PUB00056

• Year: 2001
• Title: Conference Proceedings: 26th Annual Gunnison Water Workshop
• CWCB Section: Administration
• Description: Theme of the conference was Who's in Charge?
• Publications - Doc Type: Other

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m. CHANGE IN W ATijR RIGHT, PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION AND EXCHANGS
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Change in Wqer Right
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Any +ge in the source; quantity, point of diversion, place of use or type of
use of" water right must be adjudicated and approved by the water COurt,
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A wat~ right may be changed only to the extent of its historical use for the
decree4 purpose.
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No C~.'"gge will be approved if it will injure lll1Y junior water rights, including
minim4m stream flows.
· 'trhe water court will retain jurisdiction to reconsider injury after the
!:hange in water right has been in operation,
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E. Plan for Augntentation
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1. Most J applications for water rights must be supported by an augmentation
plan inihrder to prevent il).Jury to senior water users,
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2, An aulinentation plan is a judicially approved set of circumstances under
which~or water rights may continue to divert water out of priority provided
that thetesultlng depletions to the stream are replaced with water from another
reliablejsource,
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3. The au~entation source. must provide the proper quantity ,of water at the
necessiY time and location in order to prevent injury to senior water rights.
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4. Replac~ent water typically comes from storage or from consumptive use
credits tf senior water rights.

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Exchange of Water
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Exchanfe permits water fro. m one public stream to be used by replacing the
depletio'}ls therefrom with water from a different public stream,
· ~Ilows the full amount of replacement water to be utilized, minus
liecessary deductions for seepage and/or evaporation,
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