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<br />IN TilE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR <br />WA~ER DIVISION NO. 7 <br />STATE OF COLOFADO <br />CASE NO. W-1786-77 <br /> <br />1:-1~ I" L'''-':".,. D 1 <br />.11.. ~., <br />'~^~:i'~:'J;,ig~'i t <br />flntlo. .70igRs1C1, . <br />(/t{J (( 8. ~Ji. ' <br /> <br />m. <br /> <br />IN TilE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION <br />FOR \vATER RIGHTS OF COLORADO <br />WATER CONSERVATION B01\RD ON <br />BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE <br />STATE OP COLORADO IN THE <br />ANIMAS RIVER WATERSHED IN <br />SAN JUAN COUNTY <br /> <br />AMENDED ~. 2!:: REFE~E <br /> <br />Application Filed: Dec. 30, 1977 <br /> <br />1. Applicant: The Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />2. Name of ditch or other structure: TRINITY LAKE (Upper Storm King) <br /> <br />3. Point of diversion: located at 37041'00" North Latitude & 107<l33'50" West Longitude. <br />Protracted from San Juan Na~ional Forest Map 1974 u.s. Gov. -Printing Office (781-231) <br />to be in Sec. 31, T.40N., R.6W., N.M.P.M. Trinity Creek, Animas River watershed. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />Means of diversion: <br /> <br />gravity flow into lake <br /> <br />5. Type of use: preservation of minimum lake ,level as required to protect the natural <br />environment to a rElasonable degree. <br /> <br />1,040~~ A.F. ABSOLUTE <br /> <br />6. Amount of water: <br /> <br />PROVIDED THAT THE AMOUNT OF ACTUAL STORAGE IN THE LAKE BE LIMITED TO THE CAPACITY OF THE <br />NATURAL LAKE AT THE ELEVATION REQUESTED ( 12,165 ft. ). THE APPLICANTS WILL NOT <br />INTERFERE IN ANY MANNER WI~H THE NATURAL OUTLET OF SAID LAKE. APPLICANT WILL INSTALL AND <br />MAXNTAIN MEASURING DEVICES AND RECORDERS AND KEEP PROPER RECORDS AS REQUIRED BY THE <br />COLORADO DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES. <br /> <br />APPLICANT I S RIGHTS ARE SUBJECT TO ALL SENIOR RIGHTS AS ARE NOH OR ViILL HEREAFTER BE <br />DETERMINED BY LAW. <br /> <br />7. Priority of water right: <br /> <br />March 9, 1977 <br /> <br />The priority here awarded shall be junior to all priorities awarded in previous years. <br />As be.t\'1een all rights adjudicated this calendar year, priorities shall be dcte:rmir.ed by <br />historical dates of appropriation and not affected by the date of entry of this rUling. <br /> <br />It is the ruling of the Referee that the statements in the application are true and that the <br />above described water right is approved and granted the indicated priority. <br /> <br />Dated <br /> <br />AUG 1 7 1981 <br /> <br />r~ protest w~n ~ilo~ in thin ~t~t~r. <br />The forogolng rulin~ in contirmou <br />and approved, and is mOaD tho <br />Judgment and Deoree of this court. <br /> <br />SEP - e '981 J. If '"~ '.. <br />c:--IJ~~-- <br />Water Judgo <br /> <br /> <br />Judge <br /> <br />.Joted: ~. <br />"r: <br />