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<br />DIVISION NO.1, COLORADO
<br />
<br />DI
<br />
<br />FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, JUDGMENT AND DECREE
<br />
<br />CONCERNING THE APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS OF THE COLORADO WATER
<br />CONSERVATION BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF COLORADO AND WATER
<br />RIGHTS OF THE CITY OF BOULDER
<br />
<br />IN BOULDER COUNTY
<br />
<br />This matter has come before the Court on the amended
<br />application of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (the "Boardlt)
<br />and the City of Boulder (ltBoulderlt) for approval of changes of
<br />wat.er rights. The Court, having reviewed the pleadings, the
<br />evidence presented during trial on November 29 and 30, 1993 and
<br />December 1, 2 and 8, 1993, and the stipulations of the parties,
<br />hereby enters the following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law,
<br />Judgment and Decree:
<br />
<br />FINDINGS OF FACT
<br />
<br />I. GENERAL.
<br />
<br />1.1 The names and addresses of the applicants are:
<br />
<br />Colorado Water Conservation Board
<br />1313 Sherman street, suite 721
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />
<br />City of Boulder
<br />P.O. Box 79J.
<br />Boulder, Colorado 80306
<br />
<br />1.2 The application and the amendment to the application in
<br />this case were filed on December 26, 1990 and May 29, 1992,
<br />respectively. Timely and adequate notice of the application and
<br />the amendment to the application was given as required by law, and
<br />the Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this
<br />proceeding and over all parties affected hereby, whether they have
<br />appeared or not. None of the lands or water involved in this case
<br />are within the boundaries of a designated ground water basin.
<br />
<br />1. 3 Timely statements of opposition were filed by Public
<br />Service Company of Colorado, North BOUlder Farmers Ditch company,
<br />the Boulder & White Rock Ditch & Reservoir Company, Water Users
<br />Association of District No.6, city of Lafayette, City of
<br />Louisville, the Boulder and Left Hand Ditch Co. and city and County
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