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Upper Gunnison 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 proceeding and over all persons who have standing to appear as parties, whether they have appeared or not. 3. Statements of opposition were filed in this matter by Virgil and Lee Spann Ranches and Robert and Geraldine Howard; the City of Gunnison; Natural Energy Resources Company; Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association; Colorado River Water Conservation District; Colarado State Engineer and Division Engineer for Water Division No. 4; Colorado Water Conservation Board; Trout Unlimited; and the objector group (referred to herein as the "Bullock objector group") consisting of Gerald E. Bullock, Thomas C. Kelley, Brenda 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, Toni M. Bullock, Linda M. Goldman, Mike Peterson, Carl Long, Ruth Marie Long, J. Craig Bryant, 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 Ranches and Robert and Geraldine Howard; the City of Gunnison; the Bullock obj ector group; and the Colorado River Water Conservation District. These stipulations have been approved by the Court. Natural Energy Resources Company withdrew its statement of opposition. 5. 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 ("CWCB"). 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 10, 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 Conservation Board to the Water Court. 6. The water rights decreed herein are described as follows: 1. Names of structures: Gunnison River Whitewater Course (also referred to herein as the "Course"). The Gunnison River Whitewater Course is located in the Gunnison -2-