SUPREME COURT, COLORADO 2 East 14th A venue Denver, Colorado 80203 Telephone: (720) 625-5150 ! " # Appeal from the District Court Water Division 2, 09CW142 Water Division 1, 09CW272 Water Division 5, 09CW186 Op posers/Appellants: Grand Valley Water Users Association; Orchard Mesa, Irrigation District; Ute Water Conservancy District acting by and through the Ute Water Activity Enterprise; Colorado River Water Conservation District; Basalt Water Conservancy District; Board of County Commissioners of Eagle County; Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County; Dick Wolfe, P.E., State Engineer; David L. Nettles, P.E., Division Engineer for Water Division 1; Steve Witte, P.E., Division Engineer for Water Division 2; and Alan Martellaro, P.E., Division Engine.er for Water Division 5; v. ..&. COURTUSEONLY ..&. Applicant/Appellee: Busk-Ivanhoe, Inc., a Colorado corporation. Counsel for Board of Water Works of Pueblo, Colorado: William A. Paddock, #9478 Mary Mead Hammond, #9857 Karl D. Ohlsen, #32497 Carlson, Hammond & Paddock, LLC 1900 Grant Street, Suite 1200 Supreme Court Case No: 2014SA303 Denver, CO 80233 Phone: (303) 861-9000 Fax: (303) 961-9026 E-mail: bpaddock@chp-law.com mhammond@chp-law.com kohlsen@chp-law.com ANSWER BRIEF OF THE BOARD OF WATER WORKS OF PUEBLO, COLORADO The Board of Water Works of Pueblo, Colorado, by its undersigned attorneys, and for its Answer Brief in this appeal joins in and adopts the Amicus Brief of the City of Colorado Springs and the Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company. Respectfully submitted this 1ih day of February, 2015. CARLSON, HAMMOND & PADDOCK, L.L.C. By: William A. Paddock, Reg. No. 9478 Mary Mead Hammond, Reg. No. 9851 Karl D. Ohlsen, Reg. No. 32497 ATTORNEYS FOR THE BOARD OF WATER WORKS OF PUEBLO, COLORADO CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do hereby certify that on this 1ih day of February, 2015, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Answer Brief of the Board of Water Works of Pueblo, Colorado was e-filed and served via ICCES: Partf ... ,...... '''··'··:..•.:·· ·... ·•·.· •: • ..... . . •:,i·;<•· · ·.. + Party Type Attorney Name Alan Martellaro, P.e., Division Engineer For Water Division 5 Opposer-Appellant Katherine Abbott Daniels Ryan (CO Attorney General) Paul Louis Benington (CO Attorney General) Basalt Water Conservancy District Opposer-Appellant Christopher L Geiger (Balcomb & Green PC) David Carl Hallford (Balcomb & Green PC) Scott A Grosscup (Balcomb & Green PC) Board of County Commissioners of Eagle County Opposer-Appellant Christopher L Geiger (Balcomb & Green PC) David Carl Hallford (Balcomb & Green PC) Scott A Grosscup (Balcomb & Green PC) Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County Opposer-Appellant Anne D. Bensard (Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison and Woodruff, P.C.) Jennifer M. Dilalla (Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison and Woodruff, P. C.) Timothy James Beaton (Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison and Woodruff, P.C.) Busk-Ivanhoe, Inc., A Colorado Corporation Applicant-Appellee Austin C Hamre (Hamre Rodriguez Ostrander and Dingess PC) John Marshall Dingess (Hamre Rodriguez Ostrander and Dingess PC) Ryan P. McLane (Hamre Rodriguez Ostrander and Dingess PC) Centennial Water And Sanitation District Opposer Veronica A Sperling (Buchanan and Sperling, P.C.) City of Colorado Springs Amicus Curiae Michael Gustafson (City of Colorado Springs) David W. Robbins (Hill & Robbins, P.C.) Andrew J. Rottman (Hill & Robbins, P.C.) Colorado River Water Conservation District Opposer-Appellant Christopher L Geiger (Balcomb & Green PC) David Carl Hallford (Balcomb & Green PC) Scott A Grosscup (Balcomb & Green PC) David L. Nettles, P.e., Division Engineer For Water Division 1 Opposer-Appellant Katherine Abbott Daniels Ryan (CO Attorney General) Paul Louis Benington (CO Attorney General) Denver Water Opposer Casey S Funk (Denver Water) Daniel John Arnold (Denver Water) Dick Wolfe, P.e., State Engineer Opposer-Appellant Katherine Abbott Daniels Ryan (CO Attorney General) Paul Louis Benington (CO Attorney General) Grand County Board of County Commissioners Amicus Curiae David C Taussig (White & Jankowski, LLP) Mitra Marie Pemberton (White & Jankowski, LLP) Grand Valley Water Users Association Opposer-Appellant Kirsten Marie Kurath (Williams Turner and Holmes PC) Mark Allen Hermundstad (Williams Turner and Holmes PC) High Line Canal Company Opposer-Appellee Robert Frederick Krassa (Krassa and Miller LLC) ·. ,, ' ra.....-.r--i""..TnmL Party Type Attorney Name Orchard Mesa Inigation District Opposer-Appellant Kirsten Marie Kurath (Williams Turner and Holmes PC) Mark Allen Hermundstad (Williams Turner and Holmes PC) Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy Opposer-Appellee Spencer W. Williams (Burns Figa and Will PC) Stephen Hunter Leonhardt (Burns Figa and Will P C) Steve Witte, P.e., Division Engineer For Water Division 2 Opposer-Appellant Katherine Abbott Daniels Ryan (CO Attorney General) Paul Louis Henington (CO Attorney General) Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company Amicus Curiae Mary Mead Hammond (Carlson, Hammond & Paddock, LLC) Karl D. Ohlsen (Carlson, Hammond & Paddock, LLC) .· Ute Water Conservancy District Acting By Opposer-Appellant And Through the Ute Water Activity Enterprise Kirsten Marie Kurath (Williams Turner and Holmes PC) Mark Allen Hermundstad (Williams Turner and Holmes PC) Duly signed Original at the law offices of Carlson, Hammond & Paddock, LLC