ISFAPP00826

• Case Number: 92CW0286
• Stream Name: Colorado River (15 mile reach)
• Watershed: Colorado River
• Water Division: 5
• Water District: 72
• County: Mesa
• Instream Flow App - Doc Type: Final Decree/Stipulations

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DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 5, COLORADO

Case No, 92CW286

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, JUDGMENT A.~ DECREE

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS OF THE COLORADC
WATER CONSERVATION BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO ~

IN THE COLORADO RIVER, A NATURAL STREAM

IN THE WATERSHED OF THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN

IN MESA COUNTY, COLORADO

This matter comes before the Court upon the application of
the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB), filed with the
Water Clerk on December 17, 1992, for a water right to protect
the natural environment to a reasonable degree, The Court has
considered the pleadings, the stipulation of the parties and the
evidence presented and, being fully advised in the premises,
hereby enters the following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law,
Judgment and Decree,

FINDINGS OF FACT

1, l..e name and address of the applicant are:

Colorado Water Conservation Board
1313 Sherman Street, Suite 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
[phone]

2, Timely and adequate notice of these proceedings has
been given in the manner required by law. The time for filing
statements of opposition and for seeking leave to intervene has
expired, The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of
this application and over all persons who have standing to appear
herein, whether or not they have appeared,

3, Statements of opposition were timely filed by Na-Tec
Resources, Inc,; Union Oil Company of California, d/b/a unocal;
Vail Associates, Inc,; Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority;
Exxon Company U,S.A" a division of Exxon Corporation; Adam's Rib
Ranch Corporation; Cyprus Climax Metals Company (substituted for
Climax Molybdenum Company); Board of Summit County Commissioners;