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<br />D~sti.~C'; . ;;~ C'll," c.~
<br />other person cr en.
<br />motion to intervf'-
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<br />~rand Junction; and th~ City of Aurora,
<br />'. filed a statement of opposition or
<br />!l.....~ mat ter.
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<br />No
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<br />decree.
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<br />The parties have stipulated to the entry of this
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<br />S, Name of stream: Colorado River (lnstream flowl '
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<br />6, Source: Colorado River,
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<br />7, Legal description of the stream segment tiu,ough which
<br />an instream flow is claimed:
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<br />The natural stream channel from the 27,S Road gage at
<br />NE/4, SW/4, Sec, 24, TIS, R1W, UPM as the upstream
<br />terminus and extending to the confluence of the
<br />Gunnison River at NW/4, NE/4, Sec, 22, TIS, R1W, UPM as
<br />the downstream terminus, a distance of approximately
<br />2,0 miles, This segment ran be located on the Grand
<br />Junction U,S,G,S, quadrangle, This stree regment is
<br />the downstream two miles of what is COmmc.lld..f referred
<br />to as the 'IS-Mile Reach,'
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<br />8. Use of the water:
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<br />Instream flows to preserve the natural environment to a
<br />reasonable degree,
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<br />9, Date of initiatior. of appropriation: November 4, 1994,
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<br />10, Date the war r was applied to beneficial use:
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<br />The water was first applied to beneficial use on July
<br />1, 1995,
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<br />11, Amount of water claimed:
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<br />300 c,f,s, absolute of accretions to the downstream two
<br />miles of the IS-Mile Reach from July 1 through
<br />September' 30,
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<br />12, The water right adjudicated in this decree cannot be
<br />exercised to callout appropriators of water on the Colorado
<br />River or its tributaries upstream of the IS-Mile Reach, The
<br />Board will not assert this right to make a claim for maintenance
<br />of historic return flows or surface runoff to the IS-Mile Reach,
<br />in quantity, location, or timing, that may otherwise be reduced
<br />or changed by water conservation measures undertaken by the
<br />holders of water rights or the United States, The Board will not
<br />assert this right as the basis for opposing future water right
<br />applications (including applications for exchanges, changes of
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