C.R.S. § 36-4-111

Nothing in sections 36-4-104 to 36-4-112 shall prevent the board or the state from proceeding in aid of the actions provided in said sections, or independently thereof, by mandamus, injunction, or other appropriate action, civil or criminal, to acquire irrigation rights and easements upon the public domain for the benefit of the state or its citizens or to protect and defend the same.