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<br />^pplication No. 1,1-3196
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<br />LN TilE HATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
<br />FOP, 1..1ATER ;UGIITS OF TlH': COLORADO l''/'\TEll l
<br />COi\1,Sm:VATlOII B(]i\[lD ON BEIIALF OF TIlE
<br />PEClPl..E Oi' TilE STATE OF COLORADO
<br />1;'1 TIlE BUll' RIVER )
<br />nR ITS TRlnUTt\lnj.'~S )
<br />TI:I13UTAP.Y INVOLVED: OFi'IClmS GULCH )
<br />IN smUH'I' COUnTY )
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<br />TIlJLIi.JG OF l~E?FnEE
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<br />The above entitled npplication ,'I<:1S filed on October 13, J.976, and "Jar:;
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<br />referred to the ltlldersigncd as Hater TIeferee Eor '..Tater Division No.5, State
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<br />of Colorndo, by the HD.ter JudGe of said Cour!.: on the l.'it dnv of November,
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<br />197G, In accord:~ncC! with Article 92 of: Ch<'1pter 37, Color8no Revised Sta-
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<br />I:ul-.cs 1973, kno'..'Tl as The Hater niGhts Dctermin2.tion and ,^,dministr[ltion AcL
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<br />And the l.mdersiE;n0cl Referee hilving made such investigations as are
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<br />neceSS:";H:Y to determine whether or not the statements in the application are
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<br />true and having become fully adv1.sed with respect to the subject matter of
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<br />the application does hereby nl.cl.ke thp. foLlO\~f.i.nG cletennLl1;"1tion and ruling as
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<br />the Referee in this matter, to-wit:
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<br />1.. The: statements in the application are true.
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<br />2. The n;;uuc of the structure is Lower \vheeler Lake.
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<br />3. The nnme of the cla.i.mant and oddress is The ColO1:ado \..later Con-
<br />servation DO.'3rdj 1845 Sherman Street; Denver, ColoL"ado.
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<br />4. The source of: the water is Off:icers Gulch, tributary to Ten Nile
<br />Creek, tributary to the BIlle laver, tributary to the Colorado River.
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<br />5. The lake is located at 39031'25'1 North latitude and l06010'l2"
<br />'(.Jest lon8ituue. This is in 0.11 1\nsurveyecl to\,!t1ship. Sectional projections
<br />IndicDte that the lake is located in Section 13, T.6S., R.79\ol. of the 6th
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<br />If .') conflict exlsts between the description by latltnde 311d IOl1r;itl.loc
<br />t'md the sect j. 0 1l.:J. 1 descriptio!.1, the description by latitude and longitude will.
<br />take prec.edence.
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<br />G. The use 0 f the Hater is to Innintnin the rn~nJ_ml11ll lake level as ~.e-
<br />quit"ec1 to preserve the nD.turaJ. environment to a reasonc'Jble degree.
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<br />7. The (Tate of illiti8.tion of appropriation is Harch 17, 1976.
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<br />3. The total cap!'lcit.y of the lake is 48 E'.cre feet.
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<br />Mlff/Ze.R '7~ 9. the "iater Nas first .::tppliec1 to the abovp- beneficial llse on
<br />~ ~', 1976, by actlon of The Color8.c1o 1,TD.tCL' ConservDt:i.on nO-3n:J 1.l.l1der
<br />the provisio"s or: C.R.S. 1973, 37-')2-107.(3), 37-'J2-103(3), (I,) "",0 (10).
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<br />10. This npproprintion is m8de un~cr the provisions of C.R.S. 1973,
<br />37-9:_-102(3), aml 37-9:'.-103(3), (I.,) and (10), known ."5 SenatA llllI 97,
<br />signe:d into l~'J ^pri.l 23, 1973.
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<br />The Referee doer; therefore conc11.lde that the above cnt:itled npplica-
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