Colorado Revised Statutes Title 37. Water and Irrigation § 37-87-112. Review of action of state engineer

Any action of the state engineer under section 37-87-110 shall be subject to review in a de novo proceeding commenced by complaint of the owner in the district court in and for the county where the affected structure is located. When the state engineer has directed that certain measures shall be taken immediately for the protection of the public safety, any such judicial proceeding shall be accelerated on the court's calendar and determined immediately upon the conclusion of such proceeding. The judgment and action of the state engineer shall control until judicial determination of the cause.