<br />Water Rights and Decrees
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<br />Augmcntatiun Plans
<br />In I'->r-l.l lhe lKnl'f.11 :h.'-l'mbly ftr~l
<br />TC1.jum.'J tn,' dl'\'dornWlll ,If .lll~mcnt.Jlll,"
<br />rtln~ An .lU~n1t'nl.lIIl'n pl.m I~ .1 ~ourt-
<br />;lppT\lwJ plan desIgned II' pTllhTt ",:nIOT
<br />"';lIl:r n~ht5. whlk J.llllwm~ lunlllT w;Hn
<br />n~hh hI dIH"r\ W,lI,'f I,ut of pnonty
<br />In '>t>nll' .ITGb (II Color.ld,l, Te"lJcnb
<br />.lTC unahk \(l "hul1\ J well pl'Tlllll lIlT
<br />tnnutary ~TtlUnJ".\h'r I'l nuk,' J SUrl.I(I,'
<br />dlV\'rsll1n. \\'llhl1UI .m .\U~ml.ntJ.tl,'ll phn
<br />:\U~llll'ntdUI'n pbn~ ,HI' fl'QUlrl.'d lor
<br />,hn'f<,ll'" {"It \\,lta .11 l\nll"" when In,,:'T'"
<br />I" m. uruppwpn.JIl'd w,ller .I\'.ul.lhk In
<br />.tlt w.lh"r"hrd... tn.1I J.Tl: \lWr-.lppropn.III'd
<br />JunnR.ll 1(";\'.[ p::m 01 the \'l'ar In.m ,wer.
<br />Jppr,'pn;llcJ basin ]Untllf w.ller n~hl..
<br />would Ill.' ...hUlllff. unk~.. thl'Y n-pIJu.' lh,'
<br />dl'pklLtlm tnl'Y nuke. when ther~' IS n,l
<br />unappr,'pnah'd \\Jl...r ,1\-,l\lahll'
<br />:\u~ment.ltl,'n pla"s J.lt..w fllr ,)ut~)I.
<br />po,'my dl\'l'r"ll,"s by tt'pJ.l..:tn~ Ih.: wat,'r
<br />lh,ll lumor water u..~'rs <:,,",,uml' Hl1wl"\er
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<br />Ihe repIJ~'cm.:nt \\at,'T musl meel the
<br />need" Dl ~mN \\aICr n~hls h.)IJrrs at Iht,
<br />time pbu' quanmy. 3nd suttabk quahl}'
<br />th.:}' would .:n)lly ab~nl thl' out-(.I-pTll'T-
<br />LlY dtVff~llln~ rt1r exampk thiS all(lWS
<br />well ownas wnh _tumor nghlS [0 pump
<br />thClr lObUlary ~n'undwJ[,'r wclls. en:n
<br />whl'n a nvcr (all has ncl."n pblcd I.sce The
<br />\\'llrkm~~ 01,1 R.lwr Colli p IRl
<br />Rt:plaHmCnl \\ .Ita nuy come from
<br />.m}" IC~;ll1y .I\';lllablt' ~lur<:c and b.,' prond-
<br />,'J b" a vant.[) l1t means An all~mrnt.lli~,"
<br />plan ld,'nlljll'~ tht' stru<:ture5. JlwrS\l.lns.
<br />ocncfll'l,11 ll~~, IImmg, and arnllUnl III
<br />d.:plclll'ns III h..' rl'pla<:cd. alon~ \\l[h hl)\\
<br />,md when thl" n:plal.:l"mrnl water Will ~
<br />supphl"d. and h,lw Ihl' augml'nt,It10n plan
<br />Will br (Ipcralni
<br />:\ per';':ln wh,) wal\ls 11.1 dlwn (\UI of
<br />pnlJnI) h\ Implellll'llllllf, an aUf,mem;l'
<br />t10n ptm musl hIe ,10 apphcJu,ll\ With thl'
<br />rq~\(ln;ll \\',Il,'T (llun. For example, S<.>nW
<br />Im~,lll1rs .ll,>n~ Ihe "'-)lIth Plane R.ln:r and
<br />RIO GrM1J,' R1H"r have decft"ed ~mgmen-
<br />l.nlOn plam [h.\I USl.' unhm'd Img;.Il1<ll\
<br />dll<:hc~ and pund~ dunn~ lh,' non-grow.
<br />Ill~ <;c.lson W r('(h,H~C thl' .l.!.ftlundwater
<br />.ILjtllkrs th,ll fecd thl' f\\'cr In th", way,
<br />th,'v !!:fna;u,' .lUj.:mema\lon nt'JI\~ III
<br />rq)la~-e lkp1cunns fwm out.,)f-pn"rllY
<br />gr\lUndw.lll'T pumptn~
<br />l'nda ~toltut,'''' ,ldofKed III 2:lliH. tht'
<br />~t;llr rngtncCT 01;1\" ,iPPW\"l" tempor,l~'
<br />Ch.tn!l.l~ ~,l WJ[l'r nght:> .md ~uh..mUl('
<br />supply puns. JJlow1n~ W.I1l'T J.dln~nes \{l
<br />(,'nnnuc while water lUun apphC31lllns
<br />I,lr dun~,';. of wat,'r n~ht;. or .lU~mt'ntall~ll\
<br />plan.. .In: pemlm~ A "uh-.llIut(' supply pbn
<br />fllT a Jum,lr wdl1.L~ually n'~utn.s ,1JC'~lLlI,'
<br />T,'pla,..mrlll w.ltt:r [0 nl\"("r dl"plcll.ll\S III
<br />\\att'T fWnl .....ml'T wJler n~hts
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<br />Augmfntation plans allowJor out-oJ.prio.-ity clin'rsiol1s hy rcplacing lhl' waltI' lhal
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<br />junior \\'alfl" US('rs consumc. Howf\'CI: lh(' rCplll(('U1f11f 'Hilt',. must mfet llIl' lIfl'ds oj
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<br />5('11;01' \\'aefr ,.ights holdcrs al thf eiml'. placf. quantiry, and suiwhk qualifY rhl'Y would
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<br />enjoy (lbSellr rill' our-oJ-priorir)' lfin'rsious,
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