Water in the West is scarce and essential. Even before statehood, the territory of Colorado adopted the "prior appropriations doctrine" to allocate and administer this vital resource. The doctrine calls for the delivery of water to the most senior water users before juniors get a single drop, thus the maxim "first in time, first in right."
In times of water scarcity the rule can have harsh impacts on the unprepared. Porzak Browning & Bushong LLP specializes in water law, a practice involving the acquisition and adjudication of water rights, protection of water rights, real estate, land use, and environmental matters. We represent public entities, industrial corporations, reservoir companies, recreational organizations and individuals.
In times of water scarcity the rule can have harsh impacts on the unprepared. Porzak Browning & Bushong LLP specializes in water law, a practice involving the acquisition and adjudication of water rights, protection of water rights, real estate, land use, and environmental matters. We represent public entities, industrial corporations, reservoir companies, recreational organizations and individuals.
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We have developed and implemented complex water supply plans for clients such as the Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Canyons, Copper Mountain, Durango, Heavenly Valley, Keystone, Northstar, Park City, Powderhorn, Stowe Mountain, Vail and Winter Park ski areas and resorts; Exxon Mobil Corporation; Michael Douglas and his Wildcat Ranch development at Snowmass; the City of Golden, the Snake River Water District and the Towns of Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs and Vail; numerous metropolitan and special districts, including the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, which together provide water service to over 60,000 people in the Vail Valley; as well as numerous smaller developments, ranches, businesses, ditch and reservoir companies, and water providers.
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