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Case Na. 94CW036, Findings of Fact, Conclusions afLaw end Decrse otthe Court Approving Absolute and Conditional Ground Water Rights, Plan of Augmentation and for Change of W ater Rights, Application of the City of Black Ftawk, Page 37 Station) is senior to the CWCB's instream flow water rights in North Clear Creek decreed in Case No. 87C W273. 34.g.(6) So alto assure the operation ofthe augmentation and exchange plan, Applicant will install and maintain such water measuring devices, implement such accounting procedures, and provide such calculations as may be required by the State or Division Engineer to administer the terms of this decree; but, Applicant shall not be required to install and/or maintain measuring devices as may be required by the decree in Case No. 87CW273. The Colorado Water Conservation Board shall have access to any such measuring device(s) at reasonable times in order to make readings therefrom. 34.h. Nothing herein shall be construed to create any right ofApplicant to utilize land or structures owned by parties other than Applicant for the diversion ofwater. Further, the entry ofthis decree shall neither enlarge nor diminish any right to use lands, structures or facilities curcently possessed by Applicant. Applicant may utilize existing water diversion, carriage, and storage structures only to the extent it has acquired the right to so use such structure from the appropriate entities, by purchase or by other appropriate means. Similarly, Applicant may utilize land for the construction and operation of such structures only to the extent it has acquired the right to so use such land from the appropriate entities, by purchase or by other appropriate means. 34.i. Required return flows under this decree shall be maintained by making releases of replacement water directly to Clear Creek and its tributaries, Big Dry Creek or the South Platte River. Applicant shall not maintain required return flows by releases of replacement water, or otherwise introduce any water from any source, directly into the Croke Canal, the Church Ditch, the Fanners' High Line Canal, or Standley Lake without the written consent of the relevant ditch company. No releases from Fairmont Reservoir, Maple Grove Reservoir or Welton Reservoir directly to the Croke Canal, the Church Ditch, the Farmers' High Line Canal or Standley Lake are authorized by this decree without the written consent of the relevant ditch company. 34 j. Applicant's storage in Standley Lake is limited to its pro rata share of existing FRICO storage. Applicant has no present independent storage space in Standley Lake nor does it have the right to store any water that is not derived from its FRICO share ownership in Standley Lake. 34.k. The decreed uses for the absolute and conditional ground water rights described in paragraphs 13.a, 13.6, 13.c, and 13.d, above, are alt municipal purposes, including domestic, irigation, industrial, commercial, fire protection, stockwatering, recreation, piscatorial,