Animas-La Plata Water Rights

TFE REFEREE: That will be done and it will be copied into and made
a part of the- transcript of testimony.
MR. EAKES: Thank you.
CLAIMANT'S EXHIBIT N0. 1
IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR LA PLATA COUNTY
STATE OF COLORADO
IN THE MATTER OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 1751 -B
ADJUDICATION.OF RIGHTS TO THE USE' )
OF WATER IN WATER DISTRICT NO. 30T )
IRRIGATION DISTRICT NUMBER 7, RIO ) STATEMENT OF CLAIM.
LAS ANIMAS AND ITS TRIBUTARIES IN )!
THE STATE OF COLORADO. )!
THE SOUTHWESTERN WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, for the
purpose of obtaining the benefits of the Statutes of the State of
Colorado relative to the adjudication of water rights, respectfully
shows the court:
1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CLAIMANT. The Southwestern Water
Conservation District, whose address is La Plata County Court House,
1060 Second Avenue, Durango, is the claimant of. such water rights.
2. DITCH;- RESERVOIR AND OTHER STRUCTURES. Major structures
of the Animas -La Plata Project, a participating project of the
Colorado River Storage Project, for which this claim is made, include
the f ollowinx:
a. HOWARDSVILLE RESERVOIR is formed by Howardsville Dam
located on the Animas River about two miles upstream from the town
of Silverton. The dam-is a rolled -earth and rock -fill structure,
about 1300 feet long with a crest width of 30 feet. The reservoir
will have a total capacity of 93,700 acre -feet, of which 90,700
acre -feet will be active capacity. Ther_reservoir is located in an
unsurveyed portion of thenPublic Domain which, if surveyed section
lines were extended into the area, would probably be in Sections
29, 30 and 31, Township 42 North, Range 6 West; Section 36, Township
42 North, Range 7 West; Section 6, Township 41 North, Range 6 West;
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