WSP10471

• File Number: 8449.900
• Description: Platte River Basin-Miscellaneous Small Projects and Project Studies-Bear Creek
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 10/1/1989
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Engineering Report for Storable Water by CWCBs Water Rights
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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DISTRIC'l' COURT. WATER DIVISION 1. COLORADO

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Cue No.. 8401115. UCW167. UCW168. 88019:4_ -and 8Il~'~...Q
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STIPULATION AND CONSENT TO DECREES

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CONCERNING THE APPLICATIONS FOR WATER RIGHTS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. DEPARTMENT 01 NATURAL RESOURCES. COLORADO WATER
CONSERVATION BOARD

IN JEFFERSON COUNTY

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The .pplic.nt. the Color.do W.ter Con..rv.tion Bo.rd
("CWCS" or the the "Bo.rd"). by .nd througb it. .ttorney. Du.ne
Wood.rd. Attorney Gener.l tor the St.te of Color.do. .nd
objectors Centr.l Color.do W.ter Con.erv.ncy District .nd the
Ground W.ter Manage.ent Subdistrlct of tbe Centr.l Colorado
Water Conlerv.ncy District ("Central.). by .nd through its
.ttorneys. Lind. L.wrenc. & Ott.nhott. .nd the City ot Lakewood
("L.tewood"). by .nd througb it. attorney.. Hol.e. RobertI &
OVen. berebY .tipul.te .. tollow.:

1. The Bo.rd own. tbe condition.l .tor.ge right. decreed
in C..e No. W-232 to tbe Morrl.on Exch.nge ae.ervoir .nd in
C..e No. 7901306 to Be.r Creek L.ke. Tbe Morri.on Exch.nge
ae.ervoir .tor.ge right i. in the ..ount ot 2.000 ..t. tor
aunlclpal. industri.l. r.cr..tion.l. .nd other b.nefici.l
u.e.. It i. tb. .ubject ot . ch.ng. .pplication in C..e No.
IteNl67 to aove it. pl.ce ot .tor.ge downstre.. to Bear Creek
L.te. ana i. .1.0 the .ubj.ct ot dilig.nce applications in C.se
Nos. 8tCW168 .nd 880195. th. Bear Cre.k Lake .tor'ge right is
condition.l .. to use tor .unicipal. do.estic. irrigation. .nd
r.cre.tion.l purpo.... but i. ab.olute tor pi.c.tori.l purpose.
1n the ..ount ot 1.989 ..f. No .d4ition.l ..ount ot w.ter
rea.in. condition.l tor pi.catori.l purpo.... Tbe a.ar Cr.et
Lake .torag. rigbt i. tbe .ub)ect ot diligence applic.tion. in
ca.. No.. ItONl15 .nd 18eM't.

2. B..r Cr.ek Lak. va. cr.ated by construction ot Mt.
C.rbon D... .nd storage in it ia controll.d by tbe U.S. Aray
Corp. of Engineera (.Corp..). A. ot the date ot this
stipul.tion only the ONeS b.. b..n giv.n per.isslon to store
vat.r in Be.r Creek L.t. on . p.r..n.nt b..i.. Nu.erou. other
entiti... including Central aDd L.tewood. are se.king .i.il.r
p.r.iaaion .nd bave flied .ppllc.~iona in v.~er court
requ..ting condl~ion.l .tor.g. d.cr... in tb. lake.

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