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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />WATER DIVISION FOUR <br />Office of the State Engineer j~ <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1871 E. Main St. <br />P.O. Box 456 <br />Montrose, Colorado 81402 <br />Phone (970)249-6622 <br />Fax (970)249-8728 <br />August 25, 2003 <br />Farmers Water Development Co. <br />C/o Mazk Ragsdale <br />P.O. Box 10 <br />Norwood, CO 81423 <br />Hank Williams <br />Williams Construction Co. <br />40487 Hwy 145 <br />Norwood, CO 81423 <br />Subject: Cease and Desist Use of Gurley Water for Gravel Operations <br />Deaz Messrs. Ragsdale and Williams: <br />FiECEIV~® <br />SEP 1 1 2083 <br />Division of Minerals and Geola{iy <br />Our office has observed the delivery of Gurley irrigation water being delivered for a gravel mining <br />operation. This is a cleaz violation of the terms of the Gurley Reservoir water rights decree. You are <br />hereby ordered to cease and desist the use of irrieation water for Qravel mining operations <br />immediately upon receiat of this letter. Persons found violating the terms of this order aze subject to <br />legal action, which may include repayment of triple the damages, fines up to $500/day and reimbursement <br />of legal expenses. in addition, release of reservoir storage for non-decreed uses may cause us to reduce the <br />amount of water you can legally store in upcoming storage seasons. <br />Please contact me at the Division 4 office in Montrose at 249-6622 if you have any questions regazding the <br />above order. <br />Sincerely, <br />Frank J. gel <br />Division Engineer <br />Cc: Ha] D. Simpson, State Engineer <br />Linda Bassi, First Assistant Attorney General <br />Aaron Todd, Water Commissioner District 60 <br />Permit #: - o -o Confidental?: ~f~ <br />Class: Type-Seq.: <br />From: O To: (,,~, ^ll~~t C.,rsl.[~ <br />Doc. Name: Cyst ~i- Des,r.f ~. ,n 4ro..r 6u'rle„~+r/1 <br />Doc. Date (if no date stamp) <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg Watcher <br />Executive Director <br />Hal D. Simpson <br />State Engineer <br />Frank J. Kugel <br />DivisiomEngineer <br />AUG 2 62183 '~ <br />8 PY~6 UfRDm <br />t1~lebn of ~ <br />