Laserfiche WebLink
Jul 21 03 08:22a <br />Bill Baile9 <br />p.3 <br />970-625-5605 <br />Williams, Turner & Holmes, P.C. <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />MNsony W. Williams <br />1. D. Snodgrass <br />William D. PrakAea <br />David 1. Tnrner• <br />Mark A. Hermundstatl' <br />Susan M. Coyle <br />James M. ColosAy' <br />Kirsten M. Kurath• <br />Thomas K. Snodgrass <br />Retired <br />nerndt C. Holmes <br />Wnrten L. Turner <br />(1926 - 2003) <br />nil nuwncy: <br />ndmiuv-0mcd«,4o <br />•m.o namin•d m um. <br />^Also edmined in Nebrmkn <br />GRAND JUNCTION OFFICE <br />200 N. 4eh Seem <br />PO Bos 338 <br />Grand Junclims. Colorado <br />81302-03-18 <br />Phone: 970842-6262 <br />Fax: 910/241-3024 <br />smh-law.com <br />Thomas K. Snodgrass <br />tks(a3wth-law.com <br />(970)242-6262,ext23i <br />Bill Bailey <br />Colorado Rivers Edge, LLC <br />P O Box 1556 <br />Rifle, CO 81650 <br />July 18, 2003 <br />Re: Colorado Rivers Edge Application, Case No. 00 CW 244 <br />Deaz Bill: <br />I am enclosing herewith a copy of the last page of the Ruling of Rcferec in the <br />above referenced water rights proceeding, showing that the judge signed the Ruling <br />on July 14, 2003. This proceeding has now been favorably concluded, and the water <br />rights claimed in the application have been confirmed and adjudicated as conditional <br />water rights. <br />In order to keep these conditional water rights in full force and effect, you <br />must proceed with diligence to develop these water rights. The statute defines <br />diligence as the "steady application of effort to complete the appropriation in a <br />reasonably expedient aJtd efficient manner under all the facts and circumstances." <br />You shotdd take concrete actions in the next six years to develop these rights, and, <br />if possible, you should try to complete the appropriation of these rights during this <br />time period. If diligent efforts are not made to develop these rights, you risk losing <br />these rights. <br />Cue important step that you need to take iu decel~ping these rights is to <br />file a well permit application for the Custom Crushing Pits with the State <br />Engineer in the near future. Please let us know if you wish us to prepare and <br />file the well permit application on your behalf. You will also need to coordinate <br />with the Water Commissioner and Division Engineer in the implementation of <br />augmentation plan- As described in pazagraph 15.F., beginning on page 10 of the <br />Ruling, implementation of the plan requires the submission of periodic accounting <br />and reporting sheets to the Division Engineer, the installation of adequate measuring <br />devices on the water structures that are subject to the plan, identification of the <br />acreage from which phreatophytes and outer native vegetation have been removed, <br />and other.such steps. <br />MOAB OFFICE <br />94 Eu1 Grand gvcnuc <br />Moab, U1.ili 84512-2870 <br />Phone: 4.15/259-0381 <br />