Amicus brief reinforces NSAA complaint against federal agency
By Bob Berwyn
SUMMIT COUNTY —The ski industry has some new allies in its legal challenge to a new Forest Service ski area permit requirement affecting water rights.
The Colorado River Water Conservation District, the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, the Ute Water Conservancy District, the Eagle Park Reservoir Company and the Clinton Ditch and Reservoir Company have joined in the lawsuit with an amicus brief that was accepted by the U.S. District Court of Colorado a few days ago, according the Colorado River District attorney Peter Fleming.
The Amicus Brief doesn’t raise new issues, but reinforces the legal points already made by the National Ski Areas Association in its original and amended complaints and serves to make the court aware that the disposition of the case will stakeholders other than the ski industry, Fleming said. (more…)
Filed under: Colorado, Environment, ski industry, Ski Resorts, Summit County Colorado, US Forest Service, water, White River National Forest | Tagged: Colorado, Forest Service, National Ski Areas Association, ski area permits, United States Forest Service, water rights, water rights lawsuit | Leave a Comment »


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