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'L 3 <br />? 25 <br />believe, from Mr. Thompson indicating that.for <br />substantial amounts of th e y.ear the water rights <br />dowrist:ream of the. Golden white:water co_urse on Clea.r ' Creek are qenerally not being. filled to th.eir ful3., •. : . <br />decreed.am.ounts,.so tYiat ariy wate.r that comes from the <br />course wi?11 be utilized by those water`rights:on Clear. <br />Creek. If in ,.t.hose ra re inst:ances wliere water p,a.sses_' <br />from the, mouth of Clear Creek into the. South Platte, <br />you theri.-have.water rights fr.om Commerce City to ' <br />Julesburg, wh.ich,? except. .in extremely hig:h flood ` <br />situations`, are water short. So any water that. passes `., <br />out of Clear Creek wil]. be?utilized by water rights.on <br />tYie. South P.1a.tte-: ? . <br />Q. Have ther.e been any studi.es done b.y the <br />state during your tenure as:-State'?Engineer and Deputy.- <br />State Engineer thathave analyzed the .number of times <br />that.water is:.used an.d reus.ed between the.end af'the... , <br />Golderi course.area to the state line, if you will? <br />? A. Yes. ? .. .. <br />Q And what have.those*studies demonstrated? :. :. <br />A. .Those studies indica.te -- and the way we did <br />this.was.look at the amoun.ts of water that are diverted <br />from Denver to the state, line with.Nebraska o.n the . <br />South Platte.- You'11 find that those diversions are anywhere from four to,.seven times.what the.production