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DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 5, COLORADO <br />Case No. 96 CW 353 <br />FINDINGS AND RULING OF REFEREE AND DECREE OF THE WATER COURT <br />IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS OF THE <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE <br />PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, <br />IN HANGING LAKE, A NATURAL LAKE, <br />IN THE WATERSHED OF THE COLORADO RIVER, <br />IN GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO. <br />This Application was filed on December 30, 1996, and was <br />referred to the Water Referee for Water Division No. 5, in <br />accordance with C.R.S. §§ 37 -92 -101, et seq. All notices re- <br />quired by law of the filing of this Application have been ful- <br />filled and the Referee has jurisdiction of this Application. No <br />Statements of Opposition were filed in this matter. On March 14, <br />1997, the Division Engineer submitted a Summary of Consultation <br />and the Referee has given it due consideration. <br />The Referee having made such investigations as are necessary <br />to determine whether the statements in the Application are true <br />and being fully advised with respect to the subject matter of the <br />Application. <br />THE WATER REFEREE FINDS AS FOLLOWS: <br />1. The name and address of the Applicant is: <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Sherman Street, Suite 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />(303) 866 -3441 <br />2. The name of the natural lake: <br />Hanging Lake. <br />