, or parts or appurtenances thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year.  Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 1891: P. 351, § 9. R.S. 08: § 3545. C.L. § 1950. CSA: C. 90, § 367. CRS 53: § 147-17-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-8. L. 73: P. 1419, § 110. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3291, § 677, effective March 1, 2022. History. Source: L. 1891: P. 351, § 9. R.S. 08: § 3545. C.L. § 1950. CSA: C. 90, § 367. CRS 53: § 147-17-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-8. L. 73: P. 1419, § 110. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3291, § 677, effective March 1, 2022.    Editor's note:   Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
CO Code § 37-88-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 88 - State Canals and Reservoirs|§ 37-88-107. Penalty for Damaging State Reservoirs

 [ ] Any person interfering with or damaging any state reservoir, or parts or appurtenances thereof, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.  Editor's note: This version of this section is effective March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 1891: P. 351, § 9. R.S. 08: § 3545. C.L. § 1950. CSA: C. 90, § 367. CRS 53: § 147-17-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-8. L. 73: P. 1419, § 110. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3291, § 677, effective March 1, 2022. History. Source: L. 1891: P. 351, § 9. R.S. 08: § 3545. C.L. § 1950. CSA: C. 90, § 367. CRS 53: § 147-17-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-8. L. 73: P. 1419, § 110. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3291, § 677, effective March 1, 2022.
CO Code § 37-88-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 88 - State Canals and Reservoirs|§ 37-88-108. Control of Boss Lake Reservoir

  The board of county commissioners of Chaffee county has charge and control of that certain state reservoir situated in said county and commonly known as the Boss lake reservoir and, without expense to the state of Colorado, other than expenses payable from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund and such financial assistance or other aid as may be available to nonstate-owned reservoirs, shall maintain and keep said reservoir in good condition and provide for the storage of water as contemplated in the law providing for the construction of said reservoir and also for the distribution of said water under the direction of the division engineer for the district in which said reservoir is situated, at such times as the scarcity of water in the stream known as the South Arkansas demands that the waters in said stream should be replenished; except that said waters shall be distributed by the said division engineer pro rata without reference to the dates of priorities of water rights and further except that the county of Chaffee shall assume and shall be held responsible for any damages resulting from breakage of the dam or water discharges therefrom unless the responsibility for damages has been assumed by the upper Arkansas water conservancy district as part of the agreement pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.    The board of county commissioners of Chaffee county may agree with the upper Arkansas water conservancy district in which the Boss lake reservoir is located for said district's assumption of the duty to control, maintain, and keep the reservoir in good condition. The agreement may further provide for the upper Arkansas water conservancy district to assume and be held responsible for any damages resulting from breakage of the dam or water discharges therefrom.     History. Source: L. 1897: P. 119, § 1. R.S. 08: § 3560. C.L. § 1957. CSA: C. 90, § 374. CRS 53: § 147-17-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-15. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1780, § 1, effective June 19. History. Source: L. 1897: P. 119, § 1. R.S. 08: § 3560. C.L. § 1957. CSA: C. 90, § 374. CRS 53: § 147-17-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-15. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1780, § 1, effective June 19.    Cross references:   For the appointments and functions of water division engineers, see § 37-92-202 .
CO Code § 37-88-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 88 - State Canals and Reservoirs|§ 37-88-109. County Control of Reservoirs

  The board of county commissioners of any county wherein is situated any state reservoir shall have charge and control of such reservoir and, without expense to the state of Colorado, other than expenses payable from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund and such financial assistance or other aid as may be available to nonstate-owned reservoirs, shall maintain and keep said reservoir in good condition and provide for the storage of water as contemplated in the law providing for the construction of said reservoir and also for the distribution of said water under the direction of the division engineer for the district in which said reservoir is situated, at such times as the scarcity of water in the stream which such reservoir is intended to reinforce demands that the water in said stream should be replenished for agricultural purposes; except that said waters shall be distributed by said division engineer pro rata without reference to priority of water rights and also except that the counties in which said reservoirs are situated shall assume and shall be held responsible for any damages resulting from breakage of the dams or water discharges therefrom. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any state reservoir constructed primarily for the purpose of irrigating state lands, but any such reservoir shall remain in the control of the state board of land commissioners.    In the case of reservoirs owned by the division of parks and wildlife, the state engineer or the division engineer in the district in which such reservoirs are located shall have the authority to cause the release of water stored therein for domestic and municipal purposes in time of scarcity. All expenses occasioned by the release of such waters for said purposes shall be borne by the counties or the beneficiaries of such releases, and said reservoirs, when refilled in priority, shall be restocked at the expense of the county or the beneficiary of said release.     History. Source: L. 1899: P. 350, § 1. R.S. 08: § 3562. C.L. § 1959. CSA: C. 90, § 376. CRS 53: § 147-17-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-16. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1781, § 2, effective June 19. History. Source: L. 1899: P. 350, § 1. R.S. 08: § 3562. C.L. § 1959. CSA: C. 90, § 376. CRS 53: § 147-17-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-17-16. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1781, § 2, effective June 19.    Cross references:   For the appointments and functions of water division engineers, see § 37-92-202 .
CO Code § 37-88-110 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 88 - State Canals and Reservoirs|§ 37-88-110. Monument Lake Dam and Reservoir - Transfer of Title - Ownership and Control

  Upon completion of the repair described in subsection (2) of this section, the governor is hereby authorized to execute a deed of conveyance to the town of Monument of all the right, title, and interest of the state of Colorado in and to the structure known as Monument lake dam located in El Paso county.    The transfer of title to Monument lake dam pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall not occur until such time as the dam is repaired to the satisfaction of the state engineer's office and other governmental entities with applicable jurisdiction. The town of Monument and El Paso county are jointly responsible for financing the repair of Monument lake dam and are authorized to apply for financial assistance from the Colorado water resources and power development authority established in article 95 of this title, the Colorado water conservation board established in article 60 of this title, and from any other appropriate state, federal, or private source.    As there are no adjudicated water rights to Monument lake reservoir, upon the transfer of title to Monument lake dam pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the town of Monument may acquire and assume the duties and responsibilities relating to the storage of water in Monument lake reservoir.    Upon the transfer of title to Monument lake dam pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the town of Monument shall assume all liability and responsibility relating to the control, management, and maintenance of Monument lake dam and reservoir, and at such time the board of county commissioners of El Paso county shall be relieved from all responsibilities relating to Monument lake reservoir pursuant to section 37-88-109.     History. Source: L. 2000: Entire section added, p. 680, § 1, effective May 23.
CO Code § 37-89-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 89 - Offenses|§ 37-89-101. Penalty for Cutting or Breaking Gate, Bank, Flume

 [ ] Any person who knowingly and willfully cuts, digs, breaks down, or opens any gate, bank, embankment, or side of any ditch, canal, flume, feeder, or reservoir, or who knowingly and willfully breaks, cuts, checks, or otherwise interferes with the flow of water in any drainage ditch, box drain, or tile drain, or any manhole, or other opening in any box drain or tile drain, in which such person may be a joint owner, or which may be the property of another, or in the lawful possession of another and used for the purpose of drainage, irrigation, manufacturing, mining, or domestic purposes, with intent to injure any person, association, or corporation, or for personal gain, unlawfully, with intent of stealing, taking, or causing to run or pour out of or into such ditch, canal, reservoir, feeder, flume, drainage ditch, box drain, or tile drain any water for personal profit, benefit, or advantage, or with intent to check or change the flow in any such ditch, canal, feeder, flume, drainage ditch, box drain, or tile drain, to the injury of any other person, association, or corporation, lawfully in the use of such water or of such ditch, canal, reservoir, feeder, flume, drainage ditch, box drain, or tile drain, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety days. The court shall further order that such person make full restitution to the victim of his or her conduct for the actual damages that were sustained. The amount of such restitution shall be equal to the actual pecuniary damages sustained by the victim. The court shall fix the manner and time in which such restitution shall be made.  Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 1881: P. 163, § 1. G.S. § 1759. R.S. 08: § 3495. L. 21: P. 476, § 1. C.L. § 1929. CSA: C. 90, § 346. CRS 53: § 147-16-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-16-1. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 988, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3291, § 678, effective March 1, 2022. History. Source: L. 1881: P. 163, § 1. G.S. § 1759. R.S. 08: § 3495. L. 21: P. 476, § 1. C.L. § 1929. CSA: C. 90, § 346. CRS 53: § 147-16-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-16-1. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 988, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3291, § 678, effective March 1, 2022.    Editor's note:   Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.   Cross references:   For the penalty of damaging a ditch or flume, see § 7-42-109 ; for trespass, tampering, and criminal mischief, see part 5 of article 4 of title 18.