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<br />Consent Agenda Item 4-3.g. <br />Case No. 3-99CW047; South Fork Ranches . <br /> <br />Application Summary <br /> <br />This is an application for a plan for augmentation, change and exchange of water rights on the <br />Rio Grande, South Fork of the Rio Grande, Bear Creek and Alder Creek near the town of South <br />Fork in Rio Grande County (see attached map). In this application, the Applicant proposes to <br />augment out-of-priority depletions associated with a Planned Unit Development located on <br />approximately 2,000 acres and consisting of 1,153 dwelling/motel/commercial units and a golf <br />course. The Applicant proposes to augment the Alder Creek Diversion, SFR Well Nos. 1-4 and <br />up to 39 addition wells using consumptive use credits and/or releases from the following <br />augmentation sources: South Fork Highline Ditch, Cleghorn Ditch, Grubb Ditch Nos. 1-3, <br />Bassett Ditch, Chadwick Ditch No.1, Alder Creek Ditch Nos. 1-3, Ice Pond, Rio Grande <br />Reservoir and Excess Credits from Case No. 3-86CW030. In addition, the Applicant proposes <br />that the Alder Creek Diversion bean alternate point of diversion for Alder Creek Ditch Nos. 1-3 <br />at a rate of 1. 78 cfs (800 gpm). The Applicant ptoposes to irrigate lands for a golf course, which <br />is in the approximate location of the lands irrigated under the Alder Creek Ditch Nos. 1-3. The <br />Applicant also proposes to change the use of the augmentation sources (South Fork Highline <br />Ditch, Cleghorn Ditch, Grubb Ditch Nos. 1-3, I3assett Ditch, Chadwick Ditch No.1 and Alder <br />Creek Ditch Nos. 1-3) to include augmentation and storage of the water in the Ice Pond. <br /> <br />CWCB Appropriations <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Board has appropriated the following instrellm flow water rights that could be injured by this <br />application. <br /> <br />Case No. <br />3-83CW042 <br />3-84CW139 <br />3-84CW141 <br />3-84CW087 <br /> <br />Stream <br />Rio Grande <br />Alder Creek <br />Bear Creek <br />S. Fk. Rio Grande <br /> <br />Amount (cfs) <br />160/80 <br />1.5 <br />1.5 <br />50/25 <br /> <br />Appropriation Date <br />08/16/1982 <br />08/16/1982 <br />08/16/1982 <br />08/16/1982 <br /> <br />Potential for Iniury <br /> <br />The Applicant's proposed plan for augmentati<:>n and change of water rights may not replace <br />depletions to the Board's instream flow water rights on the Rio Grande, Alder Creek, Bear Creek <br />and the South Fotk of the Rio Grande in the same amount, time or place as they occur. <br /> <br />Other Obiectors <br /> <br />Other objectors in this case include R.A. Forest, Flying W Ranch, Billing Buttman, Morris <br />Chapman, Al B. and Wanda McClung, San Luis Valley WCD, Rio Grande Water Users <br />Association, John Weaver, Miner Ditch Company, State and Division Engineers, Rio Grande <br />Canal Water Users Association and Alfred Chapman. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />IIDENVER2ICWCBI WCTRANSISECClCase FilesI399CW04 7 _ mem.dOc <br />