Board Meeting 08/16/1982

• Board Meeting Date: 8/16/1982
• Description: CWCB Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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STATE OF COLORADO
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COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
Department of Natural Resources
823 Stale Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]

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Richard D. lamm
Governor

J. William McDonald
Director

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Members, ewCB

David W. Walker
Deputy Director

FROM: Bill McDonald

DATE: July 22, 1982

SUBJECT: Agenda Item 16 c, A.ugust 16, 1982, Board meeting
Case *4-82CW069, Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Ratify Entry of ApPearance

The applicant, Crested Butte Mountain Resort, has applied
for a conditional surface water right out of the East River for
snow making purposes at the Crested Butte Ski Resort in
Gunnison County, Colorado. A.pproxi~ately 5 cfs with an
appropriation date of March 25, 1981, would be diverted during
the snowmaking season for the expanded ski area.

At the the June 3, 1982 Board meeting, the Colorado Water
Conservation Board approved several final instream flow
recommendat ions for the East River. However, theSe
applications have not been filed in water court. The Board's
appropriation which could be affected by this application is
for S25, W15 cfs. Because the Board had not yet approved the
final instream flow recommendation when the May resume
referencing this application was published an Entry of
Appearance was filed instead of a Statement of Opposition.

The only objector in the case is the Division of
Wildlife. In a 1981 water right filing for snowrnaking
purposes, the Applicant agreed with the Division of wildlife
to leave 7 cfs in the stream before diverting 6 cfs for
snowrnaking. This was done "in order to mitigate any loss of
fish life in the East River caused by the Applicant's
diversions of water pursuant to the prior decree in Case
No. 81-CW69" as stated in the 1982 application. The
Division of wildlife will try to reach a similar agreement
for the 1982 application so that the minimum bypass will be
closer to the instream flow appropriation.

Staff Recommendation:
that the staff may be
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Ratify the Entry of Appearance so
kept informed as to the status of this

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Agenda
(CPB726/1 )
Robert A. )dckson. Chairman. John R. Fetcher, VicE' Chairman
CM. Furneaux, Flovd L Celz, Dale F. Gr<lnt. RichMd W. tohnSlon, Jr., Frederick V. Kroeger. DaVid W. Robbins, Herbert H. Vandemoer