Answer Brief of Appellee Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District

• File Number: 8230.2F
• Description: Colorado Supreme Court Appeal
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 9/30/2004
• Author: Cynthia F. Covell
• Title: Answer Brief of Appellee Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Court Documents

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adjudicatory standard of review of its findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3. Even assuming CWCB had authority to make a presumptively valid
determination of the flow, the judge properly found Upper Gunnison
rebutted the presumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D. The Water Judge recognized the legislature's authority to limit recreational
in-channel water rights and correctly applied the SB 2161imits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E. The water judge correcly applied the 102(6) factors . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 27
l. The water court properly found that the amounts requested do not
impa.ir compact development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2. The water court correctly found that the Gunnison RICD promotes
maximum utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
V. CONCLUSION :........................................................29
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