Colorado § 37-92-202 Division engineers

Colorado Statutes

§ 37-92-202 — Division engineers

Colorado § 37-92-202

Title 37Water and

Art.Water Right Determination and Administration

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-92-202 (2026).

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(1)(a) The state engineer, with the approval of the executive director of the department of natural resources, shall appoint one division engineer for each division. The division engineers are allocated to the division of water resources as a section of the division. The division engineers are type 1 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105. Each division engineer must be a licensed professional engineer and must have such additional qualifications as may be specified from time to time by the state engineer. The state engineer, with the approval of said executive director, may employ such assistants and staff members as are necessary to enable each division engineer to carry out the division engineer's duties.

(b)Each division engineer shall reside in his division, and the offic

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(1) (a) The state engineer, with the approval
of the executive director of the department of natural resources, shall appoint one
division engineer for each division. The division engineers are allocated to the
division of water resources as a section of the division. The division engineers are type 1 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105. Each division engineer must be a
licensed professional engineer and must have such additional qualifications as may
be specified from time to time by the state engineer. The state engineer, with the
approval of said executive director, may employ such assistants and staff members
as are necessary to enable each division engineer to carry out the division
engineer's duties.

(b) Each division engineer shall reside in his division, and the offices of the
various division engineers shall be maintained in the following locations:

Division 1 Greeley

Division 2 Pueblo

Division 3 Alamosa

Division 4 Montrose

Division 5 Glenwood Springs

Division 6 Steamboat Springs

Division 7 Durango

(2) The division engineers shall perform such functions as are specified in
this article and other laws and such functions as may be specified in written
instructions and orders issued to them or to any one of them from time to time by
the state engineer.

(3) With the approval of the state engineer, each division engineer may
establish one or more field offices within his division and may appoint as a member
of his staff a water commissioner for each such office.

(4) The expenses of the offices and staffs of the division engineers shall be
provided for out of state funds.

(5) To the extent required by the constitution and laws of Colorado,
appointments under this section shall be subject and pursuant to the state
personnel system.

Legislative History

Source: L. 69: p. 1203, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 148-21-9. L. 2004: (1)(a) amended, p. 1316, � 70, effective May 28. L. 2022: (1)(a) amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3411, � 171, effective August 10.