HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-056-06/17/1971-APPROVING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN WATER RIGHTS TO MUNICIPAL SUBDISTRICT, NORTHERN COLORADO WATER C RESOLUTION 7/- 6
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING
THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN WATER RIGHTS TO MUNICIPAL
SUBDISTRICT NORTHERN COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DIST-
RICT
WHEREAS heretofore Ralph R Price as trustee for Longmont Love-
land Fort Collins Greeley Estes Park and Boulder filed certain claims on
water rights and
WHEREAS certain water rights are more particularly described as
situate lying and being in the County of Grand State of Colorado to-wit
1 Statement of Claim of Ralph R Price as Trustee for
Longmont Loveland Fort Collins Greeley Estes Park and
Boulder for the JASPER PUMP PIPELINE AND CANAL which
represents a claimed right to 300 cubic feet of water per
second of time through said structure with an alleged date
of appropriation of October 29 1953 which right was
initiated by said Ralph R Price as Trustee and submitted
for adjudication in the currently pending Supplemental
Adjudication of Water Rights in Water District No 51
being case No 1768 in the District Court of Grand County
Colorado
2 Statement of CLaim of Ralph R Price as Trustee for Long-
mont Loveland Fort Collins Greeley Estes Park and Boulder
for JASPER RESERVOIR with a claimed right to store 11 292 58
acre feet to the waters of the Colorado Raver in said structure
with an alleged date of appropriation of October 29 1953
which right was initiated by Ralph R Price as Trustee and
submitted for adjudication in the currently pending Supplemen-
tal Adjudication of Water Rights in Water Distract No 51
being case No 1768 in the Distract Court of Grand County
Colorado
3 Statement of Claim of Ralph R Price as Trustee for Long-
mont Loveland Fort Collins Greeley Estes Park and Boulder
for WINDY GAP RESERVOIR with the claimed right to store 1 546 14
acre feet of the waters of the Colorado River in said structure
with an alleged date of appropriation of October 29 1953
which right was initiated by Ralph R Price as Trustee and sub-
mitted for adjudication in the currently pending Supplemental
Adjudication of Water Rights in Water District No 51 being
case No 1768 in the District Court of Grand County Colorado
4 Statement of Claim of Ralph R Price as Trustee for Long-
mont Loveland Fort Collins Greeley Estes Park and Boulder
for the WINDY GAP PUMP PIPELINE AND CANAL with a claimed right
to 300 cubic feet of water per second of time from the Colorado
River through said structure with an alleged date of appropria-
tion of October 29 1953 which right was initiated by Ralph R
Price as Trustee and submitted for adjudication in the currently
pending Supplemental Adjudication of Water Rights in Water
Distract No 51 being case No 1768 in the Distract Court of
Grand County Colorado
5 The map and sworn statement for Jasper Pump Pipeline
and Canal Jasper Reservoir Windy Gap Reservoir and
Windy Gap Pump Pipeline and Canal filed in the office of
the State Engineer of the State of Colorado on October 27
1967 as Filing No 23151
WHEREAS the City of Fort Collins has participated in the formation
of Municipal Subdistrict Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District for the
purpose of developing said water rights and
WHEREAS it is not practical for the City of Fort Collins to
construct the necessary physical works to divert and transport such water
to the City and because of this such water rights are not useful to the
City in their present form and
WHEREAS if such water rights are developed by Municipal Subdistrict
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District the residents of the City which
is a part of the said subdistrict would be able to obtain the beneficial use
of said water rights
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS
1 That the City Council hereby finds and determines that the
water rights above described in their present form are not capable of being
used by the City and it is for the best interest of the City that the same
be conveyed to Municipal Subdistrict Northern Colorado Water Conservancy
District
2 The Mayor and the City Clerk be and they hereby are authorized
and directed to execute a deed for and on behalf of the City of Fort Collins
conveying the above described water rights to Municipal Subdistrict Northern
Colorado Water Conservancy District
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held
this 17th day of June A D 1971
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