Should Rainwater Harvesting be Made Illegal Everywhere, Like in Colorado? (AlterNet)
Apr.13, 2009 in
Water Rights
(April 13, 2009, AlterNet)
Like most states west of the one-hundredth meridian, Colorado follows the doctrine of prior appropriation to allocate water. For all water uses that are non-domestic, a person must have a water right. Water rights are assigned a priority date, which is the date that the water use was initiated.
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