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<br />those applications. The long-term implications, tofthat ,case are ,that.'
<br />the Water Conservation Board is going to be in the position in the
<br />future;" OQ,viQl.ls ly "cC!.fter . the;,app.1icat;ions ,are, filed and th,e de~rees
<br />are granted of protecting those decree's. So what:,it'"woul<;Lr.eally mean,
<br />in my estimation, is that the State of Colorado will' be interested in
<br />virtually every ,Wat.er lI!8-tter that ..is dea,lt w.ith "in th~,,,futureof, t;1:J.is
<br />stat,e" "when those clecr,ees ,are in" wl!,icl;1 means: that" ultimately, we
<br />will be having a sl.lbstantial--it will be having a substantial impact,
<br />on the J:!l8.nagement of the legal a!lp-e~ts,of .tl!,e,:f?tate'f? l'!liniml1Il!:stream-
<br />flow business..
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<br />Wecare IQoking right now at potentiallY an additional. two, layers to
<br />handle the, cases "this, year, with, a third, lawyer being added .to the
<br />staff somewhere ,between next year and the year after that. That is:a
<br />minimum, conservative estimate, we think. ..'
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<br />I don't knOw. if,anybody,h,as 'any particular,quest;ions.on .tha,tcase.: ,We
<br />might cover ,thf;!m right noW,.,if they do,. . ,~" ",
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<br />MR. MacFARLANE: Where are they going to appeal it?
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<br />MR. FE;,TGlIER:,',I:.dQIl't,know., :1 ,don't ,know enough about the'world,of
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<br />MR. MacFARLANE: That's right. The appeal is over. The case has been
<br />heard in our Supreme Court, and,:,they, ,in~eff,e,~t, upheld .the ,.constitu-
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<br />MR. SPARKS: Since there appears to be no federal question involved,
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<br />MR. MAYNES: ,:Wait :amiU:ute,. ~ (1.a~ghter.) ,Justice is :'som~times ;blind,
<br />but let ',5 .dp-n,',t knock ,us Ol.lt 'yet. " (1.aqghter.). . ,We 'filed :a petition for
<br />rehearing last :week, and I'm not going ,to prognosticate -what the outcome
<br />of that is go~pg to qe. But until th,ey deny the petition, for 'rehearing,
<br />the appeal is not over.
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<br />Since, ,the ,de,cisi,on was:"unanimous,: I:see no, chance' of, the",petition fol:',
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<br />rehearing being"granted.- ::-1 will,.concecle, Sam:, ,that you -have ,a chance.
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