CRWCD Decree For Elkhead Enlargement

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District Coup Water Division 6, Colorado Case No. Q2CWIOb; Application of: Colorado River Water Conservation District and its Colorado Raver Water Projects EAterprise, in Rauh and Moffat Counties, Colorado Aeiree of tlse Water Court Page 4 of 7 water Tine will be approximately ?60 acres. a. ~ x' ~m ~eiaht of the Dam: The dam crest will be at an elevation ofapproximately 6,403 feet above mean sea level. The height of the dam will be approximately- l l 0 feet. b. I,~enath of the Darn in eel: The length of the darn will be appr©ximately I ,40U feet ?. Date o_fthe Apr p`ation; The date of appropriation is October ~6, zo02. 8. ~tt~ofp,~iation: T~ conditional storage tight was initiated by the River District's formation of intent to appropriate water as evidenced by the R.ivex District's formal resolution, purchase of real property, recordation of deeds, field surveys, participation in public meetings and other acts in ftutherance of the appropriation. 9. Lase: The water will be used-fox municipal, conunersial, industrial, domestic, irrigation, livestock,-hydro Bower production, evaporation, augmentation,exchange replacement,-powergeneration andeQOling, wastewater tr~nent, pi-~catoriai and- rec7reational including in- res~rvoir -and _in-river fiat -habitat and river- #~ow maintenance and _ enh~ mint usas, -and uses in fv~herance - e Upper trolorado ,~ River B s n Fishes- Recovery Program)_ with the zig,~t t~ reuse and successively use the water to extinction. 10. ~tice of-Use. To the extent reasonably-feasible, the=River Duct shah noti~ythe Division Engineer's o€ftce of the amount anddelivery point of releases- herein decreed prior to release. 1 I . .Can and The Count-finds that-the c~nditionai =water storage right -can =and will be diverted, stored, captured, possessEd and controlled and will be bene#~cially-used €or the claimed purposes, and that the reservoir enlargement project can and will be completed with diligence within a reasonable time.