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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Except in the case of applications for adjudication of groundwater, notwithstanding the provisions of section 37-92-306, the filing date of an application for a water right or conditional water right involving the same source of water and derived from the same point of diversion from the same stream as a prior application for a water right or conditional water right filed in the preceding year by a different applicant may relate back to the date of filing of that prior application if:
(a) The subsequent applicant timely filed a statement of opposition to the prior application; and
(b) The subsequent application was made within sixty days of the prior application.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 37. Water and Irrigation § 37-92-306.1. Relation back of priority date - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-37-water-and-irrigation/co-rev-st-sect-37-92-306-1/
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