Whenever it appears necessary, proper, or beneficial to the lands affected thereby to drain such lands or any portion thereof on account of the irrigation which has been done, or which is intended to be done under such laws, whether for the purpose of more beneficially carrying on such irrigation, or increasing the available water supply of the district or for any other purpose, whether the irrigation works have already been constructed or not, it is the duty of the board of directors to provide for such drainage, and said board and its officers, agents, and employees shall do all necessary and proper acts for the construction, repair, maintenance, and management of drainage work for such purposes. Any irrigation district shall have a first and preferred right to the beneficial use of all seepage, waste, and percolating waters flowing within said district or collected and conveyed by drainage works constructed in any portion of the lands of the district. Any segregated lands drained under the provisions of this section and section 37-43-122 shall be immediately reinstated, placed upon the tax roll by the county assessor, and taxed for irrigation district and drainage purposes, and all of said lands shall bear their pro rata share of all bonded indebtedness of such irrigation district. Any lands not included in said irrigation district before, which are benefited by said drainage system, shall be assessed by the county assessor and taxed for irrigation district and drainage purposes and shall bear a full proportion of all of said irrigation district bonds and costs of drainage, in accordance with the terms of payment specified by said district.
Source: L. 19: p. 481, § 2. C.L. § 2056. CSA: C. 90, § 499. CRS 53: § 149-3-22. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-22.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 37 - Water and Irrigation
Article 43 - Irrigation Districts of 1905 and 1921 and Irrigation District Salinity Control Act
Part 1 - Irrigation Districts of 1905 and 1921
§ 37-43-101. Definition of Landowner
§ 37-43-102. Landowners to Vote for Directors on Acreage Basis
§ 37-43-103. Directors May Submit Question
§ 37-43-105. Increasing Number of Directors
§ 37-43-106. Calling Election - Ballot
§ 37-43-109. Canvassing Vote - Directors-at-Large
§ 37-43-110. When Directors-at-Large Elected
§ 37-43-111. Eligibility of Directors
§ 37-43-112. Agricultural College and School Lands Included
§ 37-43-113. Petition - Form and Execution
§ 37-43-115. Mode of Payment - Receipts
§ 37-43-116. Purchaser to Pay Accrued Assessments
§ 37-43-117. Lessee to Pay Assessments in Addition to Rent
§ 37-43-118. Purchasers to Pay to Register Until Patent
§ 37-43-119. Board of Directors May Exclude Land
§ 37-43-120. Land May Be Excluded at Time of Refinancing
§ 37-43-121. Prior Exclusion of Lands
§ 37-43-122. Irrigation Districts to Provide Drainage
§ 37-43-123. Title in Seepage or Waste Waters
§ 37-43-124. Sale of Water Rights and Property
§ 37-43-125. Election - Notice - Canvass
§ 37-43-126. Determination of Validity of Sale
§ 37-43-127. Proceedings by Elector on Failure of Board
§ 37-43-131. Distribution of Proceeds
§ 37-43-132. Purposes for Bond Issues
§ 37-43-133. Meeting of Landowners
§ 37-43-134. Voting on Bond Issue
§ 37-43-135. Resolution of Board of Directors
§ 37-43-136. Levy of Tax - Collection
§ 37-43-137. Bonds Receivable in Payment of Taxes
§ 37-43-139. Bonds to Retire Warrants
§ 37-43-140. Subject to Outstanding Bonds
§ 37-43-141. Levy of Tolls or Charges
§ 37-43-142. Where Payment of Tolls Made
§ 37-43-143. Water May Be Refused - When
§ 37-43-144. Issuance of Refunding Bonds
§ 37-43-145. Board of Directors to Issue Bonds
§ 37-43-146. Submission of Question to Electors
§ 37-43-148. County Treasurer to Register Bonds
§ 37-43-149. Collection of Taxes
§ 37-43-150. Validity of Bonds Examined
§ 37-43-151. Relief of Lands From Burden of Refunded Indebtedness
§ 37-43-152. Board May Contract With United States
§ 37-43-153. Provisions of Contract
§ 37-43-154. Prior Contracts Validated
§ 37-43-155. Powers Cumulative
§ 37-43-156. Irrigation Districts May Dissolve
§ 37-43-157. Petition - Where Filed - Contents
§ 37-43-158. Dissolution - Special Election
§ 37-43-159. Determination of Validity of Dissolution
§ 37-43-160. Contents of Petition - Procedure - Costs
§ 37-43-161. Elector May Bring Action
§ 37-43-162. May Organize Corporation to Acquire Assets
§ 37-43-164. Apportionment of Indebtedness
§ 37-43-165. Plan Must Provide for Adequate Levies
§ 37-43-166. Foreclosure Subject to Prior Taxes
§ 37-43-167. Disposition of Surplus
§ 37-43-168. Procedure Where District Is Solvent
§ 37-43-169. Dissolution of Inactive Irrigation Districts
§ 37-43-170. Petition for Payment of Indebtedness
§ 37-43-171. Jurisdiction - Order for Hearing
§ 37-43-172. Notice of Hearing
§ 37-43-173. Notice - How Addressed
§ 37-43-174. Completion of Service
§ 37-43-175. Answer or Contest - Default
§ 37-43-176. Proceedings in Rem - Accounting
§ 37-43-177. Indebtedness of Inactive Districts
§ 37-43-179. Dissolution - Where Bondholders Are Unknown
§ 37-43-180. Petitions for Dissolution
§ 37-43-181. Notice of Hearing
§ 37-43-182. Disposition of Unpaid Funds
§ 37-43-184. Treasurer to Strike Off Lands to County
§ 37-43-186. Lands Offered for Sale - When
§ 37-43-187. When County Entitled to Tax Deed