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SULLIVAN MECK & TOOLEY, P.C.
May 6, 2022
SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Board of County Commissioners
Weld County
P. O Box 758
915 —10th Street
Greeley, CO 80632
Re: Notice — Water Division 1 Case No. 2022CW3042
To Whom It May Concern:
RECEIVED
MAY 10 2022
WELD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
The City of Greeley, acting by and through its Water and Sewer Board ("Greeley") filed
an Application for Change of Water Rights, Appropriation of Return Flows, Conditional Water
Right, and Plan for Augmentation including Water Exchange Project in the District Court, Water
Division 1 on March 31, 2022 ("Application"). The Application will be published in the April
2022 Division One Water Court Resume. We are enclosing a copy of the Application for your
convenience.
This notice is provided to you as required by C.R.S. § 37-92-302(3.5). This statute requires
this notice to be provided within ten days after filing the application. Inadvertently, this notice
was not provided within the required time period. Statements of opposition to this application are
due May 31St, 2022. Greeley will not object if you file a motion to intervene in the case by July
15, 2022 because of the delay in providing this notice. Please contact me at (303) 830-2500 or
jnoble@wsmtlaw.com with any questions regarding the Application or this notice.
Sincerely,
James M. Noble
Attorney for the City of Greeley, acting by and
through its Water and Sewer Board
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2022-1384
DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION NO. 1,
STATE OF COLORADO
Weld County Courthouse
901 9th Avenue
P.O. Box 2038
Greeley, Colorado 80632
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FILING ID: 78BD1E6A29211
CASE NUMBER: 2022CW3042
♦ COURT USE ONLY •
CONCERNING THE APPLICATION FOR
WATER RIGHTS OF:
CITY OF GREELEY, ACTING BY AND
THROUGH ITS WATER AND SEWER BOARD
IN LARIMER AND WELD COUNTIES.
Attorneys: Carolyn F. Burr, #25978
James M. Noble, #36716
Jens Jensen, #47471
Address: WELBORN SULLIVAN MECK & TOOLEY, P.C.
1401 Lawrence Street, Suite 1800
Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone: (303) 830-2500
Fax: (303) 832-2366
Email: cburr@wsmtlaw.com
jnoble@wsmtlaw.com
jjensen@wsmtlaw.com
Daniel J. Biwer, #46308
Address: GREELEY CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE
1100 10il' Street, Suite 401
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Phone: (970) 350-9757
Fax: (970) 350-9763
Email: daniel.biwer@greeleygov.com
Case Number: 2022CW
Division 1
APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF WATER RIGHTS, APPROPRIATION OF
RETURN FLOWS, CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHT, AND PLAN FOR
AUGMENTATION INCLUDING WATER EXCHANGE PROJECT
1. Name and address of Applicant:
City of Greeley, acting by and through its Water and Sewer Board ("Greeley")
c/o Jennifer Petrzelka, Water Resources Operations Manager
1001 11th Avenue, Second Floor
Greeley, Colorado 80631
(970) 350-9811
jennifer.petrzelka@greeleygov.com
2. General Description of the Application. By this Application, Greeley seeks to change the
use of water rights associated with 23.917 shares (the "Subject Shares") in the Water Supply and
Storage Company ("WSSC"), out of 600 outstanding shares. Greeley seeks to change the use of
the Subject Shares from irrigation to municipal, augmentation, and other uses, including irrigation,
as further described below. Greeley also seeks a plan for augmentation and water exchange project
for the replacement of return flows from the native portion of the Subject Shares, and an
appropriation of such return flows. Greeley also seeks a conditional direct flow water right for
replacement of return flows. Greeley is not required to maintain return flows from the historical
use of the transmountain component of the Subject Shares. This application for a change of the
Subject Shares is subject to the terms of the "Agreement between The Water Supply and Storage
Company and the City of Greeley," dated April 30, 2010, and any subsequent amendments thereto
(the "WSSC/Greeley Contract").
APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF WATER RIGHT FOR SUBJECT SHARES
3. Decreed water rights for which change is sought:
A. Name of Structures: The structures used to divert and use the Subject Shares include
those numerous structures operated by WSSC, and all the ditches, reservoirs, and
related structures associated with WSSC, collectively referred to herein as the
"WSSC System." These structures include the Larimer County Canal, which
diverts water from the Cache la Poudre River in the SW %4, Section 13, Township
8 North, Range 70 West, 6th P.M. In addition to the Larimer County Canal, WSSC
operates reservoirs, transmountain ditches, a transmountain tunnel, and other
structures. These structures are generally described in the table attached as Exhibit
A.
B. Original and All Relevant Subsequent Decrees.
i. The decreed water rights of WSSC are listed in the table attached as Exhibit
A. See the decrees listed for more detailed descriptions of the water rights
associated with WSSC.
ii. Previously, other shares of WSSC have been changed by the City of
Thornton, North Weld County Water District ("North Weld"), East Larimer
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County Water District ("ELCO"), the City of Fort Collins, and Greeley in
the following cases:
Case No.
Decree Date
Applicant
No. of Shares
86CW401 et al.
Mar. 9, 1998
Thornton
283.354
03CW421
Apr 30, 2012
North Weld
7.750
03CW422
Jun 8, 2011
ELCO
22.3
07CW 190
Nov 7, 2015
Greeley
22.5
11 CW265
Jul 17, 2015
Fort Collins
26.667
17CW3057
Sep 25, 2020
North Weld
4.75
18CW3076
Sep 23, 2020
ELCO
9.525
Total
376.846
C. Legal Descriptions of Structures. The legal descriptions of the structures that are
part of the WSSC System are included in Exhibit A, and further described in the
underlying decrees referenced therein. The general locations of the WSSC
structures are also shown on the maps attached as Exhibits B-1 and B-2.
D. Decreed Sources of Water. The decreed sources of water for the water rights of the
WSSC System are described in the table attached as Exhibit A. The sources of
water for the WSSC System generally include the Cache la Poudre River and
certain tributaries thereto, the Laramie River and certain tributaries thereto, the
Michigan River, and the Colorado River. WSSC also owns shares in the Jackson
Ditch Company. Additionally, WSSC holds an interest in units of the Northern
Colorado Water Conservancy District ("Northern") Colorado -Big Thompson
Project ("CBT Units"). WSSC delivers water from such CBT Units to its
shareholders pursuant to an allotment contract, as well as leased CBT Units. By this
Application, Greeley does not seek any change of water rights associated with
WSSC's Jackson Ditch Company shares, or for WSSC's CBT Units. Greeley does
intend to use its proportionate share of CBT Units owned or leased by WSSC for
irrigation within the WSSC System, for municipal purposes in Greeley's service
area, which is within Northern's district boundaries, or for other purposes within
Northern's district boundaries, subject to all applicable approval requirements.
E. Appropriation Dates and Total Amounts Decreed to Structures. The appropriation
dates and total amounts decreed to each structure are listed in the table attached as
Exhibit A.
F. Decreed Uses. The water rights described in Exhibit A were decreed for irrigation
of lands within the WSSC System, as further provided in the decrees listed in
Exhibit A.
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G. Amount of Water that Applicant Intends to Change. Greeley intends to change the
use of its water rights associated with the Subject Shares, as further described
below.
4. Detailed Description of Proposed Change:
A. Historical Use: Water associated with 16 of the Subject Shares has historically been
used to irrigate 13 farms under the WSSC System. Water associated with the
remaining 7.917 Subject Shares was used in numerous places under the WSSC
System. The 13 farms and the respective number of shares associated with each are
as follows:
i. Holcim Farm: 0.75 share was historically used to irrigate property in
Sections 8, 9, 17, and 21, Township 8 North, Range 69 West, 6t' P.M.,
Larimer County, Colorado.
ii. Greenwald Farm: 0.75 share was historically used to irrigate property in the
NE 1/4 Section 11, Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M.,
Larimer County, Colorado.
Felte Farm: 2 shares were historically used to irrigate property in the SE '/4
of Section 25, Township 7 North, Range 67 West and in the SW 1/4 of
Section 30, Township 7 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. in Weld
County, Colorado.
iv. Balmer Farm: 2 shares were historically used to irrigate property in the E'/4
Section 4, Township 7 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. in Weld
County, Colorado.
v. Hughes Farm: 1 share was historically used to irrigate property in the SE 1/4,
Section 9, Township 7 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. in Weld
County, Colorado.
vi. Henry Farm: 1 share was historically used to irrigate property in the S %z
NE %4, Section 16, Township 7 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. in
Weld County, Colorado.
vii. Laws Farm: 1 to 1.5 shares were historically used to irrigate property in the
SW 1/4, Section 15, Township 7 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. in
Weld County, Colorado.
viii. McWilliams Farm: 0.5 share was historically used to irrigate property in the
SE 1/4, Section 16, Township 7 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. in Weld
County, Colorado.
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ix. Seward Farm: 0.5 share was historically used to irrigate property in the E 1/2
NW 1/4, Section 21, Township 7 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. in
Weld County, Colorado.
x. Isakson Farm: 1.5 shares were historically used to irrigate property in the
NE 1/4, Section 26, Township 8 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. in
Weld County, Colorado.
xi. Varra Farm: 2 shares were historically used to irrigate property in the NE
1/4, Section 28, Township 8 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M. in Weld
County, Colorado.
xii. Rusch Farm: 1 share was historically used to irrigate property in the SE 1/4,
Section 3, Township 7 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M. in Weld
County, Colorado.
xiii. Yetter Farm: 2 shares were historically used to irrigate property in the SE
1/4, Section 29, Township 8 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M. in Weld
County, Colorado.
A map showing the approximate location of the historical use of the shares
used on the above -described farms is attached hereto as Exhibit C.
B. Claim for Change of Point of Diversion: Greeley seeks approval to divert and/or
redivert and take delivery of the Subject Shares for direct use or for storage, for the
uses described below, into the diversion structures listed below, as such structures
may exist or in the future be constructed or enlarged from time to time, in addition
to the currently decreed points of diversion and storage. No change in the decreed
points of diversion for the transmountain water rights associated with the Subject
Shares is sought herein. Greeley acknowledges that the entry of any decree in this
case shall not grant any rights to Greeley to divert water at structures in which
Greeley currently has no ownership interest or other right of use. Prior to use of
any such structures, Greeley shall obtain the necessary use rights from the owners
or controllers of the structures.
i. The New Mercer Ditch, the headgate of which is located on the south side
of the Cache la Poudre River, approximately one mile above the town of
Laporte, in the SW 1/4 SW 1/4, Section 29, Township 8 North, Range 69 West
of the 6th P.M., in Larimer County, Colorado, at a place called Point of
Rocks.
ii. The Larimer County Canal No. 2, the headgate of which is located on the
south side of the Cache la Poudre River approximately one mile above the
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Town of Laporte, in the SW 1/4 SW 1/4, Section 29, Township 8 North, Range
69 West of the 6th P.M., in Larimer County, Colorado, at a place called Point
of Rocks.
The Overland Trail Diversion Structure, with a point of diversion located
on the south side of the Cache la Poudre River at a point 2,400 feet west and
1,500 feet north of the SE corner, Section 33, Township 8 North, Range 69
West of the 6th P.M., in Larimer County, Colorado.
iv. The Munroe Gravity Canal, a/k/a North Poudre Supply Canal, the headgate
of which is located on the east bank of the Cache la Poudre River in the SW
1/4, NE 1/4, Section 5, Township 8 North, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., in
Larimer County, Colorado, at a point whence the Southeast corner of said
Section 5 bears South 37°27'30" East 3,647.5 feet. Water diverted into and
carried by the Munroe Gravity Canal is then diverted through the Pleasant
Valley Pipeline. The Pleasant Valley Pipeline begins on the South bank of
the Munroe Gravity Canal in the SW 1/4 SE 1/4, Section 3, Township 8 North,
Range 70 West, at a point 1950 feet west and 320 feet north of the SE corner
of Section 3, Township 8 North, Range 70 West, and extends generally
southward to the Soldier Canyon Filter Plant, located in the NE 1/4 of Section
7, Township 7 North, Range 69 West. Water diverted through the Pleasant
Valley Pipeline may be delivered to the Soldier Canyon Filter Plant or the
Greeley Bellvue Water Treatment Plant.
v. Fort Collins Pipeline Intake, located in the SE 1/4, Section 32, Township 9
North, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., in Larimer County, Colorado, being
more particularly described as follows: considering the East line of said SE
1/4 as bearing N 7°49'9" E, and with all bearings contained therein relative
thereto; commencing at the SE Corner of said Section 32: thence N
4°32'46" E 1,335.13 feet to the center of said pipeline intake. The Fort
Collins Pipeline intake point of diversion will be used to convey water to (i)
the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility using the existing Fort Collins
Pipeline; and (ii) the Milton Seaman Reservoir Enlargement, a proposed
enlargement of the existing Milton Seaman Reservoir, as is more
particularly described in Paragraph 4(B)(xiv) below, using a new structure
to be constructed at the existing diversion for the Fort Collins Pipeline.
vi. City of Greeley Pipeline (a.k.a. Greeley Filters Pipeline), the point of
diversion for which is at the NE abutment of the City of Greeley Pipeline
Diversion Dam located approximately 1,825 feet South and 1,955 feet West
of the NE Corner of Section 15, Township 8 North, Range 70 West of the
6th P.M., in Larimer County, Colorado. The Greeley Pipeline Diversion
Dam is located in the SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4, Section 15, Township 8
North, Range 70 West. The pipeline takes its supply from the Cache la
Poudre River.
vii. Larimer County Canal, located on the north bank of the Cache la Poudre
River at a point 610 feet North and 1,540 feet East of the SW Corner,
Section 13, Township 8 North, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., in Larimer
County, Colorado.
viii. Poudre Valley Canal, located 1,020 feet North and 160 feet East of the SW
Corner, Section 10, Township 8 North, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., in
Larimer County, Colorado.
ix. Grey Mountain Diversion, a proposed diversion to be located at the Grey
Mountain Dam axis in Section 9, Township 8 North, Range 70 West of the
6th P.M., in Larimer County, Colorado, being more particularly described
as follows: Considering the West line of the NE 1/4 of said Section 9 as
bearing S 00°28'33" E as determined by solar observation, and with all
bearings contained herein relative thereto: beginning at the SW Corner of
the NE 1/4 of said Section 9; thence S 27°19'28" E 502.44 feet to a point on
the centerline of said dam with axis bearing N 87°32'26" E, said point also
being at the intersection of the centerline of the Cache la Poudre River
Channel.
x. Jackson Ditch, also sometimes called the Dry Creek Ditch, located 1,742
feet North and 1,003 feet East of the SW Corner of Section 30, Township 8
North, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., in Larimer County, Colorado.
xi. Larimer & Weld Canal (a.k.a. the Eaton Ditch), located on the east bank of
the Cache la Poudre River at a point 460 feet North and 2,150 feet East of
the SW Corner, Section 34, Township 8 North, Range 69 West of the 6th
P.M., in Larimer County, Colorado.
xii. New Cache la Poudre Irrigating Company Canal (a.k.a. Greeley No. 2
Canal), the headgate of which is located in the SW 1/4, SE 1/4, NE 1/4, Section
11, Township 6 North, Range 68 West, located approximately 2,550 feet
South and 1,110 feet West of the NE Corner of said Section 11 of the 6th
P.M., in Larimer County, Colorado.
xiii. Fossil Creek Inlet Ditch, located near the NW 1/4 SW 1/4, Section 21,
Township 7 North, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M., in Larimer County,
Colorado, as decreed in Civil Action No. 1591. The source of supply is from
the Cache la Poudre River. Water will be diverted through the Fossil Creek
Inlet Ditch to Fossil Creek Reservoir, which location is described in
Paragraph 4(C)(viii) below.
xiv. Milton Seaman Reservoir, as the same may be enlarged. The decreed
location of Milton Seaman Reservoir is upon Sections 33 and 28, Township
9 North, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., in Larimer County, Colorado. The
Milton Seaman Reservoir Dam is presently located in the SW 1/4, NE 1/4 and
SE 1/4, NW '/4, Section 33, Township 9 North, Range 70 West, taking its
supply of water from the North Fork of the Cache la Poudre River and its
tributaries.
xv. Halligan Reservoir, as the same may be enlarged. The decreed location of
Halligan Reservoir is upon portions of Sections 28, 29, 32, 33 and 34,
Township 11 North, Range 71 West of the 6th P.M., in Larimer County,
Colorado, taking its supply of water from the North Fork of the Cache la
Poudre River and its tributaries originating upstream of the Halligan Dam.
xvi. Barnes Meadow Reservoir, the decreed location of which is upon the SW
%4 SW 1/4, SE 1/4 SW 1/4, NE '/4 SW 1/4, S %2 SE 1/4 of Section 5, and the N 1/2
NE 1/4 of Section 8, all in Township 7 North, Range 75 West of the 6th P.M.,
in Larimer County, Colorado, taking its supply of water from Trap Creek,
Barnes Meadow Creek, Joe Wright Creek and natural drainage tributary to
the Cache la Poudre River.
xvii. Peterson Lake Reservoir, the decreed location of which is upon the N %s SE
1/4, the S Y2 SE 1/4, Section 22, and the NE 1/4, Section 27, the SW 1/4 SW 1/4
of Section 23, and the NW 1/4 of Section 26, all in Township 7 North, Range
75 West of the 6th P.M., in Larimer County, Colorado, with its inlet gate in
the dam in the NW 1/4 SE %4 of Section 22, Township 7 North, Range 75
West, taking its supply of water from an unnamed tributary of the Big South
Fork of the Cache la Poudre River and other tributaries thereof.
xviii. Rockwell Reservoir, the decreed location of which is in Sections 25 and 36,
Township 8 North, Range 73 West of the 6th P.M., in Larimer County,
Colorado, with the dam to be located in the SE '/4 SE 1/4 of Section 25,
Township 8 North, Range 73 West, taking its supply from the South Fork
of the Cache la Poudre River.
xix. The Greeley No. 3 Canal: A diversion structure the decreed location for
which is on the South side of the Cache la Poudre River in the Southeast
quarter of Section 32, Township 6 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., in
Weld County, Colorado, at a point 35 degrees 30 minutes West from the
Southeast corner of said Section 32.
xx. The Boyd and Freeman Ditch: A diversion structure the decreed location
for which is on the South side of the Cache la Poudre River in Section 34,
Township 6 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., in Weld County,
Colorado.
xxi. Star Pit Diversion No. 1: A diversion structure that diverts water from the
north bank of the Cache la Poudre River in the SE 1/4 of the SW '/4 of Section
26, Township 6 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., in Weld County,
Colorado, approximately 1,730 feet east of the West Section Line of said
Section 26 and approximately 75 feet north of the South Section line of said
Section 26.
C. Claim for Alternate Places of Storage: Greeley seeks approval to store the water
diverted pursuant to the Subject Shares prior to subsequent beneficial use, in
addition to the existing direct flow use. The Subject Shares may be stored in any
reservoir to which Greeley currently possesses or may in the future acquire rights
to use, subject to any requirements of the WSSC/Greeley Contract, including but
not limited to:
i. Overland Trail Reservoirs, which will be a series of lined gravel pits to be
located in parts of the SE 1/4 Section 32, the S %2 Section 33, Township 8
North, Range 69 West, and the N 1/2 of Section 4 and the E % of the NW 1/4,
the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4, and the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 3, Township
7 North, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., Larimer County, Colorado. The
reservoirs may be hydraulically connected, so that they can be administered
as one reservoir.
ii. Glade Reservoir, an off -channel reservoir to be located beginning at a point,
which is the terminal point of the dam's left abutment, from which the SW
Corner of Section 12, Township 8 North, Range 70 West bears N 88°14'55"
W a distance of 1,879.6 feet West of the 6th P.M., Larimer County,
Colorado. From said point, the axis of the dam bears N 65°04'43" W a
distance of 729.9 feet to a point on the dam axis. From said point, the axis
of the dam bears N 14°49'34" W a distance of 1,021.7 feet to a point on the
dam axis. From said point, the axis of the dam bears N 21°39'51" W a
distance of 3,383.8 feet to the terminal point of the dam's right abutment.
The proposed Glade Dam and Reservoir will inundate portions of the NW
and SW Quarters of Sections 19, 30 and 31, Township 9 North, Range 69
West; the NW and SW Quarters of Section 6 and the NW 1/4 of Section 7,
Township 8 North, Range 69 West; the SE 1/4 of Section 24, the NE, SE and
SW Quarters of Section 25 and all Quarters of Section 36, Township 9
North, Range 70 West; and all Quarters of Section 1, the NE and SE
Quarters of Section 2, the NE and SE Quarters of Section 11, all Quarters
of Section 12, and the NW 1/4 of Section 13, Township 8 North, Range 70
West. The source of supply is from the Cache la Poudre River.
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Milton Seaman Reservoir, as the same may be enlarged, described in
Paragraph 4(B)(xiv) above.
iv. Halligan Reservoir, as the same may be enlarged, described in Paragraph
4(B)(xv) above.
v. Barnes Meadow Reservoir, described in Paragraph 4(B)(xvi) above.
vi. Peterson Lake Reservoir, described in Paragraph 4(B)(xvii) above.
vii. Rockwell Reservoir, described in Paragraph 4(B)(xviii) above.
viii. Fossil Creek Reservoir, located in portions of Section 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17,
Township 6 North, Range 68 West.
ix. Terry Ranch Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project, an underground storage
project in the Upper Laramie Aquifer, to be generally located in Townships
11 and 12 North, Range 67 West, Weld County, Colorado, and includes
locations where Greeley currently has rights to inject and withdraw water,
and additional locations where Greeley may acquire the right to conduct
aquifer storage and recovery operations in that vicinity.
x. Star Pit Reservoir, an off -channel reservoir located in the S % of Section 26,
Township 6 North, Range 66 West. The source of supply is from the Cache
la Poudre River.
xi. Flatiron Reservoir Nos. 1-5, Flatiron Reservoir Nos. 1 and 2 (a.k.a. Poudre
Ponds) are constructed and Flatiron Reservoir Nos. 3-5 are to be constructed
in parts of Section 36, Township 6 North, Range 66 West. The source of
supply is the Cache la Poudre River.
D. Claim for Change of Place of Use: Greeley seeks approval to change the place of
use of the Subject Shares to include, in addition to the currently decreed place of
use for irrigation purposes, the Greeley service area, as it now exists or may from
time to time be expanded, and to serve users with whom Greeley has contracts to
deliver water from its water system.
E. Claim for Change of Purpose of Use: Greeley seeks approval to change the purpose
of use of the Subject Shares to include, in addition to the original irrigation use, all
municipal uses and related uses, including, but not limited to, domestic, irrigation,
watering of lawns, parks and grounds, commercial, industrial, mechanical,
manufacturing, fire protection, sewage treatment, power generation, street
sprinkling, recreational, fish and wildlife propagation, replacement of lake and
reservoir evaporation, and maintenance of adequate storage reserves. Additionally,
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Greeley seeks approval to use the Subject Shares for maintenance of historical
return flows as required by judicial or administrative order, as well as replacement,
augmentation, and substitution uses. Greeley seeks the right to fully consume such
water by direct use, exchange, by storage and subsequent release, reuse, successive
use, further exchange or disposition. The Subject Shares may be used as a source
of substitute supply for the exchange claimed in this case, along with the exchanges
decreed in Case Nos. 99CW231, 99CW234, 00CW251, 05CW326, and 07CW190.
Greeley claims the right to use seepage credit from irrigation or municipal use of
the transmountain portion of the Subject Shares, and ground water return flow
credits from the irrigation or municipal use of the Subject Shares, exclusive of any
Jackson Ditch and CBT water component thereof.
F. Replacement of Return Flows: When the Subject Shares are used for the changed
purposes sought in this case, Greeley will replace return flows from the native
portion of the Subject Shares in time, location and amount from any sources legally
available to Greeley, including those described in Paragraph 6 below, as required
to protect other water rights from injury. Greeley is not required to maintain return
flows from the historical use of the transbasin component of the Subject Shares, as
provided in City of Thornton v. Bijou Irrigation Co., 926 P.2d 1, 68 (Colo. 1996).
APPLICATION FOR PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION INCLUDING WATER
EXCHANGE PROJECT
5. Overview of Plan for Augmentation Including Water Exchange Project. Greeley will
operate a plan for augmentation to replace return flows from the native portion of the
Subject Shares. Some of the sources of water to be used for replacement of return flows
from the native portion of the Subject Shares may be delivered to the stream downstream
of the location where the return flows are owed. At times when the proposed Water
Exchange Project is in priority and the replacement sources can be delivered at such
downstream locations without injury to intervening water users, Greeley proposes to
operate the Water Exchange Project to satisfy return flow obligations. At times when the
Water Exchange Project is not in priority, then Greeley will replace return flows pursuant
to the plan for augmentation upstream of the calling water right. A map showing the
structures and exchange reaches is attached hereto as Exhibit D.
6. Sources of Supply to be Used for Replacement for Plan for Augmentation Including Water
Exchange Project.
A. Water available pursuant to water rights owned or controlled by Greeley and
represented by changed shares in the Greeley Irrigation Company ("GIC"), as more
particularly described in the decrees entered in Case Nos. 99CW232 and
15CW3163, Water Division 1.
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B. Water storage rights for the Flatiron Reservoirs Nos. 3-5, and F Street Reservoir,
a/k/a the Poudre Ponds at Greeley, as more particularly described in the decree
entered in Case No. 99CW234, Water Division 1.
C. Water storage rights for the Overland Trail Reservoirs, as more particularly
described in the decree entered in Case No. OOCW251, Water Division 1.
D. Surface water and storage rights decreed for the Lower Equalizer Reservoirs and
the Boomerang Reservoirs, as more particularly described in the decree entered in
Case No. 05CW326, Water Division No. 1.
E. Water rights decreed for the Milton Seaman Reservoir Enlargements, which water
rights are more particularly described in the decrees entered in Case Nos. 90CW226
and 87CW42, Water Division 1.
F. Greeley's previously changed WSSC shares, decreed in Case No. 07CW190, Water
Division 1, and the Subject Shares, which are being changed in this case.
G. Water available pursuant to water rights owned or controlled by Greeley and
represented by changed shares in the Greeley and Loveland Irrigation Company,
and Seven Lakes Reservoir Company, which consist of direct flow and storage
water rights decreed for diversion at the Loveland and Greeley Canal and Barnes
Ditch (including but not limited to water rights decreed to Loveland and Greeley
Reservoir a/k/a Lake Loveland), as more particularly described in the decrees
entered in Case Nos. 87CW329, 95CW42 and 99CW235, Water Division 1.
H. Water available pursuant to Greeley's 75 shares of stock in the Windsor Reservoir
and Canal Company, which entitle Greeley to water from the Laramie River
System, as more particularly described in the decree entered in Case No. 06CW258,
Water Division No.1.
I. Water available pursuant to allotment contracts held by Greeley with the Municipal
Subdistrict of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District for units of
Windy Gap Project water. The Windy Gap Project water rights are more
particularly described in the decrees entered by the District Court for Water
Division No. 5 in Civil Action No. 1768, Case Nos. W-4001 and 80CW108, and
Case No. 89CW0298.
J. Nontributary groundwater rights decreed in Case No. 11CW275, Water Division
No. 1, and other nontributary groundwater rights owned or controlled by Greeley.
K. Wastewater effluent and non-sewered (lawn irrigation) return flows generated by
the use of its reusable water rights from the water rights listed in subparagraphs A -
J above.
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L. Wastewater effluent return flows generated by the use of reusable water rights
discharged from the Leprino Wastewater Treatment Plant, as more particularly
described in the decree entered in Case No. 2017CW3020, Water Division No. 1.
M. Water rights currently owned by Greeley associated with its unchanged shares as
follows:
i. 143.5 shares in the Greeley and Loveland Irrigation Company,
ii. 47 shares in the Seven Lakes Reservoir Company,
24.5 shares in the Lake Loveland Reservoir Company,
iv. 10 shares in the Larimer and Weld Irrigation Company,
v. 8 shares in the Larimer and Weld Reservoir Company,
vi. 16 shares in the Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company,
vii. 20 shares in the Cache la Poudre Reservoir Company,
viii. 26 shares in the New Cache la Poudre Irrigating Company,
ix. 90 shares in the North Poudre Irrigation Company,
x. 36.15 shares in the Greeley Irrigation Company.
N. The conditional direct flow water right applied for in this application.
O. Any future water rights or sources that Greeley may acquire in the future, which
are legally available for replacement use and are added to the plan for augmentation
pursuant to procedures to be included in the final decree.
7. Exchange -From Points for Water Exchange Project.
A. The Overland Trail Reservoirs Release Structures. All of the release structures are
located in Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., Larimer County, Colorado.
i. Overland Trail Reservoirs Release Structure No. 1: to be constructed in
Section 34, Township 8 North, which will deliver the released water to the
Cache la Poudre River at a point located approximately 940 feet East and
240 feet North of the Southwest Corner of Section 34, Township 8 North.
ii. Overland Trail Reservoirs Release Structure No. 2, to be constructed in
Section 3, Township 7 North, which will deliver the released water to the
Cache la Poudre River at a point located approximately 700 feet South and
2,420 feet East of the Northwest Corner of Section 3, Township 7 North.
Overland Trail Reservoirs Release Structure No. 3, to be constructed in
Section 33, Township 8 North, which will deliver the released water to the
Cache la Poudre River at a point located approximately 2,401 feet West and
1,401 feet North of the Southeast Corner of Section 33, Township 8 North.
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iv. Overland Trail Reservoirs Release Structure No. 4, to be constructed in
Section 34, Township 8 North, which will deliver the released water to the
Cache la Poudre River at a point located approximately 1,951 feet East and
521 feet North of the Southwest Corner of Section 34, Township 8 North.
v. Overland Trail Reservoirs Release Structure No. 5, to be constructed in
Section 3, Township 7 North, which will deliver the released water to the
Cache la Poudre River at a point located approximately 2,364 feet South
and 929 feet West of the Northeast Corner of Section 3, Township 7 North.
B. New Cache la Poudre Irrigation Company Augmentation Stations, further
described as follows:
i. Headgate Augmentation Station. To be constructed near the river headgate
for Greeley Canal No. 2, in the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 11, Township
6 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., Larimer County, Colorado.
ii. Law Ditch Augmentation Station. Located in the NE1/4 of the SEl/4 of
Section 15, Township 6 North, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Larimer
County, Colorado. This augmentation station delivers water to the Cache
la Poudre River above Greeley Canal No. 3 via the John Law Seepage Ditch.
Orr Lateral Augmentation Station. To be constructed in the NW1/4 of
Section 32, Township 6 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Larimer
County, Colorado. This augmentation station delivers water to the Cache
la Poudre River above Greeley Canal No. 3.
iv. Graham Seep Augmentation Station. Located in the NW1/4 of the SE1/4
of Section 13, Township 6 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Larimer
County, Colorado. This augmentation station delivers water to the Cache
la Poudre River below the Greeley Canal No. 3 headgate and above the
Ogilvy Ditch headgate.
v. Carpenter Lateral. Located in SE1/4 /4 of the NW1/4 /4 of Section 19, Township
6 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Larimer County, Colorado. This
augmentation station delivers water to the Cache la Poudre River below the
Greeley Canal No. 3 headgate and above the Ogilvy Ditch headgate.
vi. Eaton Draw Augmentation Station. Located in the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of
Section 17, Township 6 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Larimer
County, Colorado. This augmentation station delivers water to the Cache la
Poudre River below the Greeley Canal No. 3 headgate and above the Ogilvy
Ditch headgate.
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vii. Lone Tree Creek Augmentation Station. Located in the NE1/4 of the
NW1/4 of Section 15, Township 6 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M.,
Larimer County, Colorado. This augmentation station delivers water to the
South Platte River just below the Cache la Poudre confluence via Lone Tree
Creek.
viii. Lower Sand Creek Augmentation Station. Located in the SE1/4 of the
NW1/4 of Section 27, Township 6 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M.,
Weld County, Colorado. The confluence of the Lower Sand Creek with the
Cache la Poudre River is approximately 2 miles above the mouth of the
Cache la Poudre River. This augmentation station delivers water to the
Cache la Poudre River below the Ogilvy Ditch headgate.
ix. Galeton Draw Augmentation Station. To be located in the NE1/4 of Section
7, Township 6 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County,
Colorado. This augmentation station will deliver water to the South Platte
River via Crow Creek.
x. Gill Augmentation Station. To be located on or close to the section line
dividing Section 22 and Section 27 in Township 6 North, Range 64 West of
the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. This augmentation station will
deliver water to the South Platte River via Crow Creek.
xi. Lower Crow Creek Augmentation Station. Located in the NW1/4 of the
SWl/4 of Section 25, Township 6 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M.,
Weld County, Colorado. This augmentation station delivers water to the
South Platte River a short distance above the Empire Ditch headgate.
xii. Upper Crow Creek Augmentation Station. Located in the SW1/4 of the
NWl/4 of Section 16, Township 6 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M.,
Weld, County, Colorado. This augmentation station delivers water to the
South Platte River a short distance above the Empire Ditch headgate.
xiii. Upper Sand Creek Augmentation Station. Located in the NW1/4 of the
NE1/4 of Section 16, Township 6 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M.,
Weld County, Colorado. This augmentation station delivers water to the
Cache la Poudre River below the Ogilvy Ditch headgate.
C. Windsor Wastewater Treatment Plant Outfall, located in Section 34, Township 6
North, Range 67 West of the 6t' P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
D. Kodak Wastewater Treatment Plant Outfall, located in Section 35, Township 6
North, Range 67 West of the 6t' P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
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E. GIC F Street Return Structure, located in Section 34, Township 6 North, Range 66
West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
F. GIC 35th Avenue Drainage Ditch Release Structure, located in Section 35,
Township 6 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
G. Confluence of Graham Seep and the Cache la Poudre River, located in Section 36,
Township 6 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
H. Confluence of Eaton Draw and the Cache la Poudre River, located in Section 4,
Township 5 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
I. GIC 23`d Avenue Spillway to the Cache la Poudre River, located in Section 31,
Township 6 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
J. Greeley Water Pollution Control Facility Outfall, located in Section 4, Township 5
North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
K. GIC 16th Street Return Structure to the Cache la Poudre River, located in the NE 1/4
of Section 10, Township 5 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County,
Colorado.
L. Confluence of the Cache la Poudre River and Sand Creek, located in the Northwest
1/4 of Section 11, Township 5 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County,
Colorado.
M. Confluence of the South Platte River and the Cache la Poudre River, located in the
SW 1/4 of Section 6, Township 5 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M., Weld
County, Colorado.
N. Confluence of the South Platte River and Lone Tree Creek, located in the SE 1/4 of
Section 6, Township 5 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County,
Colorado.
O. Confluence of the South Platte River and Crow Creek, located in the NE 1/4 of
Section 24, Township 5 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County,
Colorado.
P. Leprino Wastewater Treatment Plant Outfall, located in the SW 1/4 SW 1/4, Section
4, Township 5 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
8. Exchange —to Points for Water Exchange Project.
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A. Upper Poudre Reach beginning at the Larimer County Canal Headgate on the
Cache la Poudre River located in Section 13, Township 8 North, Range 70 West of
the 6th P.M., Larimer County, Colorado and ending at the Fossil Creek Reservoir
inlet on the Cache la Poudre River located in Section 21, Township 7 North, Range
68 West of the 6th P.M., Larimer County, Colorado.
B. Middle Poudre Reach beginning at the Fossil Creek Reservoir inlet on the Cache la
Poudre River located in Section 21, Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the 6th
P.M., Larimer County, Colorado and ending at the Boyd and Freeman Ditch
headgate located on the Cache la Poudre River in Section 34, Township 6 North,
Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
C. Lower Poudre Reach beginning at the Boyd and Freeman Ditch headgate located
on the Cache la Poudre River in Section 34, Township 6 North, Range 66 West of
the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado and ending at the confluence of the Cache la
Poudre River and the South Platte River.
D. Dry Creek beginning in Section 3, Township 8 North, Range 69 West of the 6th
P.M., Larimer County, Colorado and ending at the confluence of Dry Creek and
the Cache la Poudre River.
E. Boxelder Creek beginning in Section 14, Township 8 North, Range 68 West of the
6th P.M., Larimer County, Colorado and ending at the confluence of Boxelder Creek
and the Cache la Poudre River.
F. The Slough beginning in Section 3, Township 7 North, Range 67 West of the 6th
P.M., Weld County, Colorado and ending at the confluence of the Slough and the
Cache la Poudre River.
G. Graham Seep beginning in Section 26 Township 7 North, Range 66 West of the 6th
P.M., Weld County, Colorado and ending at the confluence of Graham Seep and
the Cache la Poudre River.
H. Eaton Draw beginning in Section 31, Township 7 North, Range 65 West of the 6th
P.M., Weld County, Colorado and ending at the confluence of Eaton Draw and the
Cache la Poudre River.
I. Lone Tree Creek beginning in Section 7, Township 8 North, Range 65 West of the
6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado and ending at the confluence of Lone Tree Creek
and the South Platte River.
J. Owl Creek beginning in Section 3 of Township 8 North, 65 West of the 6th P.M.,
Weld County, Colorado and ending at the confluence of Owl Creek and Lone Tree
Creek.
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9. Exchange Rates for Water Exchange Project: 3.10 c.f.s., combined. See Exchange Project
Matrix, attached hereto as Exhibit E.
10. Date of Appropriation for Water Exchange Project: January 19, 2022, the date on which
there was a concurrence of intent to appropriate and overt acts in furtherance of such
intent, including approval by the Greeley Water and Sewer Board for the filing of this
application.
CLAIM FOR APPROPRIATION OF RETURN FLOWS
11. Claim to appropriate return flows: Greeley claims the right to retain or redivert if
necessary, and use, reuse, successively use, and dispose of the historical return flow
amounts from the native portion of the Subject Shares at any time of the year when the
priority call for water rights below the historical return flow location is junior to January
19, 2022.
A. Date of Appropriation: January 19, 2022, the date on which there was a concurrence
of intent to appropriate and overt acts in furtherance of such intent, including
approval by the Greeley Water and Sewer Board for the filing of this application.
B. Location of Appropriation: The Upper, Middle, and Lower Poudre Reaches, Dry
Creek, Boxelder Creek, the Slough, Graham Seep, Eaton Draw, Lone Tree Creek,
and Owl Creek, described in Paragraphs 8(A) -(J) above, where the return flows
from the Subject Shares historically accrued.
C. Source: Cache la Poudre River.
D. Amount: Greeley claims the rate and volume of all return flows associated with
the native portion of the Subject Shares to the extent available under this
appropriation, conditional.
E. Use: All decreed uses of the Subject Shares, as changed pursuant to this application.
F. Place of Use: The Greeley service area, as it now exists or may from time to time
be expanded, and locations to serve users with whom Greeley has contracts to
deliver water from its water system.
CLAIM FOR CONDITIONAL DIRECT FLOW WATER RIGHT
12. Claim for Conditional Direct Flow Water Right: Greeley claims a conditional water right
for the purpose of replacing required return flows attributable to the native portion of the
Subject Shares, as follows. The water would be diverted at the diversion structures
described below, and released to the Cache la Poudre River at one or more of the release
structures or augmentation stations associated with those structures:
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A. Diversion Structures:
i. The Overland Trail Diversion Structure: A diversion structure located as
described in Paragraph 4(B)(iii) above.
ii. New Cache la Poudre Irrigation Company Canal (a.k.a. Greeley No. 2
Canal): A diversion structure located as described in Paragraph 4(B)(xii)
above.
iii. The Greeley No. 3 Canal: A diversion structure located as described in
Paragraph 4(B)(xix) above.
iv. The Boyd and Freeman Ditch: A diversion structure located as described in
Paragraph 4(B)(xx) above.
B. Release Structures.
i. Overland Trail Reservoirs Release Structure Nos. 1-5: to be constructed at
the locations described in Paragraphs 7(A)(i)-(v) above.
ii. New Cache la Poudre Irrigation Company Augmentation Stations, further
described in Paragraphs 7(B)(i)-(xiii) above.
iii. Greeley No. 3 Canal Release Structures, further described in Paragraphs
7(E), (F), (I), and (K) above.
iv. Outlets for Flatiron Reservoir Nos. 1-5, to be constructed in Section 36,
Township 6 North, Range 66 West.
v. F Street Reservoir Outlet, to be constructed in Section 34, Township 6
North, Range 66 West.
vi. 35th Avenue Reservoir Outlet(s), to be constructed in Sections 34 and/or 35,
Township 6 North, Range 66 West.
C. Source: Cache la Poudre River.
D. Appropriation:
i. Date: January 19, 2022.
ii. How Appropriation Initiated: Approval by the Greeley Water and Sewer
Board for the filing of this application.
iii. Date Water First Applied to Beneficial Use: Not applicable for a conditional
water right.
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E. Amount claimed: 3.10 c.f.s
F. Uses: Greeley will beneficially use the water diverted pursuant to this conditional
water right to replace return flow requirements when the conditional water right is
in priority. Greeley will divert the water at the diversion structures and return it to
the Cache la Poudre River at one or more of the Release Structures at the same flow
rate and in the same amount as the return flow requirement for the Subject Shares.
13. Names and addresses of the owners of land upon which any new diversion or storage
structure or modification to any existing diversion or storage structure is or will be
constructed, or upon which water is or will be stored, including any modification to the
existing storage pool: Greeley does not propose to construct any new diversion or storage
structures or to construct any modification to any existing diversion or storage structure.
The owners of the land and reservoirs where water will be stored are as follows:
A. Overland Trail Reservoirs:
i. Western -Mobile Northern, Inc., c/o Baden Tax Management, P.O. Box
8040, Fort Wayne, IN 46898-8040
ii. Fort Collins -Loveland Water District, 5150 Snead Drive, Fort Collins, CO
80525
iii. North Weld County Water District, P.O. Box 56, Lucerne, CO 80646
iv. East Larimer County Water District, 232 South Link Lane, Fort Collins, CO
80524
v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., c/o Baden Tax Management, LLC, P.O.
Box 8040, Fort Wayne, IN 46898-8040
B. Glade Reservoir:
i. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, 220 Water Avenue,
Berthoud, CO 80513
ii. United States of America, Bureau of Land Management, General Delivery,
Washington, DC 20090
iii. State Board of Land Commissioners, 1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300,
Denver, Colorado 80203-2206
iv. Platte River Power Authority, 2000 Horsetooth Road, Fort Collins, CO
80525
v. Weaver Cattle Company, Inc., c/o Maxine Weaver, 260 Boattail Drive, Fort
Collins, CO 80524
vi. Amanda and Brad Baldwin, 9720 N Highway 287, LaPorte, CO 80535
vii. Delores J. Barger, 11585 N Hwy 287, Laporte, CO 80535
viii. Robert L. Graves and Sherry E. Graves, 5821 W County Road 54E, Bellvue,
CO 80512-7109
ix. Gaile Rosemary Mink and Edgar G. Allen, 413 White Mountain Meadows
Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345-5814
x. Heidi A. Olinger and Lewis James Striggow, P.O. Box 7812, Loveland, CO
80537
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C. Milton Seaman Reservoir:
i. City of Fort Collins, Water Department, P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO
80522-0580
ii. State of Colorado, Department of Natural Resources, 6060 Broadway,
Denver, CO 80216
iii. United States of America, Rocky Mountain National Park, 2150 Centre
Avenue, Building E, Fort Collins, CO 80526-8119.
iv. State Board of Land Commissioners, 1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80203-2206.
v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Inspector General, 2850
McClelland Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525-2586
vi. James R. Kahn, 6065 Obenchain Road, LaPorte, CO 80535
vii. Overview Business Holdings, LLC, Genoa Lansing Towline Road, King
Ferry, New York 13081
viii. Bureau of Reclamation, 11056 W. County Road 18E, Loveland, CO 80537-
9711
ix. Colorado State University, State School Land Board of Land
Commissioners, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203-2236
x. Linda A. McMurry Trust and Murry R. McMurry Trust, 3673 Bradford
Street NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525
D. Halligan Reservoir:
i. State of Colorado, Division of Wildlife, 6060 Broadway Avenue, Denver,
CO 80216
ii. United States of America Bureau of Land Management, 1313 Sherman
Street, Denver, CO 80203-2236
iii. Landowners Association for Phantom Canyon Ranches, 1738 Bonny Drive,
Loveland, CO 80538
iv. Free Enterprises, Inc., c/o Lee Stark, 1803 N. Garfield Avenue, Loveland,
CO 80537
v. City of Fort Collins, P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522
vi. Geo A. Henderson Co. Inc., and Chris Vandemoer; P.O. Box 668, Sterling,
CO 80751-0668
vii. The Gary C. and Mary J. Packard Revocable Trust, 865 Three Corner Gate
Road, Livermore, CO 80536
viii. Meadow Creek Cabin Association, LLC, c/o Sandy Beardmore, 12212
Kiowa Court, Fort Collins, CO 80525
E. Peterson Lake Reservoir:
i. United States of America, Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forest, 2150 Centre
Ave., Building E, Fort Collins, CO 80526
F. Rockwell Reservoir:
i. United States of America, Bureau of Reclamation, General Delivery,
Washington, DC 20090-9999
G. Fossil Creek Reservoir:
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i. North Poudre Irrigation Company, P.O. Box 100, Wellington, CO 80549
WHEREFORE: Greeley requests the Court enter a decree approving the requested change
of water rights, plan for augmentation including water exchange project, appropriation of return
flows, and the proposed conditional direct flow water right, as described herein.
Dated this 31St day of March, 2022.
WELBORN SULLIVAN MECK & TOOLEY, P.C.
By:
L,nk
Digitally signed by Jim Noble
Date: 2022.03.31 16:14:09
-06'00'
Carolyn F. Burr, #25978
James M. Noble, #36716
Jens Jensen, #47471
GREELEY CITY ATTORNEY' S OFFICE
By:
Digitally signed by
C� Jim Noble
Date: 2022.03.31
16:14:26 -06'00'
for
Daniel J. Biwer, #46308
Assistant City Attorney
Attorneys for the City of Greeley,
Acting by and through its Water and Sewer Board
Pursuant to C.RC.P. 121, a printed or printable copy of the document bearing the
original, electronic, orscanned signal= isonfile in the Greeley City Attorney's
Office.
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DocuSign Envelope ID: F4FB1153-442A-4F6F-81A9-3E101D14C354
VERIFICATION
I, Jennifer Petrzelka, Water Resources Operations Manager for the City of Greeley, declare
under penalty of perjury under Colorado law that I have read this APPLICATION FOR
CHANGE OF WATER RIGHTS, APPROPRIATION OF RETURN FLOWS,
CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHT, AND PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION INCLUDING
WATER EXCHANGE PROJECT and verify its contents to be true and correct.
Executed os this 31St day of March, 2022 at Greeley, Colorado.
CITY OF GREELEY
rifv.00eusiprww by:
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Jennner rerrzeum
Water Resources Operations Manager
City of Greeley
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DATE FILED: March 31, 2022 4:38 PM
EXHIBIT A FILING ID: 78BD1E6A29211
Water Rights of the WSSC S��NUMBER: 2022CW3042
Name
Amount
Source
Location
Sec Twn Rge
Appropriation
Date
Adjudication
Date
Judicial
Proceeding
Direct -Flow (Dist. 3)
Larimer County
Canal
10.76
c.f.s.
CLP'
SW SE SW
13 -8N -70W
1862/03/01
1882/04/11
Case 320
Transfer
(1423 TT)
Larimer County
Canal
13.89
c.f.s.
CLP
SW SE SW
13 -8N -70W
1864/09/15
1882/04/11
Case 320
Original
(1423 TT)
Larimer County
Canal
2.00 c.f.s.
CLP
SW SE SW
13 -8N -70W
1868/03/15
1882/04/11
Case 320
Original
(2406 TT)
Larimer County
Canal
2.67 c.f.s.
CLP
SW SE SW
13 -8N -70W
1868/03/15
1882/04/11
Case 320
Original
(2818 TT)
Larimer County
Canal
4.00 c.f.s.
CLP
SW SE SW
13 -8N -70W
1873/03/20
1882/04/11
Case 320
Original
(2406 TT)
Larimer County
Canal (Henry
Smith)
7.23 c.f.s.
CLP
SW SE SW
13 -8N -70W
1878/04/01
1882/04/11
Case 320
Original
Larimer County
Canal
463.00
c.f.s.
CLP
SW SE SW
13 -8N -70W
1881/04/25
1882/04/11
Case 320
Original
Larimer County
Canal
246.45
c.f.s.
CLP
SW SE SW
13 -8N -70W
1914/09/28
1945/12/18
Case 5362
(84CW204)
Supp.
Storage (Dist. 3)
Chambers Lake
Reservoir
3080.0
AF
Joe Wright
Creek, Fall
River
Creek,
Trap Creek
NE NE SE
6 -7N -75W
1882/07/12
1886/10/12
Case 320
Original
WSSC Res. No.
2,3
689.0 AF
CLP
NE SE SW
14 -8N -69W
1882/10/01
1904/12/09
Case 1591
Original
WSSC Res. No.
4
574.0 AF
WSSC Res
No. 2,3
SE NE SW
23 -8N -69W
1882/10/01
1904/12/09
Case 1591
Original
WSSC Res. No.
1
(Rocky Ridge)
4,726.0
AF
CLP
SW SE SW
11 -8N -69W
1891/09/01
1904/12/09
Case 1591
Original
WSSC Res. No.
5
(Long Pond)
4,037.0
AF
CLP
SW SE NW
31 -8N -68W
1891/09/01
1904/12/09
Case 1591
Original
Lindenmeier
Lake
608.0 AF
Long Pond
Res.
SW NW NE
6 -7N -68W
1892/02/16
1904/12/09
Case 1591
Original
1 Cache la Poudre River
Name
Amount
Source
Location
Sec Twn Rge
Appropriation
Date
Adjudication
Date
Judicial
Proceeding
Case 1591
(W-7821-74)
Original
WSSC Res. No.
4
310.0 AF
Long Pond
Res.
23 -8N -69W
1892/02/16
1904/12/09
WSSC Res. No.
4
422.0 AF
WSSC
Res.
No. 2&3
SE NE SW
23 -8N -69W
1900/12/12
1904/12/09
Case 1591
Original
Black Hollow
Res.
6,428.0
AF
CLP
SE SE SE
34 -8N -67W
1906/02/20
1922/04/22
Case 2031
Supp.
Chambers Lake
Reservoir
3,577.0
AF
Joe Wright
Creek,
Fall River
Creek,
& Trap
Creek
NE NE SE
6 -7N -75W
1910/05/28
1922/04/22
Case 2031
Supp.
Kluver Res.
1,562.0
AF
CLP
SW NE NW
23 -8N -69W
1911/05/01
1945/12/18
Case 5362
Supp.
Black Hollow
Res.
2,158.0
AF
CLP
SE SE SE
34 -8N -67W
1918/10/05
1945/12/18
Case 5362
Supp.
Long Draw Res.
4,201.0
AF
Long Draw
Creek
NE NW SE
11 -6N -75W
1922/06/05
1945/12/18
Case 5362
Supp.
Chambers Lake
Reservoir
2,197.0
AF
Joe Wright
Creek,
Fall River
Creek,
& Trap
Creek
NE NE SE
6 -7N -75W
1922/12/03
1945/12/18
Case 5362
Supp.
WSSC Res. No.
2, 3
3,615.0
AF
CLP
NE SE SW
14 -8N -69W
1943/10/04
1953/09/10
Case 11217
Supp.
WSSC Res. No.
2, 3
445.9 AF
CLP
NE SE SW
14 -8N -69W
1943/10/04
1953/09/10
Case 11217
(W-112-74)
Supp.
WSSC Res. No.
2, 3
138.0 AF
CLP
NE SE SW
14 -8N -69W
1943/10/04
1977/12/31
W-112-77
Supp.
Long Draw Res.
6,600.0
AF
CLP
NE NW SE
11 -6N -75W
1965/08/31
1977/12/31
W-9322-78
(83CW 126)
Supp.
Trap Lake II
3,800.0
AF
Trap Creek
NW NW SW
21 -'7N -75W
1982/06/16
1982/12/31
82CW289
Cond.;
17CW3194
Curtis Lake
1,500 AF
CLP, Dry
Creek
NE 17-8N-
69W
2017/09/13
2020/05/14
17CW3194
Cond.
Transbasin
Chambers Lake
Reservoir
11,478.0
AF
Big
Laramie
River
6 -7N -75W
1891/08/07
1896/10/30
Case 1247
Original
Laramie River
Ditch
(Skyline Ditch)
300.0
c.f.s.
West
Branch
Laramie
River
NE NE SW
14 -8N -76W
1891/08/07
1896/10/30
Case 1247
84CW204
Supp.
2
Name
Amount
Source
Location
Sec Twn Rge
Appropriation
Date
Adjudication
Date
Judicial
Proceeding
Cameron Pass
Ditch
10.0 c.f.s.
Michigan
River
SE
2 -6N -76W
1882/07/30
1902/04/23
Case 1519
Original
Cameron Pass
Ditch
18.0 c.f.s.
Michigan
River
NW SE
2 -7N -76W
1898/07/07
1902/04/23
Case 1519
Original
Grand River
Ditch
Alternate Point
Alternate Point
524.6
c.f.s.
Colorado
River
NE SW NW
21 -6N -75W
NW NE NW
28 -5N -76W
NW NE SE
29 -6N -75W
1890/09/01
1906/08/11
Case 112
Original
Laramie River
Tunnel2
300.0
c.f.s.
Big
Laramie
River
NE SW
7 -8N -75W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
84CW204
Rawah
DitchError!
Bookmark not
defined.
225.0
c.f.s.
Rawah
Creek
NE NE SW
32 -9N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Rawah and
Lower Supply
DitchError!
Bookmark not
defined.
275.0
c.f.s.
Rawah
Creek
SE SE SW
14 -9N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
McIntyre
DitchError!
Bookmark not
defined.
40.0 c.f.s..
McIntyre
Creek
SE NE NE
31 -9N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
lError!
Bookmark not
defined.
1050 AF
Rawah
Creek
SE
7 -8N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
2Error!
Bookmark not
defined.
1,400.0
AF
Rawah
Creek
SW
5 -8N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
3Error!
Bookmark not
defined.
525.0 AF
Rawah
Creek
NW
5 -8N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
4Error!
Bookmark not
defined.
592.0 AF
Rawah
Creek
SW
32 -9N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
5Error!
Bookmark not
defined.
700.0 AF
Rawah
Creek
NE
5 -8N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
6Error!
300.0 AF
Rawah
Creek
SW
32 -9N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
2 Partial ownership
3
Name
Amount
Source
Location
Sec Twn Rge
Appropriation
Date
Adjudication
Date
Judicial
Proceeding
Bookmark not
defined.
Link Lake No.
7Error!
Bookmark not
defined.
440.0 AF
Rawah
Creek
NE
5 -8N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
8Error!
Bookmark not
defined.
2,000.0
AF
Rawah
Creek
SW
4 -8N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
9Error!
Bookmark not
defined.
574.0 AF
Rawah
Creek
NE
6 -8N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
10Error!
Bookmark not
defined.
425.0 AF
McIntyre
Creek
NE
31 -9N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
I lError!
Bookmark not
defined.
1,148.0
AF
McIntyre
Creek
SW
31 -9N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
12Error!
Bookmark not
defined.
138.0 AF
Rawah
Creek
NW
4 -8N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
13Error!
Bookmark not
defined.
597.0 AF
Rawah
Creek
NE
29 -9N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Link Lake No.
14Error!
Bookmark not
defined.
597.0 AF
Spring
Creek
NE
29 -9N -76W
1902/08/25
1914/02/20
Case 2725
Case 5993
Laramie Lake
340.0 AF
Drainage
SE NW
32 -8N -75W
1890/07/01
1944/09/11
Case 5993
Lost Lake
288.0 AF
Drainage
SW SE
31 -8N -75W
1890/07/02
1944/09/11
Case 5993
Lily Lake
178.0 AF
Drainage
SE NW
29 -8N -78W
1912/07/01
1944/09/11
Case 5993
Seepage
Lind
ReservoirError!
Bookmark not
defined.
54.9 AF
Seepage
SE NE SE
35 -8N -68W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1748 &
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
A
2.0 c.£s.
Seepage
NE NE NW
20 -8N -69W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
B
2.0 c.fs.
Seepage
SE SE SE
17 -8N -69W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
4
Name
Amount
Source
Location
Sec Twn Rge
Appropriation
Date
Adjudication
Date
Judicial
Proceeding
WSSC Seepage
1
5.0 c.f.s.
Seepage
SW NW SW
4 -8N -69W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
2
12.0 els.
Seepage
SW NW NE
3 -8N -69W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
2a
4.0 c.f.s.
Seepage
NW SW SE
17 -8N -68W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
2b
2.0 c.fs.
Seepage
NW SW SE
17 -8N -68W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
3
20.0 c.f.s.
Seepage
NE SW NW
14 -8N -68W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
4
1.0 c.fs.
Seepage
NE NW SW
14 -8N -68W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
6
2.0 c.fs.
Seepage
NW NW SW
31 -8N -67W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
7
2.0 c.fs.
Seepage
NW SW SE
6 -7N -67W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
7a
0.1 c.fs.
Seepage
SW NE SW
8 -7N -67W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
7b
0.3 c.fs.
Seepage
SW SW SE
8 -7N -67W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
7c
2.0 c.fs.
Seepage
NW NW SW
13 -7N -67W
1960/06/01
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
8
0.62 c.f.s.
Seepage
NE SE SE
5 -7N -66W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
9
1.0 c.fs.
Seepage
SE NE SE
5 -7N -66W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
WSSC Seepage
10
0.9 c.f.s.
Seepage
SW NW SW
4 -7N -66W
1881/04/21
1972/1/31
W-1877
5
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