Property Ownership
In Colorado, a 'prescriptive water right' is obtained by:
APurchasing water rights from a municipality
BThe same adverse use requirements as adverse possession, applied to water use✓ Correct
CRegistering with the Colorado Division of Water Resources
DDiverting water from any source for agricultural use
Explanation
Prescriptive water rights in Colorado can be obtained through open, notorious, hostile, and continuous use of water under a claim of right for the statutory period, similar to adverse possession. Prescriptive water rights claims are adjudicated in water court.
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