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<br />. have been. conducted in the past alQngBbulder and Coal cre,ekst!l!)ruapproxirnately l1Sth street totheColj1ilty
<br />line (4 }\I's ago) and:ti;QlIl109th stre,ettol1Sth stteet{l y~at ag0).Mei'therof:~ese surveys fomrQ~r~'&1f:l1;s *e.
<br />.T,. :he~e,'l,1'Ji1.'e. e ~e,q~ew, "en-.de, velol1edriparianvegetationalo:m,~ crlil~ks and dit(jllesandeouldbene.t1t iillllJii!i,0a
<br />ontil!lu@,usnpanan,comdor. '" ' , ' ' '
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<br />Lands, EasemeIits,Relocations,R:igllts-of"w~~,andUi$posQl~eas$Ei~)" ,&pbnsorholdili)!w:~me
<br />stllcl,y'area'enearupasE;appFommatelY l"jr,l@,abPes. ofagrieWlM~11~,~tle'h\.'0fjitpl:<lvion.slY gravel'I!ffl~~d.~<i1:
<br />reclaimed.' Oftb:at,ronghly 80acresmi:g:htbeimduQed:mfl.SIi1\!ltion20~pFQ}eet. 'fl1esp0rtsor reoen'tl.Y'~~!1~~ei a
<br />nu,lnoerofindividual parcels.indrder toasseruole asul'lsfantil!Jl~l'j:U(:itolli1~tjg!Jo:Usland intI1eilo*~li~ftllll'er
<br />Creek corridor. Collectively, these are nifeJ'!'ed:t() as the LowerIJotJlder CFe:ekand Co<tI Creek OpeJ\ti~llce
<br />Property. There is' also 'the potenti;tlfoitb:e spdnsottopUt'611ase tltenorthe-astern Inost section ofthe'.ptQJll1:t,
<br />from the ~enoshapont1sarea to the Boulder/ A:damsCJounty Li't!e,:fffliilspurcl'iase 1S inade, 'the sp0ns!')tWi'1lr '
<br />also own the land surroundingtheGeaJ. CreaId:B'oulliIel'CreeKcon!Nuen1:e avea,
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<br />NoCo'rPs,owned lands orform:erprQjects are within the project area. Furthet investigations are requiJiedto
<br />identify the extent to w.hichthe private Ia.ndwill be ltff~cte(1)y:tlietestoratie!lJilroject.
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<br />Itisantioipated that, due tbhigh )andvalll.es,thesportsormay voluntarily agreetolimif oreditvalues,t&cnomol'e
<br />than thespensor'scost-share, such as through PC;\' Jangu.age.
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<br />Wafer Rights. Along with tlre restotationofLowerBoulderCreek, tl1ecteatiort ofatiytltlw openwater
<br />surfaces from ponds or wetland:swith standing watenvou1d.teqtiire an augmentation:flllan tl'lret'11U:ce'de:fllleti'Qns
<br />througheV:<lporatf.velosses. SiruillWfy, wa:terJlsedf0rtheimgati0:tiofa.n~newplantiiilgs wolf1dneed;t~"ll '" "
<br />drawnfroru existing water rights. Under current Colorado Stafeclaw, practices s,"wlras increasillgt'ot~d\'Stream
<br />charmel Jen,gth or the introduction of phreatophyiicwetlandplltntsdonot,requ'ire augmentation, slidong'as
<br />.acewater is not impounded: Alth~gll it ism.fficult at~s'sra~eto. e~tiJ31a1:etlireamoun~ ofaugme,tWl!:til'ln
<br />water ne,eded to replace stream depletlorts resultrrtg from thisprC)]ect,lt Islikll1ytobe relatIvely sm~ll. its
<br />outlined in the Lower Boulder and Coal Creek opel1Spaee Mastet':Pla.n(199~); theeol1c.leptiulll rest@'tatlrDll'
<br />design d€les not inchlde lal:ge:bodieS' of open water;.l'he"ereat:itlne-:f'lU1ynewwet1atids.withinthep.ti~ctlU'ea
<br />would presumably utilize existing groundwatersources to the extent possible, The spoilsods aware that they
<br />would be required to provide any waterrigllts for augmentation as a resultofthis project necessary to meet state
<br />requirements.
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<br />The project reach of Boulder Creek flows through the Alexander Dawson and DoniJlhan Properties 0W!ledby
<br />Boulder County., There are a number of water rights owned by Boulder County that are associated wi.th'these
<br />properties. These include: '
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<br />Alexander Dawson Foundation Property
<br />. Boulder and Weld County Ditch -10 shares
<br />. Martha Matthews Ditch - 50 inoh oontract right
<br />. Lower Boulder Ditch - 1 share (common stock)
<br />. Baseline Land and Reservoir Co. - 1.66 Sl1itres
<br />. Legget Ditch - 175 inch contract right
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<br />DoniphanProperty
<br />. Beasley Slough Water Right - 43% ownership in 3;0 fe /secotld
<br />. · Frank R. Duffy Pipeline - 100% ownership in 0.5 ft3/seoond
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