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â–ºurango Herald Online <br />Page 2 of <br />October 2005, the Corps ordered the town of Pagosa Springs to repair damage done to the San Juan River during the construction of a kayak <br />ark. The work, done without a permit, removed a gauge to measure flooding and destroyed a $200,000 fishery project for which the Division of <br />lildlife shared half the cost. Pagosa Springs applied retroactively for a permit. <br />"here has been no resolution of the case," Hellige said Thursday. <br />ttorneys for the Southwestern Water Conservation District are negotiating with the city on language for an RICD request before the water court. <br />outhwestern, an alliance of water districts from Pagosa Springs to the Utah state line, wants to make sure no one comes up short of water. <br />finch, the Animas River Task Force member, said it's important that the financial and water interests of other river users aren't harmed. <br />nder Colorado water law, seniority counts. A longtime holder of a court- granted water allocation takes water even if other junior users go without. <br />aler @durangoherald.com <br />intents copyright ©, the Durango Herald. All rights reserved. <br />ttp : / /www.durangoherald.comlasp- bin 1printable_article_generation. asp ?article _path= /news1061newsO6O2l2... 2/13/200 <br />