PROJ00480

• Contract/PO #: C150015
• Contractor Name: Highland Ditch Company
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 5
• County: Boulder
• Bill Number: HB 98-1189
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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In the spring of tha yeQr 1929, the naid The Foothills 'hcser-

voir v:as filled to its .full capacity from the St. Vrain C:'€:9}..,

in accordance \'lith i~s dec!',::cd e.nu. clair.!0d priorit.iesl and the \'lliter

so stlin'ed ,-!as b0Ec:ficially used.

That tlwrea:ft e.!", e.nd. en cr sbout

the 15th day of J\Uf,u.Gt, 1929, then:: \\'85 t:""'1apPl"op!'intsd ~!at-31.~ in

the said St. V:rain Creck' and a part of this ~/atcr "as diverted

nnd stored in 'l'he Foothills Rescrv-oir, a.nd the .:said rcse,r"'Voir

was, thereby, durinG that year, refilled to the a.n:.ottn~ c~ 2,506

acre feet. During the suid YGar the suid water was used for 1

irrigating the lo.nd.B or atoc1dlOldcrs of The Highland Ditch Cc""

pany, clairr.ant herein, and, in Guboequent -yeur1f, when over \\~ter

has been availe.ble in the sQid St~ Vr,<in Crcek, said The Foot-

hillB I~e3ervoir hus been filled 8lHl ~ratel~ \'lithdru,,-"!l the:rei'rcrn for

ben€lficial purposes, '2nd during t.he (lame sea5o~1i from tt.."1e.ppropriat-

ed wnter in the St. Vrnin Crf!(\k th~ Enid r.eser\'oir ha~ baen re-
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filled by means ef said feed or ditch to tho amount of 2,50S/feot.

and said ".-rI.ter so ,stored under said refilling right dive!'ted from

the said reservoir "y Tho JUr;hJ.and Ditch CO!l1J'8.n,. "nd used for tho

irdgat.1on' of the landa or the stoc],holdors lying und$r the said

resorvoir.

The clsirr.n.nt. in entitled, by reason o~ pa.rtial refilling,

to a decreo for ntoraJj8 of \rdtor for irrigation purpos.es to the

effect that ~~cer and by virtue of said appropri"'tion there ba

pGrwitted to rIOl; into. tho said reservoir, .rl~O~.rJ. said St. Vrain

Croek,' through the feader aforesaid, whenc~er available, wqter

for the refill in:; of said The Foothills Reservoir once each year.

to the extent of 2t 506 acre feet of' \-/ater, with Reeervoir Refill

Prior'it.y !b._;l3 5,1 'i'hir.c. .'Joricsf c.8..tiru..'; fror:: DecE:nber 31, 1929,

and cond! tior.al upon further re.fill:l.ng a..'1d' propfJr sho\.;in1;, c laim-

ant nay npply in this couse for final ~ecree to ~he extent of

such additional r.efilling u;Hler pricrity r..o\': aY!~Td8d as Heser-vCr

Refill Priority lie. :r!J S . Third Series,
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Cor.d'l, as of the 59-lUG
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