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DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 7, <br />COLORADO <br />1060 East Second Avenue <br />2 e ,a ' <. <br />Durango, Colorado 81301 <br />E <br />(970) 247 -2304 <br />IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR <br />WATER RIGHTS OF CITY OF DURANGO IN LA <br />PLATA COUNTY <br />♦ COURT USE ONLY A <br />John Barlow Spear, #13878 <br />Maynes, Bradford, Shipps & Sheftel, LLP <br />Case Number: 06 CW 09 <br />835 E. Second Avenue, Suite 123 <br />P. O. Box 2717 <br />Durango, Colorado 81301 / 81302 <br />Div: 7 Ctrm: <br />Phone Number: (970) 247 -1755 <br />Fax Number: (970) 247 -8827 <br />E -mail: bsl?ear@mbssllp.com <br />STATEMENT OF OPPOSITION <br />1. Name, Mailing Address and Telephone Number of Objector <br />Southwestern Water Conservation District <br />841 East Second Avenue <br />Durango, Colorado 81301 <br />By its attorneys: Maynes, Bradford, Shipps & Sheftel, LLP <br />P. O. Box 2717 <br />Durango, Colorado 81302 (970) 247 -1755 <br />2. The Application should not be granted, or should be granted only in part or if the <br />following conditions are met, because <br />a. Objector owns water rights in the Animas River drainage which may be <br />materially injured if the Application is granted without sufficient protective terms and <br />conditions to assure that no injury to Objector's water rights will result. <br />b. Applicant must demonstrate that the recreational in- channel; diversion ( "RICD ") <br />water rights sought in the Application will not impair the ability of residents in Colorado to fully <br />develop and place for consumptive beneficial use the State's entitlements under Colorado <br />River- related compacts. <br />