Stipulation and Agreement and Decree Case No. 02CW038

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Upper Guiinison River Water Conservancy District 02CW038 2. Timely and adequate notice of the application was given in the manner required by law. None of the land or water rights involved in this application is located in a designated groundwater basin. The Court has jurisdiction over the subj ect matter of this proceediiig and over all persons who have standing to appear as parties, whether they have appeared or not. Statements of opposition were filed in this matter by Virgil and Lee Spann Ranche;s and Robert and Geraldine Howard; the City of Gunnison; Natural Energy Resources Company; Uncompahgre Valley WaterUsers Association; Colorado River Water Conservation District; Colorado State Engineer and Division Engineer for Water Division No. 4; Colorado `Nater Conservation Boaxd; Trout Unlimited; and the objector group (referred to herein as the "Bullock objector group") consisting of Gerald E. Bullock, Thomas C. Kelley, Bren(ia M. Kelley, Roy B. Winslow, Helen Winslow, Paula J. Lehr, William F. Chambliss, ]Linda Chambliss, Kenneth R. Bergan, Mary T. Bergan, Ben Peterson, Jill Peterson, Karl R. Peterson, Ruth S. Peterson, Nancy Ruehle, Raymond L. Ruehle, Arthur I. Means, To:ni M. Bullock, Linda M. Goldman, Mike Peterson, Carl Long, Ruth Marie Long, J. Craig Biyant, and Lu Ann L. Bryant. The time for filing statements of opposition has expired. No person or entity has sought to intervene. 4. The District reached stipulations with the following parties: Virgil and Lee Spann Rariches and Robert and Geraldine Howard; the City of Gunnison; the Bullock objector groul), the Colorado River Water Conservation District, the Colorado Water Conservation Boarcl and the Colorado State Engineer and Division Engineer for Water Division No. 4. 'I'hese stipulations have been approved by the Court. Natural Ener&ry Resources Company withdrew its statement of opposition. On April 10, 2002, pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-102(5) and 37-92-305(16), the District submitted a copy of the application to the Colorado Water Conservation Board ("CWC'B"). On May 20, 2002, the District requested a hearing before the CWCB pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-102(6)(a). A hearing was held before the CWCB on September 14, 2002. After deliberations conducted on September 10 and October 1, 2002, the CWCB submitted its October 11, 2002 Findings and Recommendations of the Colorado Water ConservzLtion Board to the Water Court. 6. A trial was held in this case from September 15 - 19, 2003. This Court entered a decree on December 26, 2003, and the CWCB and State Engineer and Division Engineer for W'ater 12/21 /0 S -2- C? d 0