In re the Application for Water Rights of Lazy D Grazing Association.

2024 CO 63. No. 23SA258. Water Law—Expert Testimony—Nontributary Groundwater—Waters and Water Rights Subject to Appropriation—Statutory Interpretation—Presumptions and Burdens of Proof.

September 30, 2024

The Supreme Court affirmed the water court’s decision that the Lazy D Grazing Association is authorized to withdraw and use the nontributary groundwater from the Upper Laramie Aquifer underlying the ranch it manages.

The full opinion is available at https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/system/files/opinions-2024-09/23SA258.pdf.