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Man: [uninteltigible] <br />Don Schwinrit : Thank you. Dascussion? All those in favor signify by saying, <br />. <br /> "Aye " <br />Various:. Aye. <br />Don Schwindt; Opposed`1 That ma#ion does carry. . <br />Cynthia Covel'L• Thank you. I tbink i'm on ttie mic now. What we are proposing to <br />- do, then, in ths absence of a more tra.ditional hearing is to, present .our <br /> witaesses who wffi do, either ia a narra.tive form or a cross- <br /> exanainadon - or I'm sorry, a question and answer fonnat. And <br /> we're b.opeful to be eble to stay vvitbm the tim,eframes that you have <br /> established in the Pre-Hearing Order. Just to olatify, I want to be <br />, sure I understanci; has the board determined that you wish to have <br /> each witness present its testimony and then the board wffl ask <br /> questions of that witness? <br />Don Schwipdt„ Convct. <br />Cynthia Covell: But tht written questiofis by the oth,er parties are reserved for the <br />3a#eX afternoon time slot? <br />Don Schwindt: ' Correct. <br />Cynthia CoveIl: Thank you. I wasa't quite sure I got that. Just to gi.ve you a little <br />roadmap here, I'Il go thrc>ugh what it is that we're goiiig to be <br />presenting today mad•what to be looking for in the #estimony.of our <br />witaesses. We're greatl.y appreciative of you coming to Cxunni'son to <br />+do this. I'm glad.the boazd was able to see the actual location of the <br />fxc?Y• The application is seeking water rights for the white water eourse, <br />knowu as the Gruzmison Whitewater Pazk. It's located, as you saw <br />this moining, just west of the ciiy. Aad. I can't really poinf it out on . <br />the map'very wel}, but if some ofyou can see the map, I think fhere'g <br />alht1e tiny maiker that shows the RICD. It's about 150 mUes from . <br />the state Iine and just upstream of Blue Mesa Reservoir. Now, as . <br />nwy of yau aze probably weIl aware, Blue Mesa. keservoir is a <br />Bureau of Reclamaiion project designed to cxpture water from the <br />Gunnison River for a variety of uses. Tle water rights fot the <br />recreationaT im-channel water right are associated initially with six, <br />but as you wiU heartoday, there 'wil1 be five separate dam struetUres <br />and water deflector deviGes tha# are going tb capture,, concerntrate and <br />Colorado Water-Conservation Board <br />September 10, 2002 Hearing Transcript <br />Page 6