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MR. STAPLETON: MR. BURR: MR. STAPLETON: MR. BURR: MR. STAPLETON (3) Approval of this request will be used by others as a precedent to request your further approval of proposals that are in violation of stated Colorado Water Conservation Board policy, the Water Conservancy District Act and Senate Document No. 80. The Board of Directors for the Middle Park Water Conservancy District, which District would be most immediately affected by the Ft. Collins proposal, has asked to join the Colorado River Water Conservation District in this statement.' Thank you." "Thank you, Mr. Smith. Are there any further comments from members of the Board?" "Mr. Chairman." IIMr'. Burr.1I "I believe, as these other men, that there must be some other motive in this small diver- sion of water. We all know that the consumptive use of water in the mountain parks is very small, especially as they have too much water and want to sell it. I would say that about three percent of the consumptive use of 625 thousands would be a very small amount of transmountain water. So there must be some other motive that they have in obtaining this water. I have no objection to Ft. Collins getting more water and this small diver- sion because they could probably take it in a tin cup. So I think that this Board should have some say in what goes through a federally financed facility. Therefore I believe, just as Mr. Nelson and the Colorado River Water District - I haven't talked with the Jackson County Conser- vancy District - but I can safely say that I personally will join the Colorado River Water Conservation District in proposing that this not be approved." "Any further statements from any members of