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Upper Gunnison River Water Cvnservancy District <br />02CW038 <br />Timely and adequate notice of the application was gzven in the manner requiied by law <br />None of the land or wateY- tights involved in this application is located in a designated <br />groundwater Uasin. Ihe Cotut has jtuisdiction over- the subject matter of'this pr-oceeding and <br />over all persons who have standing to appear as parties, whether- they have appeared or not <br />Statements of opposition wete filed in this matter by Vir-gil and Lee Spann Ranches and <br />Robert and Gei aldine Howard; the City of Gunnison; Natural Energy Resources Company; <br />Uncompahgre Va.iley WaterUsers Association; Colorado River Water Conseivation Distxict; <br />Coloxado State Engineez and Division Engineer for Watei Division No.. 4; Colorada WateY <br />Conseivation Boaid; Trout Unlimited; and tlie objector gioup (refezred to herein as the <br />"Bullock objector grovp") consisting of Gerald E Bullock, Thomas C. Kelley, Brenda M <br />Kelley, Roy B Winslow, Helen Winslow, Paula T. Lehz, William R. Chambliss, Linda <br />Chambliss, Kenneth R, Bergan, Mary T. Bergan, Ben Peterson, Jill Peterson, Kazl R.. <br />Peterson, Ruth S. Peterson, Nancy Ruehle, Raymond L. Ruehle, Arthui- I. Means, Ioni M. <br />Bullock, Linda M Goldman, Mike Peterson, Caal Long, Ruth Mazie Long, .J. Craig Bryant, <br />and Lu Arm L Bryant, The time for filing statements of opposition has expired. No person <br />oz entity has sought to inteivene. <br />4.. I'he Distiict reached stipulations with the following paxties: Virgil and Lee Spann Ranches <br />and Robert and Geraldine Howazd; the City o#'Gunnison; the Bullock objectol group, the <br />Colozado River Water Conseivation Disttict, the Colorado Water Conseivation BoaYd and <br />the Colorado State Engineei and Division Engineer for Water Division No. 4. These <br />stipulationshavebeenapprovedbytheCourt NaturalEneigyResourcesCompanywithdtew <br />its statement of opposition. <br />On April 10, 2002, pursuant to C R: S.. § 37-92-102(5) and 37-92-305(16), the District <br />submitted a copy of the application to the Colorado Watet Conseivation Board ("CWCB"). <br />On May 20, 2002, the Disfirict iequested a heazing befoie ihe CWCB puzsuant to C.R S§ <br />37-92-102(6)(a). A hearing was held before the CWCB on Septembei 10, 2002. After <br />delibeiations conducted on Septembei- 10 and October 1, 2002, the CWCB submitted its <br />Octobec 11, 2002 Findings and Recommendations of the Coloiado Watei Consezvation <br />Board to the Water Couit. <br />A trial was held in this case from Septembet 15 - 19, 2003.. Ihis Court entered a deciee on <br />Decembet 26, 2003, and the CWCB and State Engineer and Division Engineei for Water <br />12/21/OS -2-