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<br />January 25, 1996 ®.
<br />APPl1CATION FOR FlNDING OF REASONABLE DILI-
<br />GENCE, ON WATER STORAGE RIGHT IN ROUTi
<br />COUNTY®Nama. Addraes, entl Telephone Number of
<br />Applicant. Twenty Mile Reserwir Company, No Cyprus
<br />Weatam Coal Comwny, 8100 Easl Mineral Clyde, P.O.
<br />Box 32BB, Enplewootl. Coldetlo 80155; Nlenlron~.lortls
<br />W. Kegley. Telephone Number. (303) 6x ~SOOO ems
<br />of Slmcture: Twenty Mlle Recerwir,~escripllon d
<br />Condillonel'Water RIghL e. Decree: No ember 15, 1862,
<br />Casa No. 3061, Rwli County D1911k1 Court; o. LocaBOn:
<br />Inlbal carol of survey et a potnl whenw the Southwest
<br />Corner, Sedbn 1B, Township 5 North, Range B6 Wecl,
<br />6th P. M., beers South 31od6' West 3,3621eeb c. Source:
<br />Fish Creek; tl. Appropriation Dere: July 22, 1Dfi1, Amount:
<br />15.302.15 acre Mt: e. Use: Irnpetlon, tlamesllc, s1ocJ~
<br />fah prapapatbn, recreelbnel, Industnel, end munklpa
<br />Feria In SupwA of Requestetl Flndinp ~ol Reeeoneble
<br />Dill~ence: e. Twenty Mile Reservoir Comwny hec
<br />cuccaetletl Io the Imeresla d Emllyn L. Young in the
<br />TvrM~y Mlle Rsserwlr rontlilionel water right as tleecribetl
<br />above; b. Pureuent to agreement with Me.Younp and
<br />T ry Mlle Reservoir Comwny, Cyprus Western Cwt
<br />mwny ('Cyprus') end Ns predecessors have pursuetl
<br />plg{hrelopmenl d the Twenty M'Ne Reservoir Nrouph co-
<br />4qeretlon with the Unded Stetea Geolpplcel Survey, end
<br />oihe~ letlarel end dale apenciss, In me owretbn, malnlo-
<br />' ne0ca, entl rollMlon of tlete ham peupmp 5101iona on
<br />FJin Creek. Fobal Creek, entl TroN Creek: these stations
<br />eM el or near the propaaetl localian of the Twenty Mile
<br />Reservoir. These edivllies here oeen rontluded sotey by
<br />e d et Ne e>yeroe of Cypms, or a related mtity,or have
<br />1 be'1rr iolMy IurWetl cant the U.S.G.S. Date oolleCYed horn
<br />Neae yuging eteibna will be usetl to lurther tle6na creek
<br />ei1Q elluNUm propertlee, for tleterminetbna d werer evell~
<br />' eEla for storage N the reservoir, end for the spllhrey da-
<br />elpn. The dale nave also been used for en areluetbn d
<br />d Myhonmenial wwde tar Ne Calored0 Depertment'd
<br />n ' Nelurel RecourMa, Dhlsidi d Mlnereb end Geology, entl
<br />Ihs~CObredo DBwNneni of Publk HeeNh entl EnNmn~
<br />t meal, Water ~OUeINy Control Division. Cyprus peAOrms e
<br />a program d water quality eeinpllnp entl rete for measuring
<br />e omeudece weten, elluyium wells arq bedrotlc wells. end
<br />T eEminlders ell recortle rehdnp thereto. Cyprus enters the
<br />e deli rolladetl Inlhe ebove~deaertbetl mdiitodrp program
<br />e No a computer date base system. TM tlele has keen end
<br />rt will centlnue to w reNewetl wdadically for erourecy entl
<br />re eompl9leneaa: c. Cyprus hee Installed atltliibnel monlior-
<br />er Ing ateilana on Fish Creek to further tle6ne alluvium entl
<br />el grehk hytlreulk ploper8ee. These sletlonf were locetetl is
<br />e. tlelermhw aubeldence Mwda to FlSh Creek reauliirq
<br />or ham lonpwell minlnp beneath a ponlon of the creek. The
<br />p, rLm will be useful Indeoertninlnp embankment s4blliy In
<br />:Itl the swot the pmpwetl reservoir ie underminW end cuG
<br />o- sltlis In the Iulure; d. Cyprus has rontludetl a detailed
<br />be tlu~ d iha vegoWbn elmp Fleh Creek, ImmetlleteN up-
<br />rlt aveem Irom the goposetl ressrwlr location •~whkh will
<br />B Mne to IuMer define the alluvium prppertba'~~Ne creek
<br />he erip ssaist In the Mal deelpn o). ilia ~rwervoli; a .Cyprus
<br />ss hatteppolmetl a parson in Ns maneyemem ai7bdure to w
<br />d ins water resoems mordlnebr.~6gls'fhe tldks, among
<br />oa oihere, of monfortnp end rooAlnpllnp plerjAbr the tlswF
<br />opment d fhb water rght In an)unction weh plena Id use
<br />tE of dher wear riphb, entl any other DpAie9oha,'Inclutlinp
<br />o- minlnp owreilons, whlU Cyprus may Ca(tguur tlW YAII in-
<br />sn wNe the use of Ihb water right; 1. Cyprte: entl applicant
<br />& Twenty MAe Reservoir Comwny here•nnepddeted'iffeA'
<br />B epreamenl allewinp Cyprus the dphi to devhlop Antl use
<br />N ihs Twanry Mik Reserwir es a coml~on~i of Cyprus'
<br />)x owrell water suwN cydem. The eBrdemem~6eW%en
<br />2 Ihese iwa wNes. whltlr lortnerN tannlnered In 1B@3, has
<br />al been etlentletl until the year 2000; p. Cyprus hss Ineludetl'
<br />d NB cabled water right in an amantlmenl to Nc TroN Creek
<br />Y eupmsntetion plan. The amendment Ip the eupmenieibn
<br />ks plan In Cece No. W-1502-T6 was prametl tiq ilia ~s~emr
<br />q Curt in Cese No. BOCW88: h. Applkam entl .C`jpNe.
<br />12 Ihrouph Nelr etlomeye. nova mondoretl ins momhly re~
<br />et somas of water rights applications rn Water Divisbn.6 end
<br />A hew cubml6e0 6letemenis of oppoasion where they
<br />w Oeemetl necessary or atlvlseble for lull prdedion of this
<br />e water right; I. Total espentliturec in time and money In
<br />t connecllon with work'toweM the tlevebpmeni entl ~com-
<br />6 pletim of Ihrs reservoir era tllHiwll to delertnlne, but ere
<br />tl conssnedvely aanmetatl to be f35.000.00.
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