PROJ00084

• Contract/PO #: C150139
• Contractor Name: Coal Creek
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Fremont
• Bill Number: MC3
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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11. ownership of structures. Applicants own or have the right to
use all structures involved in this case. The Minnequa Canal
and its headworks are owned by Rocky Mountain Steel Mills,
1612 E. Abriendo Ave., Pueblo, CO 81004. The Union Ditch is
owned by The Union Ditch and Water Company, P.O. Box 71,
Florence, CO 81226.

WHEREFORE, Applicants pray that this Court enter a decree:

(a) Allowing Applicants~ to use their said water rights for
municipal and other purposes, and to store said water in the
reservoir described in said paragraph 4, all as described herein.

(b) Approving, . ApPlicants ' plan for augmentation :proposed
herein.

(c) Determining that the change of Applicant's water rights,
as well as operation of the proposed plan for augmentation, will
not injuriously' affect the owner of or persons entitled to use
water under a vested water right or a decreed conditional water
right.

(d) Determining that any additional shares of Union Ditch
acquired by Applicants after the initiation. of this case, may be
di~erted and used by Applicants for municipal and other purposes,
including storage for subsequent use, as described herein, and used
to further augment the Florence-Coal Creek Williamsburg direct flow
water right, as described herein and subject to such conditions as
may be provided in any decree entered herein, upon filing a notice
of the acquisition of such additional, shares with the Division
Engineer's office and'without further judicial proceedings.

(e) For such further
deem proper.
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Dated this ~ day of

and additional relief as the Cpurt may

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1999.

LLC

By
Robert F. T. Krassa (#7947)
1680 - 38th street, Suite 800
Boulder, CO 80301-2611
[phone]
SPECIAL WATER COUNSEL FOR APPLICANTS
THE CITY OF FLORENCE, THE TOWN OF
COAL CREEK, 1\N1) THE TOWN OF
WILLIAMSBURG

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