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Sweeping water case argued before top court

They’re calling it the “water case of the decade,” and Colorado’s highest court is taking the case more public Thursday with arguments scheduled at the University of Denver. The seven justices planned to hear oral arguments on what’s called the “Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Company case.” It’s a thorny lawsuit involving water lawyers from across [...]

Lawmakers gave intial approval to a plan for the state to buy up to 10,460 acre feet of water for $36 million from the Animas-La Plata project.

The plan given the intial approval Thursday now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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