HYDRO23686

• Permit No: C1981010
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Name: LEGAL NOTICE
• Permit Index Doc Type: CORRESPONDENCE
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or des.raE;e m mrred'cn n~Ch lha solo meus-
Ina acirvdies and for other misedlaneouu
proposes necessary a des,reEle In conneo-
lion with me tlevaloDmeni and utllixallon d
coal reserves located In .do/lal County,
Colorado. and elsarmere, Cro'a Reservoir -
0fnrage Im use for the above purposes.
Fmdm0s of masonable d~liganca Dave preW
oo•,ly Veen made by this Court ea to ttleee
cnndil~anal drv,rees, me most recent betty the
Ruling or Rrinree (Ouatlrennial Diiigenca)
ip;etl 10/2 017 90 9, and the Judpmenl end
Ilecr¢e conhrmirg said Ruling entered on
12'0911908. under Case No. BBCW48. In sup-
p-uK athen App!ieraon, end in etlditlon m the
progress previously raponed, Applimnl stiles
as bllows: The Synthetic Pmductl Dtldl end
Caig Reservoir have been mnsldered togellf
er because ih¢y die both Intended m meet the
water needs o/ the industrial and mineral
development pro)ecls es set lonh in the
Decrees adjudrtalinp bosh rtghb. BHP mnarv
lies to own In lea and to hold 3,336 ret miner-
al aces d mineral Interests in Moffat County.
Appllwnt'a development of these wet Inler-
esis would regulre Synthetic Pmdude Dllch
and Craig Reservoir dghb to meet Be water
needs, IulRling the Intent of those dghta to
supply water wr intlucldal arM minaret tleveF
opmenl In Moffat County. During Ole perbd
eubseguenl b me Iasi d0gence Rling in 1888
Applkant has Spell over $370,000 b Nnhar-
ance of coal development attune In Moffat
County, Indudlry use of the condiOOnal water
dghta. Theca expend8ulea Were /or mineral
lease antl rental peymenla, anglneering.
advance reyaltms, other mods end leasehold
coda, new prepeny ecqulsitlone, supplies.
Insurance. end legal eapenaea. Tire bragoing
la a pan arM a mntlnuallon of Na program
end ellorb m devebp minaret reeourcas ant
btlusbW adWHy In Mo0al Coumy. Thb was
Ue purpose of the dOZena of Moffat Courtly
who w me esM iB50'e maned an apanlra-
tbn w erlwurepe InduMel tlevelOprnant end
m 6oquhe a wemr ngM tlud world be eaxn
tint Ax 8 It we Blase dltrata who made th
Rwp tar tl1a Symhetlc Protllrc~ Dftrh In 1&51
and then acayned thb right to ApplkaM (m
that time Utah Mlning O Conetructlon).
Development ec eamrreM ed those cdrrmrs
pleletl by th Mo1fN County bwmeea people
end M the deaaes of nemwry mawrd war
many yeare and 8ualele b InMlelry depend-
ing an Sot and Na0onel economic wrtdF
twos end enmpy tlenreMa The ADdkam has
pointed tlde dwabpmem wltll tlillgence; hoar
ewr, Ble rMUCed demand 1w energy In the
Unlletl blares hee tltleYad Ne need for Nd
dewbDmenl Cunent laemet Dredld Nel
add'Abnd etratgy taurcea vAl nW be neWed
In ms Immedlele Mure. Thin, the long-tore
/rattle hu developmont b not 1rlmnclslem vMh
BHP9 ddm of tl0lpence. The Applksm eska
for a Ruling al Releree antl Judgment and
Deaee of dlt Colin Mtling Nat Me Apothem
hea eaerclsed reaeonflble dlllgence with
reaped m the 3yntlretw Products Dlldr dpM
ell Ore deb Recarwlr Right
1fi, T6N, MJIYY m me 6111 P.M. dears South
23 degrees 36 minutes 51 seconds West a
distance of 4402.45 n~Q1YLf551pPpp nl No 3 -
A point located an the South Bank of the
Yampa Rber tmm whlofi the SW Comer of
Sadtlan 18. TON, R91 W of the 6N P.M. bears
Scum 34 dpreea 35 minNn Went a distance
of d035 /I., end which point le also the
decreed point d dlwrelon for the SlmlBatlt
Products Oltch Source: Yemoa River:
Appropnallon Dale: 7 1/0 717 9 73; Amount -
41.93 c/a. ADeolute, end 75.07 cfs.
Conditlorrel. Use - Domeetlc, Impetbn, munl6
Ipal, wmmerclal, Induetriel, mining, recta
elionel, end all other bens/iclal uses.
apec8kally Indutlbg the dgM to mmporMly
emre and remm any or W of cab water In an
aF61ie reservah tooled et the Crelg Smtbn
Power Plant OWlne A Whet Has Been Dane
Tvwartl CompwBOn d 1ha Appmpdatbn: The
Crelg Sbtlon DHCh and Rpeline water npM la
pan al the w-~ar auDWY for the Crelg
Sm9on Power Rant, a themul dadrk power
pbnt mnsbtlnp of iMee l3) adadry urdb erN
a polenllal IouM unH whbh would be mr.
sWded et the same sMB arq would utilize the
same fedl8lee. ApPllrame have spent large
soma of monry during th dulgenro perwtl for
work Bated m Insudng edequffi water eup-
phes arM related Fac001ea mr the Crag b'mtbn
Power Plant. Indudm9 envlmnmenlal end
other work rem1e0 m melmelnlnp the vleb0iry
of a fount generetlnp unH el th Craig Smtbn.
In eddi0on, Appliranb haw spent dudng the
tlslgen® perbd appmxeneleh E18,000.00 for
enpineedry and legal fees related m wales
eon of end Robdbn of the wamr wpDly for
the Craig Sm0on Power Ram, Induding the
Craig $mepn Duch end PlPeline roarer nghL
Such espendlturea Indutle DartlclDmlon In
several wabr waea penda9 In me DMSbn B
Water Cast m ported these water dglae hom
Injury due m Dreposed drenpm d water rlphb
and wamr demo by Wier penwe. Name erM
Addreu of Owner of IJmd on W511d1 Structure
le Looaled: The land on which the Gralg
Sle0on DMtir end Plpdbte dNenbn atrudure
Is located le owned by the ADPllcanta.
Wheralore, Appllnnb request me Court to
enmr a derYea Bodily Brat raemneble dfl4
ganw hoe beer) exardaetl Ooward canpwtlon
d the apDmpdelbn arld mltmuby the corr&
tlonel decree In full force antl effect.
5. B4CWI5 (OOCW48) antl (BOCW50),
(OdCW 53),(000 W50).(W-94678).(W~14-72).
(3828) artd (3538) APPLICATION FOR FIPID
ING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE, lLi
tiOLrrt AND MOFFAT COUNTIES.
CONCERNING THE APPLICATION FOR
WATFJt RIGHTB OF:
Upper Yarrrya Wa1n Cotresrvanq DWdd M
the Yampa Rlwr or Its Tdbutdae In RoW
end Moller CounOes
1. Nema. atldress, telephone number d
Appllmtt'
Upper Yampa Water COrtarwncY Dbflld
Stwmboat Sprvtga. CO IId:OB-0339
(30310793434
2 Named DlbJl or OtlrerSWdure: