Colorado § 37-87-103 Notice of release of stored water

Colorado Statutes

§ 37-87-103 — Notice of release of stored water

Colorado·Title 37 Water and·Art. Reservoirs

The owner of a reservoir who
uses the reservoir for water storage shall give reasonable notice to the division
engineer of the division in which the reservoir is located of the date on which the
reservoir owner desires to release stored water into any natural streams, together
with the amount to be released in cubic feet per second, the duration of the
releases, and the name of the structure or other location to which the water
released from storage is to be delivered, to allow the water officials in charge of
any stream into which the stored water is released to make and record the
necessary measurements of flow and storage and to provide for a proper patrol of
the stream, for the protection of the reservoir owner and all other appropriators
along the stream whose interests migh

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The owner of a reservoir who
uses the reservoir for water storage shall give reasonable notice to the division
engineer of the division in which the reservoir is located of the date on which the
reservoir owner desires to release stored water into any natural streams, together
with the amount to be released in cubic feet per second, the duration of the
releases, and the name of the structure or other location to which the water
released from storage is to be delivered, to allow the water officials in charge of
any stream into which the stored water is released to make and record the
necessary measurements of flow and storage and to provide for a proper patrol of
the stream, for the protection of the reservoir owner and all other appropriators
along the stream whose interests might be affected as a result of the reservoir
release.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 35: p. 639, � 2. CSA: C. 90, � 81. CRS 53: � 147-5-3. C.R.S. 1963: � 148-5-3. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-026), ch. 47, p. 147, � 13, effective August 9.