Application for Surface Water Rights for Recreational In-Channel Uses

• Description: Case No. 4-02CW38 Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District
• State: CO
• Basin: Gunnison
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 3/28/2002
• Author: Cynthia F. Covell
• Title: Application for Surface Water Rights for Recreational In-Channel Uses
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Court Documents

Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District
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5. Appropriation
A. Date oi'Initiation of Appropriation October 20. 1998, or such other date as the court
may find.
B. 1 -low Appropriation Was initiated The appropriation was initiated by fonnation of the
requisite intent to appropriate coupled with actions manifesting such an intent sufficient
to put third parties on notice, including but not limited to, discussions in public meetings
of the Applicant's provision of water rights for the Course, design of the Course by
Gunnison County, negotiation and execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement
between Gunnison County and Applicant, and Applicant's authorization in a public
meeting to proceed with an application for water rights for the Coarse in order to
implement the Board's policy of improving water supplies for recreational purposes, to
ensure protection of Gunnison County's investments in the Coarse and to ensure that
the purpose and function of the Gunnison River Whitewater Park can be maintained in
the future, notwithstanding development of other water rights on the Gunnison River,
C. Date Water First Applied to Beneficial Use Not applicable.
6. Amount claimed Applicant requests water rights for the following amounts, CONDITIONAL.,
in cubic -feet per second for each of the specified semi - monthly time periods for each of the structures
which makes up the Course:
May I-
15
May 16-
31
June 1-
15
June 16 -
30
July I-
15
July 16-
31
August
1.15
August
16 -31
Sept. I-
15
Sept. 16-
30
570
1190
1460
1500
1100
530
460
390
300
270
Applicant hits determined that the foregoing amounts are the minimum amounts necessary to provide a
reasonable recreation experience daring each of the above time periods, taking into consideration other
current and potential demands on the water supply.
7. Beneficial Llses for Course Water Rights Boating (including but not limited to kayaking, railing,
and canoeing) and general recreational uses.
8. Ngme and Address of Owner of Land on which Structures Are Located Gunnison County,
Colorado, c/o County Manager, 200 East Virginia, Gunnison, CO 81230.
9. Remarks Applicant intends to appropriate and beneficially use all of the water herein
appropriated, provlcled, however, that when and to the extent releases made for recreational purposes
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