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ittic <br /> DATE OF MAIANO Filed in The District Court <br /> /2 /,— !1latp�Riuicinp <br /> is; 1 71997 <br /> DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 4, STATE OF COLORADO <br /> CASE NO. 96-CW-139 t;*yFh11UPS,G�ej <br /> k <br /> RULING OF THE REFEREE AND DECREE OF THE WATER COURT <br /> CONCERNING THE APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS OF: <br /> TRI-COUNTY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT IN OURAY COUNTY, COLORADO. <br /> This Application was filed on August 5- 1996 1996 and was referred to the <br /> Water Referee for Water Division 4, State o Colorado. All notices required by <br /> law for the filing of this Application have been fulfilled and the Court has <br /> jurisdiction over the Application. <br /> A Statement of Opposition was filed by Hydrowest, Inc. and later withdrawn <br /> on September 16, 1997. A Statement of Opposition was filed by Dallas Creek <br /> Water Company and later withdrawn on December 9 , 1997. <br /> The Referee having made those investigations necessary to determine whether <br /> or not the statements in the Application are true does make the following deter- <br /> mination and Ruling: <br /> 1. The statements in the Application are true. <br /> 2. The name and address of the claimant is Tri-County Water Conservancy <br /> District, 647 North 7th Street, Montrose, CO 81401 (telephone, <br /> 970-249-3369). <br /> 3. The name of the structure is the Hydroplant Ridgway Reservoir Dam. <br /> 4. The legal description of the point of diversion is as follows: <br /> The Dam of the Ridgway Reservoir the centerline of the crest <br /> of said Reservoir Dam at the East abuttment is located at a <br /> point whence the South quarter corner of Section 16, Township <br /> 46 North, Range 8 West, N.M.P.M. bears South 37° 11 ' 22.8" <br /> East 2680.38 feet; and the centerline of the crest of the <br /> Ridgway Dam at the West abuttment is located at a point <br /> whence said South quarter corner of said Section 16, bears <br /> South 69° 52' 37.2" East 4252.33 feet; and the centerline of <br /> the Dam between the East and West abuttments bears South 74° <br /> 10' 42" West 2466.00 feet. <br /> 5. Source: Uncompahgre River and its tributaries, a tributary of the <br /> Gunnison River. <br /> 6. A. Date of initiation of appropriation: November 6, 1956. <br /> B. Appropriation was initiated by a field survey and engineering <br /> study by the United States Bureau of Reclamation. <br /> (1) <br /> co-)49-M4 <br />