BOARD02505

• Board Meeting Date: 3/21/2006
• Description: ISF Section - Consent Agenda - Case No. 6-05CW073, Elk River Partners, LLC
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Consent Agenda Item l.q
Case No. 6-05CW073; Elk River Partners, LLC

Application Summarv

This is an application for surface and ground water rights, storage lights, change of water rights, and
request for approval of a plan for augmentation for an integrated water supply system for a
development on the Elk Mountain Ranch property and the adjacent property known as the
Zimmerman property ("Ranch"). Applicant seeks conditional ground water rights for Elk
Mountain Ranch Domestic Well Nos. I and 2 for irrigation, domestic, stockwatering, fire protection
and recreation. The amount claimed for each well is 0.3 cfs (135 gpm) with an August 12, 2005
appropriation date. Applicant also seeks conditional ground water rights (August 12, 2005
appropriation date) for Elk Mountain Ranch Irrigation Well Nos. I and 2 for 0.8 cf, each, to be used
for irrigation and stockwatering. Applicant seeks surface water rights in the amount of 3 cfs for the
Trull and Morin Ditch Elk Mountain Enlargement, and in the amount of I cfs for the Elk Mountain
Ranch Pump and Pipeline NO.1 for irrigation. domestic, stockwatering, fire protection, piscatorial,
aesthetic and recreation. Further, Applicant claims storage rights on Elk Mountain Ranch
Augmentation Pond Nos. I, 2 and 3 (2.67 AF each with an August 12, 2005 appropliation date).
Applicant proposes to change the water rights associated with its interest in the Trull and Morin
Ditch Priority Nos. 92 and 293C to include storage and augmentation uses. Applicant proposes to
augment its out-of-priority depletions for the above described uses within the Ranch with the water
from Elk Mountain Ponds 1,2, and 3, and a pOltion of its interest in the Trull and MOlin Ditch water
. rights.

CWCB Appropriations

The Board holds the following instream flow water rights that may be injured by this application:

CWCB Case Stream/Lake
No.
6-77W1331 Elk River

Amount
(cfs)
65

Approp.
Date
9/23/77

Watershed

County

Elk River

Routt

Potential for Iniurv

The Applicant's proposed change of water rights could result in an expansion of use that may
injure the Board's instream flow water right on the Elk River. The Applicant's proposed plan for
augmentation may injure the Board's instream flow water right on Elk Creek by not replacing
depletions in time, place and amount.

Other Obiectors
No other statements of opposition to this application were filed.

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