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<br />11 <br /> <br />WATER RIGHTS <br /> <br />The status of adjudicated decrees for District No.8 Is summarized In Table I, <br />which shows the priority and decreed umounts for active ditches and the amounts <br />of other Inactive rights. Rights In several ditches are jointly awned by the <br />Tri-City Trust, comprised of Denver, Englewood a"d Littleton, The Trust Is In <br />the process of dissolution with the distribution of the assets to be made to <br />t~ member cities. The proportional interests of the water rights will be <br />conveyed to the cities as set forth below: <br /> <br />City <br /> <br />Proportional Interest <br /> <br />LI tt leton <br /> <br />42.1624% <br />37.1180% <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />Denver <br /> <br />Englewood <br /> <br />20.7196% <br /> <br />An amount of 2.25 cfs was adjudicated to the Epperson Ditch on April 15, 191Z <br />with an approporlatlon date of May I, 1860. The Epperson Ditch Is no longer <br />In use but has not been abandoned, Although the ditch is no longer useable, <br />the pump station which supplied the ditch Is still Intact, although not operable, <br />The Epperson right is owned by the Tri-City Trust and is not being distributed <br />with the other assets pending a decision as to Its dispostlon. <br /> <br />Analysis of Table 1 indicates that almost 80% of the active adjudicated rights <br />within Water District No.8 are for municipal use, In addition to the rights <br />adjudicated within the District diverted at the ditches shown in the Table, <br />diversions of water Imported from the West Slape are made by Denver and Aurora <br />at their respective Intakes for municipal use. The City of Denver diverts <br />Blue River water conveyed thru the Roberts Tunnel at Its Intake and Aurora <br />diverts its share of the Homestake Project water at I ts intake. <br /> <br />Water Calls in Division No. I from District 8 and downstream are summarized <br />In Table Z for 1954 thru 1966. The Table shows for each month of the irrigation <br />system the number of days that the listed de6rees called water from the river. <br />