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. ` . . . . . . . ' 96 <br /> . l This water right? <br />A <br /> : . . <br />.. . <br />t <br />C <br /> 2 . <br />our <br />: Q. Yes, if grantecl by the <br /> 3 A -Well, nothing's re.quired until. there' s a j unior _ water ? right <br /> 4 upstream of it. The right simply lives .off.. the flow that. comes. into. ' <br /> 5. the hgad.of. the Whitewater P.arls.. Once the decre.e is :grant:ed, if there <br /> 6 were juniors. that were -- that aehieved a water right upstream of the ' <br /> 7. Whitewater Park, the administrative official w.ould have.to determine <br /> 8 how much water is available in.the stream to meet. the'right, the <br /> 9 `Breckenridge right.. If the Breckenridge.right is short,.he wouTd then , <br /> 10 - have to deterniine how much water had to be curtailed.from tMe;junior <br /> 11 up s tr e aift.. , . . . _ ; . . . - . _. <br /> 12 Q Does.this water right,present any unique administration. <br /> 13 issues3 . : <br />? 14 Not in my opinion:.. <br /> 15 QIn your opinion, why not? <br /> .16 A Well,'.again; as I say, to administer a right, you need to <br /> 17 know. priority. You need to know what, the stream is producing. upstream <br /> 18. and what r.ights upstream that are junior that.are divertingc.. Often <br /> 19 times this requires a. determination of lag time and anticipatio.n of <br /> 20 what's happening in the watershed above. An applicant or water.,right <br /> 21 owner places a ca11 on.the river. -- you know -- this.is quite simple <br /> 22. compared to the situation.say in the metro Denver:area.where':the <br /> 23 Billington Ditch, for example, will place a call.downstream of the <br />. 24 DenverMetropolitan area..That call can go all the way.into South ? <br />: 25 Park, a.distance of 140 miles. The commis.sioner.has to anticipate <br />? 26 what the flow.conditi.ons are: The trarisit.time is three days. Wate r