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<br />^rnliciltlon No. W-31Q]
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<br />IN Tile: M^T'n;R OF THE ^PPLTc^,r:rON
<br />FOR \v^TER RIGHTS OF TIlE COLORADO I;JATCH
<br />('ON:;EHV^TlON BOARD ON B/';H^fY 0(" THE
<br />pCOPJ,F: OP TIn: ,';T^TF: OF' COf,OH/\DO
<br />IN Till> COJ.,OH^DO HIVCH
<br />OR. ITS TRIBUT^Rll';S
<br />TIUTJU'mHY INOr.VW: GOURD CIUltEtL.
<br />IN GRAND COUNTY
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<br />Inn, rNG OF' H/,:pr::HI::E
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<br />The above cntil:1ed ,)ppl:ico'ltion was f.i,10d on October 13, 1976, ;:lOci W<lS
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<br />referred to l:he undersigned tIS W<Jl:er Hefcrec for W,'1t:cr IHvislon NO.5, St<ltc
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<br />of Colorado, by the Willet' .Judqc of f'.oid Court on the 1st di)y of November,
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<br />197G, and again after S{::ipul,lLJon and ^~./1~'ccmcnt, on ~cptcmber 12, 1977, in
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<br /><lCCOrd,lnce wilh ^rtj.cl~ 9~~ of Chapter 37, Colorado Hcvised St<1tul:e3 1973,
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<br />known as The Wal:er Hiqhl.s J)eLcrmintlU,on ilnd ^dm.inistration ^ct of 1969.
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<br />^nd the undersigned Hcfercc hav.inq m'lde !;uch investigations as ilrc ne-
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<br />ce::;sary to dt:lcrmlnc Nll~t.l1cr or not the [";IJlt.cfl1cnl::; in the appliC,"1tion are
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<br />tt:"uc <lnd huYing become full y adviGcd with rc~pecl La the subject mil ttcr of
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<br />the tlpplical:.i.on docs hereby nlilkc the follOtoJ.inq dctcrminiltlon and ruling as
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<br />UlC Referee in this m~lttcr, LO-\oJit:
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<br />1. The statement::; in the ,"1pplicilt..Lon i1re true.
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<br />2. The name of the structure is Gollrd Lclke.
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<br />3. The n;)mc of t.he cl<limanl find addr0ss Ls the Colorndo ....liltcr Conscr-
<br />vi.ltion Doard; IB45 ;j}1("rm<l1l ;.:l:rcel, J)cnV(~r, Colorado.
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<br />11. The source of Lha wa ter is Gourd Creek, l:rlbuL;:Jry to Buchanan Cree~
<br />tribut<lry to the ColorFJdo IUvcr.
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<br />S. The l(,kc is located at 4000B'03" Nor.th l<llituoc rlnd 1050110'1:'''
<br />\'lcst~ lonqitwlc. This i:-; i.n in''l Un5ill:,veY0d Lownsh.\p. Sec-t,i,onnl pr.olection"
<br />indic,]lc UldL Lhc .1iJk.c is loc,tl~cd .in SC'Cli.Oll 1~),T.7N., H."4~v. of Lh0 Gth p.rlJ.
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<br />If a confLict cx.isl;::; between the (le~;cr.i.ption by latitude ilnd lonqitude
<br />,'1nd tile :;ccLLonal dcscripLlon, the dcsr.ripU.on by J.'1 tiLude and longitude W.l 11
<br />til kc precedence.
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<br />G. The use of the waLcx ts La malnl-lin the minimum lilke level as rc-
<br />'1uirecl La r-'~c:;crYe tilE:' naturil.l env:ironmcnt 1:0 a renson,lblc degree.
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<br />'1. The do te 01' iniL;., lion 01' 0 ppropr1a U.on 15 March 17, 1976.
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<br />8. The total C<lpiH:ity of 1~he lnke .is 3S Clcrc f"eet.
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<br />'J. The water W<1::; first applied l.o the ,')bove bcneLi.cinl use on r-1ilrch 1";
<br />.1 f)7(), by ,'1r:Uon of the Col.orddo Wi') Let:' c.:onsf'l-v;1 Lion nO''1rcl under thC' provJ sian"
<br />or C.H.:, 1.9'13, 3'1-92-102(3), .3'/-9?-103(3), (<1) and (IO).
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<br />10. This appr:oprii'Jt:io.n ir,: rn()de under. the provisions of C.H.S. 19731
<br />37-9~-l02(3), and 37-92-103(3), (4) nnd ("{OJ, known as the Scn:Jtc Dill 97,
<br />signed .into liJW ^pr.i.l 23, If)''3.
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<br />11. On December 1.6, 1~)7r), r1 Statement of Opposition Wil$ fi10d by the
<br />United SLules of ^merica, ond (IS a result the ;lpplJcaU.on "",.', t'e-rcfern~d to
<br />U1f~ vl..ter .1udqc for Willer' Division No. r) hy UV~ Itht(,T Hcfct"cc on ,i'lnui1ry :n,
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