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<br />- 2- <br /> <br />Lonrzmont <br />In the Longmont case, the Water Court has granted an extension of time whereby the CWCB may <br />file its fmdings of fact and recommendations until 90 days after as decision is rendered by the <br />Colorado Supreme Court in the pending Golden appeaL While the Staff will continue to work with <br />Longmont to assure that the fmal decree will comport with the requirements of Senate Bill 216, no <br />further action is required by the Board at this time, <br /> <br />UDDer Gunnison River Water Conservancv District <br />On April 29, 2002, the UGRWCD agreed to make a joint motion with the CWCB to extend the <br />deadline whereby the CWCB must provide its fmdings of fact and recommendations until September <br />30,2002, In addition, the UGRWCD requested that the CWCB make every effort to have a hearing, <br />if one is requested, in Gunnison, (See the attached letter from Cindy Covell), The September Board <br />meeting is presently scheduled for September 11-12, 2002 in Alamosa, Also, the Board may have <br />one or more contested hearings regarding CWCB appropriations of water rights located in Water <br />Division No, 4 that would be scheduled to be heard by the Board at the September Board meeting, <br /> <br />Staff Recommendation <br />Citv of Pueblo <br />The Staff requests that this Board grant the requests by the Southeastem Colorado Water <br />Conservancy District and Crowley County to participate in the Pueblo RICD hearing before the <br />Board as parties, The Staff will also request that the Board fmalize its special telephonic meeting in <br />August to review written Recommendations and Findings of Fact based on the July hearing, <br /> <br />UDDer Gunnison River Water Conservancv District <br />The Staff requests that the Board authorize the Staff to work with the UGRWCD to seek an <br />extension of time under which the Board may submit its fmdings and recommendations, In the <br />event that a hearing is requested regarding the UGRWCD RICD, the Staff requests that this Board <br />confmn that the Director should appoint a hearing coordinator, instruct the hearing coordinator to set <br />all appropriate deadlines, and instruct the Staff to continue to work with the Applicant and the <br />affected water users to try to develop proposed decrees that satisfy the requirements of Senate Bill <br />216 and the CWCB rules promulgated thereunder. In addition, if a hearing is requested, the Staff <br />requests that this Board encourage the Hearing Coordinator to schedule said hearing in conjunction <br />with the September Board meeting, Finally, the Staff recommends that this Board consider moving <br />its September Board meeting to Gunnison, <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />