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. 0418 -12-- The sources of supply for the above-named structures are Hamilton Creek, Cabin Creek, Ra.nch Creek, Hurd Creek, I'leadow Creek, Fras8r I?iver, and other unnamed tdbutaries of the Colorado River. These dghts to the use of 1'later are more pa):ticularly described in and they are subj8d to the Stipuldtion, as amended, as set forth above, and in the Fimll Decr'ee'which is predicated upon these Findings of Fad and Conclusions of Lm1. 24. On August 1, 1935, the United States of America and the Northern Colorado Water Users Association initiated the Colorado- Big Thompson Project and all of its component parts described und0T the headinC] "General Physical Description", including Green I':ountain Reservoir and P01'io):plant, and theJeafter the United States of America prosecuted the Proj ect to completion l'iith due diligencG. The United States of America within a reasonable time has diverted, impounded and applied to the benefic:i.al uses specified in said Senate Document No. 80 the Haters of the Colorado River and its tributaries, including the Blue River and its tdbutaries to the full capacity of all of the structures of that project. The rights to the use of water of the United States of America are set forth specifically in the Final Judgment and in the Finell Decree, both of "Ihich are predicated upon these Findings of Fact and Conclusions of LaH. Reference is made to the Stipulation, as amended, vrhich is set forth above in regard to the rights to the use of water of the United States of America, The United States of America shall have a priority for the Colorado-Big Thompson Project of August 1, 1935, in the Colorado River and its tributa.rl.cs, a.nd ;.:: t'18 Dhw River and its tributaries. 25. Neither these Findings of Fact nor any single Finding of Fad cO\~tained herein shall be binding upon the intervenors in Civil Action No. 2782 of these consolidated cases. Findings of Fact and conclusions of law in regard to each of the intervenors shall be entered follovring the final hearing of the issues raised by their respective pleedings, 'and the responsive pleadings of the United State~) of America in the cases of the intervenors are not disposed of on motion and the C33es are actually, tried on the merits. Eo.scd uvm the preceding Findings of Fact, including- the Stipu- lation as amended, as set forth above, the following conclusions of law are enteL)d: g.Q!~.LcUSIO)i>S OL~1:W 3t'l.,s~cl l'.1::0,1 '1~,IC c','idence addu~ed in these consolidated cases and t:1e stipulatio;l, as c11118l;cled, ilnd set forth in the Findings of F' c.t '.1..' """l 1 ' '. a I lL l~ COL~C_UOeG. (1) The parties to these consolidated cases are entitled to the p=ioritics of rights to the use of water in the Colorado River, Williams Pork Rive=, Fraser River, Blue River and South Platte River, .1...