The owners of any ditch for irrigation or other purposes shall carefully maintain the embankments thereof so that the waters of such ditch may not flood or damage the premises of others, and shall make a tail ditch so as to return the water in such ditch with as little waste as possible into the stream from which it was taken.
Source: R.S. p. 364, § 7. L. 1872: p. 144, § 1. G.L. § 1378. G.S. § 1728. R.S. 08: § 3233. C.L. § 1713. CSA: C. 90, § 111. CRS 53: § 147-7-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-7-1.
Cross references: For requirement of keeping ditch in repair, see § 7-42-108.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 37 - Water and Irrigation
Article 84 - Responsibility of User or Owner
§ 37-84-101. Maintenance of Embankments and Tail Ditch
§ 37-84-102. Vested Rights Not Impaired
§ 37-84-103. Bridge When Ditch Crosses Highway
§ 37-84-106. Bridges Over Ditch - Maintenance
§ 37-84-107. Owner of Ditch Must Prevent Waste
§ 37-84-108. Running Excess of Water Forbidden
§ 37-84-109. Penalty for Violation of Sections
§ 37-84-110. Head of Ditch to Be Latticed
§ 37-84-111. Penalty for Failure to Cover and Lattice
§ 37-84-112. Headgates - Specifications - Failure to Maintain - Penalty
§ 37-84-113. Measuring Flumes - Construction
§ 37-84-114. Rating of Flumes and Weirs
§ 37-84-116. Control of Headgates and Weirs
§ 37-84-117. Reservoirs in Streams
§ 37-84-118. Ditch Owners to Provide Flow - When
§ 37-84-119. Ditches to Be Kept in Repair
§ 37-84-120. Measurement of Water
§ 37-84-121. Penalty for Refusal to Deliver Water
§ 37-84-121. Penalty for Refusal to Deliver Water
§ 37-84-122. Division Engineer to Measure Water
§ 37-84-122. Division Engineer to Measure Water
§ 37-84-123. Jurisdiction of County Court