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<br />There.aret:ran;basinli:LversiOl1Sf1;OmFa;ll Creek to' SP~ci~:Mesa
<br />Vi,atM: ,~l1ig:hes:Di 'lOch., 'Th'?inltial,headgah fortl'1e Hughes
<br />. DitCh is: on:Fall,.creek,'T,her,eare:t4iJ.e\Jreedheaqgat.es.. for
<br />..,.th,? ,Hl.jghe.a:ohc;:h., 'Eigh~ .of. theseheadgatesQccl,J,rpripr''l;o the
<br />Pitc,hinter$ectJonwith aily: ch:a,nn,el tril::>ut'aryto.specie. Creek.
<br />Thewate:t' ;;l:i:V~rted at j::heiil.i:tial: 8 Ditch heq:dgates'tswater
<br />that would ,be' j::ributaryto'falicre'ek.' 'AportJ.oil6t . the
<br />. return .ti,owsassociated . wfth use 'Of' thistra'ns,hasin water
<br />currently ~ccruesto spede' creek. '. '. This .win. not always be
<br />. 'theca,se .t1ue~,o:a'l terna tingiLirigationprac::tic;:es; ,aifwelias
<br />." the: fact thatthe'c;:urrent owners bf. th,ese water ' r'igh:ts are not
<br />obligatedto"co:rrt.inue the~etraris)jaslri:divetE;iotJ:s'; . '..' ."
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<br />,Any junior CWCel>1$Fwater tight brl the lowerpqrtiQn 9f'Spec;ie.
<br />creekwLI;1- have, the'pote,(1tlaJ,tplim;it.the use,:or ',alte:trna,ting.
<br />,use I. of'. ~xist;ing'w~t.er';rigi;i.ts,'or . potehti.a1 ly' - creat~9ther
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<br />The' apOV~q9)nme~ta;y 'is ba~~qOn ~~r~'i>;r.'j'~~~edonspe~ieMesa on
<br />the majority '-of' pr.iv?te land (s)_ tributary to Specie' Crt;!ek from
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<br />waterrig.ht 'f or' the' relevant 3'~ 5. mile r;each qiBpede.' Cree}cdue.to .
<br />the tack. ,of s.ubstantive. ev.idenceof:.' l).a'self-o"s1istaining rainbow
<br />i.rout' fis.il:ery, in ;Sp~cie Creek, and.2)year:rc)unda~ai1abiesUrface
<br />flow in the -Creek. " .
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