WSP07855

• File Number: 8200.765
• Description: Little Snake River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 8/23/1990
• Author: Western Water Consul
• Title: Draft Appraisal of P and M Conditional Water Rights for Three Forks Reservoir Project - Little Snake River Basin
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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5. The location for the dam is:

Dam Axis: Beginning at a point whcih lies North 700 feet,
more or less, and West 1425 feet, more or less, from the South
1/4 corner of Section 18, T12N, R86W in Wyoming, and running
thence South 8 degrees 30 minutes West 1975 feet, more or less;
thence South 27 degrees 30 minutes East 600 feet, more or less,
to a point which is North 1610 feet, more or less and West 1600
feet, more or less, from the southeast corner of Section 14,
T12N, R87W, in Colorado.

6. On December 15, 1972, in Case No. W-171, District Court,
Water Division No.6, the Water Referee for Water Division No.
6 awarded to Kemmerer Coal Company a conditional storage right
for 75,000 acre-feet to be used for industrial purposes with
an appropriation date of June 5, 1972. The Ruling of the Referee
was confirmed and made a Decree of the Court on December 27,
1972. The Applicant was directed to file an Application for
Finding of Reasonable Diligence in the development of this
conditional water right in May, 1974 to maintain the conditional
water right in full force and effect.

7. During the intervening years, at timely intervals as required
by statute, the Applicant has shown to the Court that reasonable
diligence has been exercised in the development of this
conditional water right, and the Court has ruled that said water
right be continued in full force and effect. The last previous
finding of reasonable diligence was made by the Water Court,
Division No.6 in Case No. 84-CW-191 by decree entered August
8, 1985. In that decree, the Water Court directed the Applicant
to file an Application for Quadrennial Fi~ding of ~easonable
Diligence on or before May, 1988, Sl<.b:~'b~-'r\j 'b\\<a ~ ~rl Or6,'<.r
--to r-.r--"-,,^,,,,~ \0,'28, Isl I'<\.~ \

8. On Dece~ber 27, 1988, the Applicant filed an Application
for Quadrennial Finding of Reasonable Diligence in the
development of this conditional water right.

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9. In support of the present Application, the Applicant has
done the following:

The Three Forks Reservoir water right is part of a series
of water rights in the Little Snake River Basin which are owned
by the Applicant and are contemplated to be used for the purpose
of supplying water needed in the development of land and coal
resources which are owned or controlled or are being investigated
by the Applicant for production, processing, transportation
and treatment of coal for manufacturing and production of
synthetic fules and other by-products of coal, for thermal
generation purposes, for related industrial domestic and
municipal purposes, and6sr for instream flow maintenance
purposes, recreation, a other public or private purposes.