Giffen v. Colorado

Craig A. Giffen (applicant) appeals from a summary judgment issued by the water judge for water division 1, denying his application for approval of a plan for augmentation which includes a proposed developed water right. See ? 37-92-103(9), 15 C.R.S. (1983 Supp.). The applicant based his claim to a developed water right on a proposal to reduce water lost to the atmosphere by replacing trees on his property with less water-consumptive grasses.