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National Monument, which is located in Moffat County and which <br /> shall be the downstream terminus. " Application for Change of <br /> Water Rights, p. 2. Objectors Upper Yampa Water Conservancy Dis- <br /> trict ( "Upper Yampa" ) and Thomas R. Sharp, by way of their State- <br /> ments of Opposition, have raised the legal issue of whether Parks <br /> can be granted a water right for the instream use of water for <br /> recreation and piscatorial purposes. Statement of Opposition of <br /> Upper Yampa, p. 1; Statement of Opposition of Thomas R. Sharp, p. <br /> 2. At its core, the Objectors ' arguments are founded on their <br /> assertion that Parks is seeking a minimum stream flow water <br /> right, a type of appropriative water right that Parks will <br /> readily concede may be held only by the Colorado Water Conserva- <br /> tion Board ( "CWCB" ) . § 37-92-102(3) , 15 C.R.S. (1990) . <br /> Perusal of Thornton v. Fort Collins, 830 P. 2d 915 (Colo. <br /> 1992) ( "Thornton" ) , and In re Applications for Water Rights of <br /> Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, 838 P. 2d 840 , <br /> (Colo. 1992) ( "Upper Gunnison" ) , will reveal that the Objectors ' <br /> attempt to characterize the water right sought by Parks as a min- <br /> imum stream flow water right was similarly made by the objectors <br /> in those cases. In the Thornton case, the City of Fort Collins <br /> sought a water right of 55 cfs for use in the Poudre River <br /> Recreation Corridor, which is comprised of several parks, open <br /> space areas and trail systems along the Cache La Poudre River . <br /> Thornton, 830 P. 2d at 919. The intended use for this water right <br /> -2- <br />