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.._'.- ~' J: ot< September 7. 1976 f..>;.."",/",... It._c_l.il;/' - ~ - j I '") Sf!' 1 -/ 11.Yl6 CON,~OLO. Jv.^ T / RV~TIO "R N AOARD Mr. Charles J. JSeiEie 1536 Fi:rst National Bank Building Denver. CO 80202 REI Cases numbered W-3008, 3009, 3015, 3053, 3054, 3055. 3056, 3058, 3071. 3072, 3081, 3082, 3085, 3086, 3087, 3088 and 3090 in~I!~~~!l.:I.'y!sion_l{g_,-_~~ Dear Mr. Beise: You have filed objections on behalf of the Southeastern Colorado Water ConservanCY District in the above refe:renced actions which represent the attempt by the Colorado Water Conservation Board to obtain water rights up to the natural elevations in the v'arioUll lakes that a:re the subject of the referenced cases. As t know you aT-e aware. we are attempting in these applications to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree. and in doing so we are attempting only to appropriate that amount of water which would be naturally containad within the subject lakell. All in the previous cases I have no objection to the inclusion of the language you have suggested in your paragraph 6 of each objection, however, I would believe .that it would be appropriate for the Water Conservation Board.in these cases to request that an additional sentence be added to your suggasted language, as follows: "So long as said rights. operating principles and amendments thereof do not requ1.re the artificial lowering of the natural E1lev'ation of this lake." While I don't believe we have applied for water rights on any lakes that are directly involved in the Frying pan- Arkansas project., I would hope that. we can insure that the natural elevations are allowed to continue to exist. Through these applications the Water Conservation Board in no way intended to increase the existing lake levels or to provide