DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 7, COLORADO
WATER RESUME
(This publication can be viewed in its entirety on the state court website at:
www.courts.state.co.us).
TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN SAID WATER DIVISION NO. 7
Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is the resume of all water right applications filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of June 2024, for Archuleta County.
2024CW3023 Archuleta County. Application for a Finding of Reasonable Diligence. Applicant: Olympus SL1, LLC, 1067 FM 306, Suite 408 New Braunfels, TX 78130. Please send all correspondence to Applicant’s counsel, Amy N. Huff, Colorado Water & Land Law, LLC, 679 E. 2nd Ave. #11B, Durango, CO 81301.
amy@waterland-law.com (970) 403-1770. Structure Names: PSRC SPRING 2000-1; PSRC SPRING 2000-2; PSRC SPRING 2000-3 (“PSRC Springs”). Original Decree: Case No. 00CW28, District Court, WD#7. Subsequent Decrees: Case No. 07CW12; Case No. 14CW3020. Points of Diversion: PSRC SPRING 2000-1: 1020’ North of the South line of §13; 2169’ East of the West line of §13; 886’ North of the mid-line of Henry Footes Valentine Script; 331 feet East of the West line of Henry Footes Valentine Script in § 13, T35N, R2W, NMPM. PSRC SPRING 2000-2: 611’ North of the South line of §13; 2026’ East of the West line of §13; 477’ North of the mid-line of Henry Footes Valentine Script in §13, T35N, R2W, NMPM. PSRC SPRING 2000-3: 81’ North of the South line of §13; 2033’ East of the West line of §13; 53’ of the mid-line of Henry Footes Valentine Script in §13, T35N, R2W, NMPM. Source: San Juan River. App Date: 3/13/2000. Amts: PSRC SPRING 2000-1: 150 g.p.m. (0.334 c.f.s.) (conditional) (106* (degrees) PSRC SPRING 2000-2: 100 g.p.m. (0.223 c.f.s.) (conditional) (103* (degrees) PSRC SPRING 2000-3: 40 g.p.m. (0.089 c.f.s.) (conditional) (90* (degrees) Uses: Recreational, including soaking and heating pools, bath house, mineral bath, swimming pools and commercial buildings. Detailed outline of what has been done toward completion of the appropriation: During the last diligence period, Applicant engaged engineering consultants, attorneys, and construction professionals to improve The Springs Resort and expand its facilities. Applicant has been actively involved in the master planning for the 27 acres adjacent to the existing resort, which is where the PSRC SPRINGS are located, and where the water will be placed to beneficial use. Applicant’s consultants have analyzed how to make the most efficient use of geothermal spring water from the PSRC SPRINGS. The geothermal water decreed to PSRC SPRINGS will be used to fill soaking pools, melt snow, and heat structures. The Springs Resort has completed the design of the first phase expansion ("Resort Expansion"), which will utilize the water decreed to the PSRC SPRINGS for their decreed purposes. This design utilizes geothermal collection infrastructure, which involves storage tanks, perforated piping, and pumps to transport the geothermal water to the pools and throughout The Springs Resort. The Resort Expansion has been under construction for approximately a year. The infrastructure described above has been installed to capture the geothermal water from the PSRC SPRINGS and place it to beneficial use according to the terms of the original decree. Applicant has spent approximately $7,000,000 on improvements and on the Resort Expansion. Approximately $1,000,000 of such expenditures were directly related to the water supply system. The portfolio of water rights decreed for use at The Springs Resort and the Resort Expansion will be placed to beneficial use in the near future. The PSRC SPRINGS are part of the integrated water supply system for The Springs Resort and the Resort Expansion. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-301(4)(b), activities supporting a finding of reasonable diligence on any portion of the water system for The Springs Resort shall be considered to support a finding of reasonable diligence for all water rights related to the system. Names and Addresses of Affected Landowners: Applicant owns the land on which the PSRC Springs are located and where said water rights will be placed to beneficial use. Remarks: See Application. (5 pages)
THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THE FOREGOING APPLICATION(S) MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT AND PROTEST WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE, OR BE FOREVER BARRED.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOU HAVE until the last day of August 2024, to file with the Water Clerk, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why a certain application should not be granted or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. A copy of such Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the applicant or the applicant’s attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service shall be filed with the Water Clerk, as prescribed by Rule 5, CRCP. (Filing fee: $192.00; Forms are available through the Office of the Water Clerk or on the Judicial web site at
www.courts.state.co.us; Jason Poyer, Water Court Specialist, 1060 E. 2nd Ave., Room 106, Durango, CO 81301; (970-247-2304)
/s/ Jason Poyer
Water Court Specialist
Published: before July 31, 2024
Published July 11, 2024 in The Pagosa Springs SUN. (241003)
