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CWI OWNED WATER RIGHTS • • In this section, CWI summarized the water rights it owns Sn Steven's Gulch, Eaet Roatcap Creek, Coal Gulch, and Terror Creek. CWI also owns water rights directly tributary to the North Fork of the Gunnison River. Watec may also be delivered to West and Main Roatcap Creeks from CWI-owned properties. Within each drainage basin, CWI has summarized the decree information, includ- ing adjudication date, appropriation date, adjudicated flow, and adjudicated use. For actual average annual diversions of each water rights, refer to [he Diversions Records Section in this volume. Colorado state law states that senior rights are filled completely before junior rights receive any water. The priorities of~ water 'rights ~'f~hin each basin are listed in the HydroDynamics "Water Rlghta Identification and Analyses for an Area North of Paonia, Colorado", and are listed from most senior right to most junior right. For instance, in Coal Gulch, CWI's owned John Beezley Ditch priority is shown on Page IV-5 and has second priority in the basin. Any water right listed below would be filled after this right is satisfied. The locations of water rights are also important because not all rights can be easily utilized in other locations. A high priority right may not be able to be easily delivered to an affected junior right. In times of low flow, no water may be available, even for the most senior rights. The timing of flows is important for crop production. A senior right may not have proper timing for replacement of an affected water right. The actual water replacement utilizes CWI water rights as [he last step in CWI's water rights plan. This is due to the complexities of priorities, loca- tions, timing, and water availability. CWI believes that it is easier to moni- tor water rights and repair promptly so flows can be maintained in proper levels, timing, and location. CWI further believes that improving the delivery system of water rights is more effective than augmenting flows. A high per- centa~•e of tie actual water flow may be lost due to transportation loss. If this water can be utilized, [he location and timing of the flows are not changed. As a last resort, CWI would augment potentially affected flows with CWI owned water rights. Although the process to do this would be complex, replacement water would be delivered.