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Water Supply Planning and Development
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Water Policy, Rulemaking and Legislation
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Water Rights Protection and Administration
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Water Purchases, Sales and Leases
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Environmental
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Local Government Law
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Practice Areas

Practice Areas

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Water Supply Planning and Development

  • Assisting with the analysis of existing water supplies and planning for future growth
  • Appropriation of new absolute and conditional water rights
  • Obtaining well permits
  • Maintenance and development of conditional water rights
  • Development of long term water supplies, including through changes of water right, plans for augmentation and rights of exchange
  • Drafting storage agreements
  • Developing temporary substitute supply plans

Water Policy, Rulemaking and Legislation

  • Analysis of proposed policy, rulemaking and legislation potentially affecting Colorado water users
  • Representation before state and federal agencies

Water Rights Protection and Administration

  • Representing individuals, businesses, ditch companies and governmental entities in potentially injurious water right proceedings
  • Reviewing and responding to administrative orders from the State and Division Engineers or other administrative agencies
  • Protesting or otherwise contesting claims of abandonment
  • Maintaining diligence on conditional water rights

Water Right Purchases, Sales, and Leases

  • Performing water-related due diligence
  • Drafting water right leases

Environmental

  • Reviewing proposed instream flow appropriations
  • Preparing public comments for projects subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Local Government Law

  • Advising governmental entities on various matters, including the requirements of Colorado’s Open Meetings Law, Local Government Budget Law and Open Records Act
  • Drafting governmental contracts