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Consent Agenda Item l.g Case No. 5-07CW074: Application of John and Charlene Simcox Application Summal'V This is an application for ground water rights, change of water rights, approval of a plan for augmentation, and appropriative right of exchange near the Town of Fraser. Applicants seek conditional ground water rights for 8 wells (Dusty Diamond Well Nos. 1-5 and 8-10) with an appropriation date of December 31,2006. The atnount claimed for each well is 15 gpm for in-house domestic uses only. Applicants seek a change of water right for Applicants' interests in the Crooked Creek Ditch No. 1 from irrigation to consumptive use credits for augmentation purposes and/or storage in Simcox Reservoir for release in accordance with the plan for augmentation applied for in this case. Applicants seek approval of a plan for augmentation to replace out-of-priority depletions associated with uses of water from the 8 wells and evaporative losses associated with Simcox Reservoir. The proposed sources of augmentation water are consumptive use credits and releases from Simcox Reservoir. Applicants seek an appropriative right of exchange of their interest in the Crooked Creek Ditch No.1 to the Dusty Diamond Wells, with an appropriation date of December 31, 2006. CWCB Appl"Opriation The CWCB has appropriated the following instream flow water rights that could be injured by this application: CWCB Stl'eam/Lake Amount Approp, Watershed County Case No, ( cfs) Date 5-90CW301 Crooked Creek 6/1.5 11/27/90 Fraser River Grand 5-90CW296 Crooked Creek 8/4/2 11/27/90 Fraser River Grand Potential fOl'lniUl'V The Applicants' proposed change of water I1ght may result in an expansion of use that could injure the Board's instream flow water rights on Crooked Creek. The Applicant's proposed plan for augmentation and exchange may injure the Boat,d's instream flow water rights on Crooked Creek by not replacing out-of-priority depletions in time, place and amount. Other Obiectors As of June 26, 2007, Young Life also filed a statement of opposition to this application.