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~ .'"~':I_,-,,,, .... ,",:-.-". ""'.- ,. :'."~A'lJ1":fI'l- . '~"- -'t\'- 11. On September 28, 1973, the Colorado River Water Conservation District . filed, in Water Court for Water D~vision No.5, a Statement of Opposition to this application in which it is stated: The Colorado River Conservation District has no objectio~ to the granting of the application for water ri.gh"ts on the. condition', however, thc:t as a part of the Ruling of the Referee and the Decree of the Water Court a "Finding is made and an Order entered that, the Congress of the United States of America in authorizing the construction of the Fryingpan- Arkansas Project (76 Stat. 389)' specifically directed the operation of the project in accordance with certain Operating Principles appearing as House Document No. 130, 87th Congo 1st Sess., and that the Rulinq and Decree are not intended to be, nor shall it be construed as, an amendment, variation, abrogation or construction of such Operating Principles. The Referee does therefore conclude that the above-entitled application should be granted, and that 12.0 cubic feet of water per second of time during the period from April I to September 30, and 6.0 cubic feet of water per second of time during the period from October I to March 31, is hereby awarded to the Upper Fryinqpan River from a point immediately above the confluence of the 'Fryingpan River and the South Fork of the Fryingpan River, for the purpose of maintaining such minimum flows in the stream bed as are required to _];)reserve the na.tural. environment to a reasonable degree, with appropriation date of the 12th day of July, 1973, absolutely and unconditionally; subject, ho~ever, to all earlier priority rights of others in accordance with law, and also subject to the Operation Prin~ip1es of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. It is accordingly ORDERED that this ruling shall be filed with the.Water Clerk and shall become effective upon such filing, subject to judicial review pursuant to Section 148-21-20 CRE 1963 as amended (1971). It is further ORDERED that a copy of this ruli.ng shall be filed with the appropriate Division Engineer and the State Engineer. day of Done at the city of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, #OiJEMRER' , 1973. .~ this / r BY THE REFEREE: 1 d jn th ~ c~t~c~. no pro~C::;t ':'3.S ii e .'- L. The forc~jing ruli~~ is conf1r~cd and np?r~ved. and is ~ade the J~dgment and Decree of this aourt. ~~'i~ ater D~vis~on No. 5 State of Colorado