Colorado Statutes

§ 37-84-101 — Maintenance of embankments and tail ditch

Colorado § 37-84-101
JurisdictionColorado
Title 37Water and
Art.Responsibility of User or Owner

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-84-101 (2026).

Text

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.

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Legislative History

Source: R.S. p. 364, � 7. L. 1872: p. 144, � 1. G.L. � 1378. G.S. � 1728. R.S. 08: � 3233. C.L. � 1713. CSA: C. 90, � 111. CRS 53: � 147-7-1. C.R.S. 1963: � 148-7-1.

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