Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Durango Iterald. Online <br /> <br />...r. SE,3.0 ,"ph <br /> <br />DUfongoHefokt.com <br /> <br />Ilagc 1 of2 <br /> <br />Thursd...... November 01. 2007 <br /> <br />TilE nUnA~(;O flER\LJ) <br />......m. <br /> <br />rl~;-'--"', ~-......",:",~;~ Larry G.rdn.r/& <br />~"""'c_cl, ~'~.;;";1:Hj : 375.3205 ~ <br />The Only webslte you need (or Durango Real Estate and morel .....,J <br /> <br />-.... <br /> <br />News <br /> <br />Agreement likely on recreation water <br />Durango could have kayak park without hurting upstream users <br /> <br />November 1, 2007 <br />By Dale Rodebaugh I Herald SIaff Writer <br /> <br />Filty Individuals and Ofganlzations . slate i1rn11oca1 . are on the brink of an agreerrnml that will give the city of <br />Durango Ihe amount of Animas River water it wants lor a kayak par1<. whtle attM same time assuring upstream <br />user's of enough water for other purposes, <br /> <br />"I can't give fTIO(e details now because there arelhree cases thai have to be senled as part of a package," Barry <br />Spear. the allome...lor the Soulhweslem Water ConS8fViltiQn District. said Wednesday after iI close<! union 01 his <br />board "But we'te all schedule<! to appear befOte (6th Judicial District) Judge Gregory Lyman a week from Ioday ~ <br /> <br />Jack Rogers, the director of publiC wof1ls in Durango and its interim city manager. agreed With Spear's i1sS8ssment <br />of Durango's request for a recreational in.channel diversion. or RICO <br /> <br />"We'l have an elewtive session Tuesday to consKler the RICO $611lement," Rage" saKI "We plan to take achon at <br />that time " <br /> <br />II all parlles agrae, three proposed decrees will be presenled 10 Lyman for his considerahon in an effort to end a <br />dispute thaI goes back about three years <br /> <br />AJlthrae cases were filed as objectIOns to Ihe application b...the City of Durango for as much as 1.400 cubit feel of <br />waler per second fOt a kayak park at Smeller Rapid on the Animas al Santa Rtla Park <br /> <br />La Plata County and the Southwestern Water Con&efVahon District each filed separale laWSUIts to proted future <br />development upstream from being harmed by development of the kayak park. <br /> <br />Durango Is IoIlow;ng the lead 01 other commuOllIM throughout <br />the stale that acquired Ihe light toa certain arnount of water for <br />recreation TraditiOnat waler use~ say Johnny--c.ome.lately <br />recreation interMts want to hog water; recreallon interests say <br />whitewater sporls are nOW' more 01 an economic force than <br />agriCullllto and other U$6S <br /> <br />l'!I;r.JesUc Mountain <br />{fJ(rlu'(// . <br /> <br /> ~. <br /> , <br /> ",. <br /> :~ ,., <br /> .,. <br />'Wl . If . <br /> '''11_'''' . ., t., i.. <br /> , '-..- <br /> <br />The application by Durango for a recreallonalln-channel <br />dlve"lonbiggeredproteslsby 50 slate and Iocalenllties and <br />individuals The pending agreement about Durango's RICO <br />would aver1 a lwo-week trial scheduled to slartJan 7. <br /> <br />Southweslem Water Conurvahon District board members <br />Wednesday told him to finalize the agreement, Spear saKI. <br />Mombers ollhe Colorado Water ConservatiOn Board gave their <br />llaff the same OIl:Ier, Spear said The selllement package wtll be <br />presented to Durango city counClIo" and Le Plaia County <br />commiSsione" nolt waek. <br /> <br />~... <br />-,... <br />C..I.... "Vele." s.- <br />0..1 -:;"'.1'" <br />Your R.el Esr.te Pertn.,. <br /> <br />"The femaifllng opponents have been contacted to see if there <br />are any objectIOns," Spear said "We are worldng to address any concerns" <br /> <br />Che. hen} IQ Sf'Ind 8Il t>mM 10 the author <br /> <br />--. <br /> <br />(;:;) <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />E,",,~ 1M an.de <br />eo..... __ <br /> <br />, ^ A <br /> <br />Visiting <br />Durango? <br />real town. <br />real mountains. <br />real colorado. <br /> <br /> <br />MICHAEL <br />NAf,C I <br />HOMES <br /> <br />h"....lIwww dllnmunhcrah1 com/ac;;r-hin/3rticlc .~cncration.asp?artic1c tvpc=ncws&articlc... 1111/2007 <br />