Colorado § 37-87-108 Withdrawal of excess water

Colorado Statutes

§ 37-87-108 — Withdrawal of excess water

Colorado § 37-87-108

Title 37Water and

Art.Reservoirs

This text of Colorado § 37-87-108 (Withdrawal of excess water) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Colorado primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-87-108 (2026).

Text

If the owners of any such reservoir
impound water therein to a depth greater than that determined by the state
engineer to be safe, it is the duty of the division engineer of the district wherein
such reservoir is located to forthwith proceed to withdraw from said reservoir so
much of the water as shall be in excess of the amount so determined by the state
engineer to be safe, and the division engineer shall close the inlets to the same to
prevent said reservoir from being refilled to an amount beyond what said state
engineer has designated as being safe. If the owners of said reservoir, or any other
persons, interfere with the division engineer in the discharge of said duty, the said
division engineer shall call to his aid such persons as he deems necessary and
employ such force

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

If the owners of any such reservoir
impound water therein to a depth greater than that determined by the state
engineer to be safe, it is the duty of the division engineer of the district wherein
such reservoir is located to forthwith proceed to withdraw from said reservoir so
much of the water as shall be in excess of the amount so determined by the state
engineer to be safe, and the division engineer shall close the inlets to the same to
prevent said reservoir from being refilled to an amount beyond what said state
engineer has designated as being safe. If the owners of said reservoir, or any other
persons, interfere with the division engineer in the discharge of said duty, the said
division engineer shall call to his aid such persons as he deems necessary and
employ such force as the circumstances demand to enable him to comply with the
requirements of this section. Any costs incurred by the state engineer in rectifying
a failure of compliance by the owner may be recovered in a suit for civil damages.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1899: p. 315, � 4. R.S. 08: � 3208. C.L. � 1688. CSA: C. 90, � 86. CRS 53: � 147-5-8. C.R.S. 1963: � 148-5-8. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 966, � 7, effective April 30.