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RECEIVED DISTRICi COURT, WATER DIVISION NO. 5, COLORADO ---------------------------------------------------- .---------------------- AW n 3'90 WATER Rt4Y.Jpas Applicailor. No. 90CW036 S1Alf.1AGIarEE6 ----------------------- .-..------------------------------------------------------ .aro RULING OF REFEREE IN THE MATTEk OF THE APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS OF UTE WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, 1N THE COLORADO RIVER., OR iTS TRIBUTARIES, TRIBUTARY INVOLVED: RAPID CRLEY., IN MESA COUNTY ------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- The akve entitled Application was filed on April 27, 1990, was amended on December 12., 1984, and was referred to the undersigned as Water Referee for Water Division No. 5, State of Colorado, by the hater Judge of said Court on the 9th day of Flay, 1990, in accordance with Nrticlo 92 of Chapttr 37, Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, known as The Water Right Determination ana Administration Act of 1969. Arid the undersigned Referee having made such investigations as are necessary to determine whether or not the statements in the Application are true and having becoxe fully Advised with respect to the subject Potter of the Application does hereby make the following detercination and Ruling ai� the Referee In this matter, to wit: 1. The statements in the Application are true. 2. The name of the structure is Martin -Crawford Ditch, Ute Enlargement. 3. The name and address of the Clainont: Ute Water Conservancy District; P. 0. Box 460; G!tnd Junction, CO 81502. 4. 'the source of the water is Rapid Creek, tributory to the Colorado River. The point of diversion is approximately are mile upstreala on Rapid Creek from the Ute WatFr Treatment Plart in Sec. i, T. 11 S., R. 98 W. of the 6th P.H. at a poiet vrher.ce the NW Corner of slid Sec. 1 bears N. 46°15'08" W. 3945.0 feet. This is also the point of diversion of the Fiartin-Crawford Ditch. b. On April 28, 1986, in Case No. 84CN291, the Water Referee for Water Division No. 5 awarded to Martin -Crawford Ditch, Ute Enlargement, 8.0 c.f.s. conditional, to be used as an emergency supply of water in case of disruption of the existing raw water supply for general municipal uses, includinn domestic, irrigation, mechanical, rwinufacturing, generation of power, fire protection, sewage treatri?vt, street sprinkling, watering of parks, lawns and grounds and maintaining adequate municipal reserve3 with Ute's Water System, with Appropriation date of May 1, 1982. The Claimant was directed to file an Applicatio:l for Finding of Reasonable Diligence in the develo;ment of this conditional water right in April of 1990 to maintain said conditiona'. water right in f0 l force and effect. This Ruling of Referee was confirmed and made a Decree of the Court on May 27, 1986.