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? <br />? a <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />TABLE OF AU'THORITJES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii <br />EXPLANATIOTI OF CITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v <br />1. STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 <br />H. STATENZENT OF THE CASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 <br />A. Nature of the Case, Course of Proceedings and Disposition in the Trial Court . . 1 <br />B. St:atement of the Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 <br />M. SUNIlVIARY OF ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 <br />1V. AR.GUM:-NT ......................................................... .8 <br />A. TYie water court used the correct legal standard in confirming the <br />asnounts of water claimed for the RICD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 <br />1. With respect to determination of amount, tke word "minimum" <br />in the definition of RICD does not impose a more restrictive <br />standard than the concept of beneficial use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 <br />2. The SB 216 legislative hisorty supports the legal standard <br />applied by the water judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 <br />3. The CWCB does not offer any way to apply its "minimum flow" <br />standard that is different from beneficial use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 <br />B. Thi-, evidence supports the Water Judge's Findings and Decree confirming the <br />amounts cla.imed by Upper Gunnison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 <br />C. CVITCB's deterxnination of amount should not be considered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 <br />• 1. SB 216 does not give CWCB the authority to make determinations <br />concerningamount ......................................... 19 <br />2. CWCB cannot expand its control over RICDs by demanding an <br />It <br />-1-