Supreme Court of Colorado
In Re Northern Integrated Supply Project Water Activity Enterprise, a government-owned business organized pursuant…
May 4, 20262026 CO 29
Summary
The court held that a water activity enterprise may exercise its parent water conservancy district’s eminent-domain authority when the taking relates to water activities. Because the challenged easements would support pipelines and related infrastructure for a water delivery and distribution project, the enterprise could condemn them under the plain language of the governing statutes. The court discharged its order to show cause and remanded for further proceedings.