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<br />Consent Agenda Item 1.k <br />Case No. 4-03CW287: Application ofEstess Family Limited Partnership <br /> <br />Application Summal'V <br /> <br />This is an amended application for changes of water rights, storage rights, surface water rights, and <br />approval of new and amended plans for augmentation near Almont in Gunnison County. <br />Although not clearly stated, this Application appears to describe a year-round fishery operation <br />that includes a fishery channel and a number of ponds. Applicant's plan for augmentation and <br />exchange includes releases from on-site ponds as well as releases from Blue Mesa Reselvoir. <br />Applicant also seeks to change the locations of use for Estess Pond Nos. 1 through 10 and seeks <br />to change the sizes of those ponds. The total volume of the ponds will remain the same at 75 <br />acre-feet. Finally, Applicant seeks to amend the plan for augmentation decreed in Case No. <br />96CW305 to reflect the changed locations of Estess Pond Nos. 1A through 9A. No change to <br />other components of the plan for augmentation is sought. <br /> <br />CWCB Appl"Opriation <br /> <br />The CWCB has appropriated the following instream flow water rights that could be injured by this <br />application: <br /> <br />C\VCB Stl'eam/Lake Amount Approp, Watershed County <br />Case No, ( cfs ) Date <br />5-83CW230 East River 10 6/3/82 East - Taylor Rivers Gunnison <br />5-83CW228 East River 50/27 6/3/82 East - Taylor Rivers Gunnison <br /> <br />Potential fOl'lniUl'V <br /> <br />The Applicant's proposed plan for augmentation may injure the Board's instream flow water <br />rights on the East River by not replacing out-of-priority depletions in time, place and amount. <br /> <br />Other Obiectors <br /> <br />As of June 28, 2007, the Colorado Division of Wildlife and Wildlife Commission also filed a <br />statement of opposition to this application. <br />