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Application of Bowie Resources, LLC <br />Application for Conditional Water Right and for <br />Conditional Appropriative Right of Exchange <br />Page 3 <br />its bid. Given the location of the Spruce Stomp tract and the location of the Bowie No. 2 <br />Mine, Applicant has a reasonable expectation of procuring the federal coal lease for the <br />Spruce Stomp tract. <br />The Bowie Spruce Stomp Diversion is being sought for any diversions from West Fork <br />Terror Creek or other losses to the creek which are attributable to the Applicant's <br />underground mining in the Spruce Stomp tract due to land subsidence or other related <br />mining activities. Such diversions could occur at one or more points within the stream <br />reach described in Paragraph 3, above. The point(s) of diversion described in Paragraph <br />3 will be those point(s) at which diversions due to land subsidence or other related <br />mining activities occur. <br />9. Owner or reputed owner of the land upon which any new diversion or storage structure or <br />modification to any existing diversion or storage structure or existing storage pool is or <br />will be constructed or upon which water is or will be stored: The Bowie Spruce Stomp <br />Diversion will be located on lands owned and/or administered by the U.S.D.A., Forest <br />Service ( "Forest Service "), the United States Bureau of Land Management, Department <br />of Interior ( "BLM ") or on private property owned by the Applicant, Turkey Track Ranch <br />or William and Lorna Hughes. The addresses for these landowners other than Applicant <br />are as follows: <br />United States Forest Service <br />Paonia Ranger District <br />PO Box 1030 <br />403 N. Rio Grande Ave <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />Turkey Track Ranch <br />Albert Donald <br />907 Cheniere Drew Rd <br />West Monroe, LA 71291 <br />United States Bureau of Land Management <br />Uncompahgre Field Office <br />2505 South Townsend <br />Montrose, Colorado 81401 <br />William and Lorna Hughes <br />16872 Farmers Mine Rd <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />Second Claim for Conditional Appropriative Right of Exchange <br />10. Name of Exchange: Bowie Spruce Stomp Exchange <br />11. Purpose of Exchange: The purpose of the exchange is to provide a source of substitute <br />water supply through a water exchange project for the replacement of Applicant's <br />upstream diversions at the Bowie Spruce Stomp Diversion during the irrigation season. <br />The substituted water supply will originate from reservoir storage which will be released <br />into West Fork Terror Creek for the subsequent benefit of downstream senior <br />appropriators located on Terror Creek. <br />