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<br />, APPENDIX A
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<br />DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION NO.3, COLORADO
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<br />Case No.
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<br />FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND RULING OF THE REFEREE
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<br />CONCERNING TH~ APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS OF THE
<br />VALLEY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, in Alamosa,Rio
<br />S~guache, Hinsdale, and Mineral counties, place of
<br />Mineral and Hinsdale Counties.
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<br />SAN LUIS
<br />Grande,
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<br />This matter came before the Water Referee on the Amended
<br />Application for Approval of Plan for Augmentation, InclU~li~lg
<br />Exchange, ~nd for Change of Water Rif1hts . Th;e Wat.erReff?1i~~/ .
<br />having made such investigations as are necessarytodf?te+:nti:n:~,;-
<br />'.wJ:Tetherthe statemepts in the Amended . Application. are;trtiEi:.AtJd
<br />,'being fully advised in this mattf?r,\1erel?y .ffI1dsancl"coI'i9+u4~p~:,
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<br />. "'~iNDINGS'" br" ;'Eii.~f1riti).Cd'ft~djstoits}iC~,"tAW;;'ii::':~f~,c\J~:~~t~~~'!.>:~,rc:.'i;
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<br />.,.. :1:.. ~pplicant f~l;~d.i;tsApp).~:q~~t<:1ll ,for.~pproval~9~:"l!,t,~l}\~~;9;p, .
<br />. Augmentat10n i . IncludJ.ng Exchange,. and, for Cha:ngeof_'~Clt-~;r:~r'~{l:SJ1;tt.s'
<br />. on Decemher 30, 1994. On March 21, 1995 Applidantfi,led,anf" '
<br />Amended Application,_t.o correct an error.
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<br />2. Timely and adequate notice of the application was
<br />published as required by law and this Court has jurisdiction.over
<br />the subject matter of the proceed ino and over a 11 perf;onTr'\~D~~~. >
<br />water rights affected thereby ,whether .theyhaveapp:ear:.ed;'o:p':.~"not..
<br />Republication of the amended application was not necessary.
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<br />3. The time for filing statements of opposition expired cn
<br />F~bruary 28, 1995. Timely statements of opposition were filed by
<br />the State and Division Engineers and the Colorado Water
<br />Conservation Board ("CWCB").
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<br />4. Applicant is the San Luis Valley Water Conservancy
<br />District ("District"); P.O. Box 729, Monte vista, :J 81144,
<br />(719) 852-2315.
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<br />5. Applicant is a statutorily governed water conservancy
<br />district formed pursuant to the Colorado Water Conservancy Act,
<br />C.R.S. S 37-45-101, et seq. This act provides for the formation
<br />of water conservancy districts and provides means by which a
<br />water conservancy district... l11ay expand and change its boundd.4 ie::>
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