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77 See 1998 Water Court Opinion, Qt 49, 1186 lemphasis added). 78 Assignment at 2 (emphasis added). 79 1991 Water CQurt OpiniQn, at 26,1152 (emphasis added). 80 1998 Water Court Opinion ct 9, 1I14.c.5; id. at 67, 1I121.c. 81 Motion for Amendment of Findings in Case No. 88CW178 (MQY 18, 1998) Qt 3. 82 JsL at 4. 83 Crystal Creek's Response to Motion for Amendment of Findings Uune 3, 1998) pp. 2-3. 84 Order Regarding Motion for Amendment of Findings Uune 18, 1998} at 2 (emphasis addedl. 85 Union Park II, 14 P.3d at 341. 86 Id. at 342. 87 Id. at 341-42. 88 Black's law Dictionary (6th ed. 1990). 89 leffer from River District to Secretary Norton (Aug. 15,2001) at 5. 90 Tri-State's rights, with a conditional priority date of April 5, 1948, hcve survived their most recent dili. gence proceedings, with their next one scheduled for June 2003. See 95CW54 (Civil Actian No. 3503). 91 Drcft Monagement Plcn, ct 4-16; 1998 WQter Court OpiniQn, ot 40, 11 92. 92JsL 93 The Uncompahgre Yclley HydrQelectric Project hQS a conditional right tQ 900 cfs (priority date 19811 fQr the use of the Gunnison Tunnel for hydroelectric purposes. See 1998 Wcter Court Opinion at 33, 1I70(c); at 40, 1191 . Arapohoe County also holds Q IQrge conditional decree, acquired from the Natural Energy Resources Compony (NECO), to store 325,000 AF (priority dale 1982) in the proposed Union Pork project, above and to the southeast of Taylor Park, and associated direct flow and hydroelectric power generation rights. Because this conditional decree relied upon the now defunct Union Park project, it will be dismissed at its next diligence proceeding. The AB lateral Hydroelectric Project holds a conditional right at the Gunnison Tunnel for 235 cfs (priority date 1984). During the irrigation season, these hydroelectric prajects would, for the most pert, use water already /lowing through the Tunnel to meet UVWUA irrigation demand. But during the six months of the year with liffle or no irrigation, these rights, if developed, would cause significant additional diversions through the Tunnel, dramatically decreasing flows below the Aspinall Unit during the time of year with notu- rally low /low. 94 ESA ~7Ia)(2) requires that a/l federal agencies to "insure that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by such cgency . . . is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or ..r.!A .. .