# C.R.S. § 37-92-306.1: 37-92-306.1. Relation back of priority date

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T37_A92_P3_S37-92-306.1

## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 37-92-306.1
- **Heading:** 37-92-306.1. Relation back of priority date
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 37 / Article 92 / Part 3 / Section 37-92-306.1

## Text

37-92-306.1. Relation back of priority date. (1) Except in the case of applications for adjudication of groundwater, notwithstanding the provisions of section 37-92-306, the filing date of an application for a water right or conditional water right involving the same source of water and derived from the same point of diversion from the same stream as a prior application for a water right or conditional water right filed in the preceding year by a different applicant may relate back to the date of filing of that prior application if:

(a) The subsequent applicant timely filed a statement of opposition to the prior application; and

(b) The subsequent application was made within sixty days of the prior application.

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