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<br />IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR
<br />
<br />IVATER DIVISION NO, 7
<br />
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />
<br />CASE NO, w- 1515-76
<br />
<br />IN THE ~~TTER OF THE
<br />APPLICATION FOR
<br />IVATER Rl GHTS OF COLORADO
<br />WATER CONSERVATION BOARD, ON
<br />BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
<br />STATE OF COLORADO IN THE,PINE
<br />RIVER WATERSHED IN SAN JUAN '
<br />COUNTY
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<br />
<br />RULING Of REFEREE
<br />
<br />1. Applicant: The Colorado Water Conservation A~~lication Filed: Nov. 29, 1976
<br />Board
<br />1845 Sherman Street
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />2. Name of ditch or othe~ ~tructure: 'VALLECITO LAKE
<br />
<br />3. Point of diversion: located at 3704114711 North Latitude & 107.032'03" West
<br />Longitude. Va11ecito Creek, snow melt, precipitation runoff & other natural
<br />sources. Pine River Watershed~
<br />
<br />4. ~Ieans of diversion: gravity flow into the lake
<br />
<br />s,
<br />
<br />Type of use: "
<br />
<br />to insure preservation of such mlnlmum lake levels as are required
<br />~o protect the natural environment to a reasonable degree.
<br />
<br />Amount of water: 595 acre. feet ABSOLUTE PROVIDED THAT THE AMOUNT OF ACTUAL
<br />STORAGE IN THE LAKE IS LIMITED TO THE CAPACITY OF THE NATURAL LAKE AT THE
<br />ELEVATION REQUESTED (12,011 ft:) FURTHER, IT WAS AGREED BETWEEN THE PARTIES
<br />THAT THE APPLICANTS WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY MANNER WITH THE NATURAL OULET
<br />OF SAID LAKE'AND APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS SHALL BE INCLUDED TO MEET THIS
<br />REQUIREMENT.
<br />
<br />7. P.riority of water ri"ght: .. May 12, 1976
<br />
<br />6,
<br />
<br />The priority here awarded shall be junior to all priorities award.ed, ~n
<br />
<br />
<br />previous years. As between all rights adjudicated this calendar year," prioritiJ~S
<br />
<br />
<br />shall be determined by llistorical dates of appropriation and. not affected by the
<br />date of entry of this rUling.
<br />
<br />It is the ruling ?f the Referee that the statements in the application
<br />are true and that the above described water right is approved and granted the
<br />indicated priority.
<br />
<br />Dated this
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<br />f't, '
<br />/7 ~ay
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<br />of
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<br />'ill
<br />. 19
<br />
<br />
<br />William S. Eakes,
<br />acting as Water
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