Colorado § 37-85-111 - Action when corporation refuses to deliver water.
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§ 37-85-111. Action when corporation refuses to deliver water.
When any corporation, in defiance or by attempted evasion of the provisions of sections 37-85-101 and 37-85-108 to 37-85-111, after tender of the compensation, refuses to deliver water, such as is mentioned in section 37-85-110, to any person lawfully entitled to apply for water, it is the duty of the attorney general, upon request of the board of county commissioners of the proper county or upon his or her otherwise receiving due notice thereof, to institute and prosecute to judgment and final determination proceedings in the nature of quo warranto for the forfeiture of the corporate rights, privileges, and franchises of any such corporation so offending or by mandamus or other proper proceedings to compel it to do its duty in that behalf.
Source: L. 1887: p. 310, § 4. R.S. 08: § 3274. C.L. § 1750. CSA: C. 90, § 148. CRS 53: § 147-8-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-8-10. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1094), ch. 94, p. 269, § 22, effective August 10.
37-85.5 ARTICLE 85.5
Resource Mitigation Banking Act
37-85.5-101 to 37-85.5-111. (Repealed)
Editor's note: (1) This article was added in 1991 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 1997. For the text of this article prior to 1997, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.
(2) Section 37-85.5-111 provided for the repeal of this article, effective July 1, 1997. (See L. 91, p. 2013.)
Reservoirs and Waterways
ARTICLE 86
Rights-of-way and Ditches
37-86-101. Sections liberally construed.
37-86-102. Right-of-way through other lands.
37-86-103. Extent of right-of-way.
37-86-104. Condemnation of right-of-way.
37-86-105. No land burdened with more than one ditch.
37-86-106. Shortest route must be taken.
37-86-107. Owner of ditch must permit enlargement.
37-86-108. Incorporation of lateral ditch owners.
37-86-109. Consideration of incorporation benefits.
37-86-110. Payment of damages.
37-86-111. Head of ditch may be relocated.
37-86-112. Water to be prorated among consumers.
37-86-113. Irrigation of meadows.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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