BOARD00288

• Board Meeting Date: 7/28/2003
• Description: ISF Section - Proposal to CWCB to Facilitate the Retirment of Certain Hermosa Creek Water Rights Senior to the Board's Instream Flows by Durango Mountian Resorts
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Proposal to Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCl ) to facilitate the retireme1/1t of

certain Hermosa Creek water rights senior to the Board'f rinstream flows. I

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Thank you for your letter of June 12, 2003 regarding the retire ent of certain water rights ~n
Hermosa Creek by your client Durango Mountain Resorts. As (,u recognize your propos~l is new
territory for the CWCB. As such, we would like to present you proposal to the Board at it!'s July
28- 30, 2003 meeting in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. We anticip te that the staff may be abl~ to
support some form of your proposal. We look forward to worki . g with you in this regard. I
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Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.C\Vcb.state.co.us

June 13, 2002

Steve Bushong
Porzak, Browning and Bushong
929 Pearl St. S. 300
Boulder, Co 80302

VIA FAX [phone]

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Dear Steve:

Sincerely,

JJIIM.-

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Dan Merriman, Chief
Stream and Lake Protection

COLOIMDO

Bill wens

Gov~or
Greg . Walcher
Exe . rive Director

ROdtuhariCh
CW B Director

Dan cAullffe
Depl Director

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Colorado Water Conservation Board i
Flood Protection . Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stre' and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation and DrOll t Planning