Consent_1b ‎(3)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 9/16/2008
• Description: ISF Section – Consent Agenda – Case No. 5-08CW077, Application of Eagle River Water and Sanitation District
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Consent Agenda Item l .b
Case No. 5-08CW077: Application of Eagle River Water and Sanitation District
Application Summary
This is an application for a conditional surface water right and approval of a plan for
augmentation for the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District in Eagle County. The Applicant
seeks to adjudicate a seven cfs conditional water right for the Eagle River Water and Sanitation
District's Wolcott Municipal Diversion for various uses. The Applicant seeks to divert said water
from five alternate points of diversion. The Applicant also seeks approval of a plan to augment
out-of priority depletions up to a maximum of 580 consumptive acre feet per year. The amounts
and sources of replacement water are: up to 330 AF from Eagle Park Reservoir and up to 250 AF
from Homestake Reservoir.
CWCB Appropriation
The CWCB holds the following instream flow water rights that could be injured by this
application:
CWCB StreamlLake Amount Approp. Watershed Coun
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Case No. cfs Date
5-80CW126 Eagle River 110/45 3/17/80 Eagle River Eagle
5-80CW124 Eagle River 130/50 3/17/80 Eagle River Eagle
Potential for Injury
The Applicant's proposed plan for augmentation may injure the Board's instream flow water
rights on the Eagle River by not replacing depletions in time, amount and location.
Other Objectors
Grand Valley Water Users Association, Orchard Mesa Irrigation District, Ute Water
Conservancy District, acting by and through the Ute Water Activity Enterprise, the City of
Aurora, and the State and Division Engineers also filed Statement of Oppositions to this
application.