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<br />. IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR <br />WATER DIVISION NO. 7 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />CASE NO. W-1772-77 <br /> <br />"'r';::::="--~:~".:. <br />I 1:;<1'" 'p D <br />I f,.J JC., <br />I IN tJ.!ll'Rlr:"" COURT <br /> <br /> <br />~ WATER OI'IOION 7 <br />fA _ A~~lG~8I"O <br /> <br /> <br />CL ~K <br /> <br /> <br />;..,,~ <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION <br />FOR WATER RIGHTS OF COLORADO <br />WATER CONSERVATION BOARD ON <br />BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE <br />STATE OF COLORADO IN THE <br />ANIMAS RIVER WATERSHED IN <br />SAN JUAN COUNTY <br /> <br />AMENDED RULING OF REFEREE <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: BIG ELDORADO LAKE <br /> <br />3. Point of diversion: located at 37042'40" North Latitude & 107032'35" West Longitude. <br />Protracted from San Juan Nat:ional Forest Map 1974 U.S. Gov. Printing Office (781-231) <br />to be in Sec. 20, T.40N., R.6W., N.M.P.M. Elk Creek, Animas River watershed. <br /> <br />4. Means of diversion: gravity flow into lake <br /> <br />5. Type of use: preservation of m1n1mum lake.level as required to protect the natural <br />environment to a reasonable degree. <br /> <br />6. . Amount of water: <br /> <br />250.0 A.F. ABSOLUTE <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 ( 12,504 ft. ). THE APPLICANTS WILL NOT <br />INTERFERE IN ANY MANNER WITH THE NATURAL OUTLET OF SAID LAKE. APPLIC!\NT \^7ILL INSTALL AND <br />MAINTAIN MEASURING DEVICES AND RECORDERS AND KEEP PROPER RECORDS AS REQUIRED BY THE <br />COLORADO DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES. <br /> <br />APPLICANT'S RIGHTS ARE SUBJECT TO ALL SENIOR RIGHTS AS ARE NOW OR WILL HEREAFTER BE <br />DETERMINED BY LAW. <br /> <br />7. Priority of water right: <br /> <br />January 19, 1977 <br /> <br />The priority here awarded shall be junior to all priorities awarded in previous years. <br />As between all rights adjudicated this calendar year, priorities shall be determined by <br />historical dates of appropriation and not affected by t:he date of entry of this ruling. <br /> <br />It is the ruling of the Referee that the statements in the application ar" true &nd 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 />{'fl <br />, ,-. <br />-- I \ .r' . <br />c::.:~ ~/-frLo-~7 <br />