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These standard instructions are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice about your case. If you choose to represent yourself, you are bound by the same rules and procedures as an attorney.
- Water Courts in Colorado
- Abandonment Lists maintained by the State Engineer’s Office
- Timetable for New Water Court Rules Effective July 1, 2009 Cases Before the Court on Trial Track
- Timetable for New Water Court Rules Effective July 1, 2009 Cases Before the Referee
- The Colorado Supreme Court has adopted changes to the Water Court Rules. The approved changes are effective July 1, 2009, and are applicable to water court applications filed on or after that date. Rule Change 2009(4).
- ** New Water Court Rules (Effective Jan. 1, 2012)
- **Rule Change Adopted by the Colorado Supreme Court Nov. 3, 2011 (Effective Jan. 1, 2012)
- Chief Justice Order Concerning White River Drainage Basin Applications filed on and After August 5, 2009
- Full Set of Water Court Rules Incorporating 2009 Revisions
- Final Redlined Version of 2014 Revisions to Water Court Rules 6 & 11
- Non-Attorney's Guidebook to Colorado Water Courts
The revised forms listed below must be used for applications filed on and after January 1, 2012 Before that date, applictions can be made on these forms or the previous version.
All deadlines that occur after January 1, 2012, even if the deadlines are in existing cases, should be calculated under the amended Water Court Rules and/or amended Rules of Civil Procedure, unless there is a Water Court order to the contrary.
We are in the process of translating many of our forms in Spanish. You may find that some Instructions and Forms, for example Adoption, Adult and Minor Name Change, etc., are not translated at this time. All forms must be completed in English pursuant to Colorado law, see §13-1-120, C.R.S.Sections with Spanish Forms
Instructions
JDF 295W - Standardized Instructions for all Colorado Water Court Divisions Download PDF Revised 05/19 Forms
240W - Erroneously Described POD Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 241W - Application for Simple Change in Surface Point of Diversion Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 290W - Certificate of Notice Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 296W - Application for Water Rights (Surface) Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 297W - Application for Water Storage Right Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 298W(a) - Application for Underground Water Right Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 298W(b) - Application for Underground Water Right for an Exempt Well Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 299W - Application for Change of Water Right Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 300W - Application: For Finding of Diligence or To Make Absolute Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 301W - Application for Approval of Plan for Augmentation Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 302W - Pleading: In Protest/In Support to Referee's Ruling Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 303W - Statement of Opposition Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 304W - Protest to Revised Abandonment List Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 307W - Notice of Change in Ownership of Conditional Water Right and/or Change of Address Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 308W - Denver Basin Application Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 312 SC - Form 2 - Declaration of Expert Regarding Report, Disclosure, and Opinion Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 319W - Form 1 - Sample Modified Case Management Order Download PDF Download Word Document Revised 06/20 JDF 320W - Entry of Appearance in Protest to Final Abandonment List Download PDF Download Word Document 06/20
If you have questions about forms or procedures, contact the Self Help Center for the county in which you will be filing. Self Help Center List. Please note - By law, we cannot provide legal advice. Should you need additional assistance or forms that are not provided on this site, you may wish to consult an attorney.