ISFAPP00515

• Case Number: 86CW0227
• Stream Name: Piney River
• Watershed: Piney River
• Water Division: 5
• Water District: 52
• County: Eagle
• Instream Flow App - Doc Type: Final Decree/Stipulations

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DISTRICT COURT. WATER DIVISION NO.5. COLORADO

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Application No. 86CW221J

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RULING OF REFEREE

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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS OF THE COLORADO WATER
CONSERVATION BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. IN THE
COLORADO RIVER. OR ITS TRIBUTARIES. TRIBUTARY INVOLVED: PINEY RIVER. IN EAGLE v'
COUNTY

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The above entitled Application was filed on August 20. 1986. and was
referred to the undersigned as Water Referee for Water Division No.5. State
of Colorado. by the Water Judge of said Court on the 11th day of September.
1986. in accordance with Article 92 of Chapter 37. Colorado Revised Statutes
1973. known as The Water Right Determination, and Administration Act of 1969.

And the undersigned Referee having made such investigations as are
necessary to determine whether or not the statements in ,the Application are
true and having become fully advised with respect to the sUbject matter of the
Application does hereby make the following determination and Ruling as the
Referee in this matter. to-wit:

1, The statements in the Application are true.

2. The name of the stream involved is Piney River. ~

3, The name and address of the Claimant: Colorado Water Conservation /'
Board; 1313 Sherman Street. Suite 721; Denver. Colorado 80203.

4. The source of the water is Piney River. tributary to the Colorado ~
River.

5. Legal description of the stream segment through which an instream
flow is claimed: The natural stream channel from the confluence with Meadow
Creek at lat. 39043'47" N.. long. 106027'35" W. as the upstream terminus and ~
extending to the confluence with the North Fork Piney River at lat, 39046'00"
N.. long, 106029'35" W. as the downstream terminus. being a distance of
approximately 3.2 miles. For administrative purposes only. the Division eh~
Engineer for Water Division 5 has translated such legal descriptions into p~
approximate protracted section. township. and range locations from U.S.G.S. \ ~\s
mapping as follows: Upstream terminus in the NW/4NE/4 S. 9. T. 4 S.. R. 81 W.
6th P.M.. more specifically at a point Whence the SW Corner of said S, 33 O~
bears N. 08030' E. a distance of 27.250 ft.; downstream terminus in the
SW/4SW/4 S. 29. T. 3 S.. R. 81 W.. 6th P.M.. more specifically at a point
whence the SW Corner of S. 30. T. 3 S.. R. 81 W. bears N, 83030' E. a distance
of 6.100 ft.

6. The use of the water is to appropriate such minimum stream flows as ~
are required to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree.