Our water law clients include water and metropolitan districts, water and wastewater authorities (comprised of numerous water districts and metropolitan districts), real estate developers, ranchers, irrigators, reservoir companies, irrigation companies and golf course developers. Our water lawyers have practiced in this specialty area of the law since 1970, securing dozens of complex decrees for the water supply plans for numerous metropolitan districts throughout Colorado, for municipalities such as the Town of Vail and the City of Grand Junction, for Colorado’s largest irrigation company, for numerous real estate developers, for new and established ski resorts and golf courses, and for individual property owners. In addition, we have evaluated water rights, assisted clients in the purchase or sale of water rights, helped to obtain well permits and we have been involved in countless cases and appeals to protect our clients’ water rights.
Our water lawyers have secured decrees for complicated augmentation plans for the Denver Technological Center and other Southeast Denver Metropolitan area special districts. They represented the Douglas County Water Resource Authority in implementing a conjunctive use project that enjoys unprecedented West Slope/East Slope/Denver Water Board/State Engineer cooperation, to augment the water supplies of water districts and metropolitan districts in Douglas County. They also represent the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority, which presently provides water and wastewater services to a significant part of the population of Arapahoe County.
