Background: On March 27, 2019, the Chief Engineer contingently approved the change applications submitted by the Cities of Hays and Russell to convert the irrigation rights of R9 Ranch in Edwards County to municipal use for the Cities.

Additional information on the Hays / R9 Ranch change applications

Description	File Size	Document Date	Provided by
Notice of Service of Expert Reports and Prefiled Direct Testimony	113 KB	05/30/2023	WaterPACK
Direct Testimony of Edward Harvey	5 MB	05/30/2023	WaterPACK
Direct Testimony of Steven Larson	8 MB	05/30/2023	WaterPACK
Cities Motion to Amend Notice of Public Comment Hearing	170 KB	05/22/2023	Hays/Russell
Cities Notice of Service of Discovery Requests	171 KB	05/22/2023	Hays/Russell
WaterPACK Preliminary Witness and Exhibit List	143 KB	05/15/2023	WaterPACK
Cities Preliminary Witness and Exhibit List	521 KB	05/15/2023	Hays/Russell
GMD5 Preliminary Witness and Exhibit List	483 KB	05/15/2023	GMD5
Notice of Public Comment Hearing	438 KB	05/10/2023	OAH
WaterPACK Notice of Service of Discovery	110 KB	05/03/2023	WaterPACK
GMD5 Petition for Intervention	431 KB	02/15/2023	GMD5
Pre-Hearing Order	603 KB	02/14/2023	OAH
Pre-Hearing Order Granting WaterPACK-Edwards County Intervention	607 KB	02/14/2023	OAH
Hays Counsel Letter to Judge Re: In Support of In-Person Appearance	444 KB	02/13/2023	Hays/Russell
WaterPACK-Edwards County Counsel Letter to Judge Re: In-Person Appearance	403 KB	02/13/2023	WaterPACK/Edwards County
Hays Counsel Letter to Judge Re: In-Person Appearance	237 KB	02/10/2023	Hays
Exhibit 4 (Supersedes) to WaterPACK-Edwards County Reply	10 MB	02/03/2023	WaterPACK/Edwards County
Hays Counsel Letter to Judge Re: Draft Pre-Hearing Order	221 KB	02/03/2023	Hays
WaterPACK-Edwards County Reply to Hays-Russell Response to Amended Joint Petition for Intervention	5 MB	01/30/2023	WaterPACK/Edwards County
Hays-Russell Response to Amended Joint Petition for Intervention	1 MB	12/23/2022	Hays/Russell
Hays Counsel Letter to Judge Re: Response Deadline	202 KB	12/09/2022	Hays
Amended Joint Petition for Intervention	4 MB	12/05/2022	WaterPACK/Edwards County
WaterPACK-Edwards County Reply to Hays-Russell Response to Petition for Intervention	2 MB	12/05/2022	WaterPACK/Edwards County
Notice of Pre-Hearing Conference	9 KB	11/15/2022	OAH
Notice and Waiver of K.A.R. 5-50-8	1 MB	11/10/2022	DWR
Letter from Judge to Parties	773 KB	11/09/2022	OAH
Pre-Hearing Order and Notice of Pre-Hearing Conference	764 KB	11/08/2022	OAH
Hays-Russell Response to Joint Petition for Intervention	367 KB	10/27/2022	Hays/Russell
Joint Petition for Intervention	1 MB	10/27/2022	WaterPACK/Edwards County
Hays-Russell Response to GMD5 Petition for Intervention	1 MB	10/27/2022	Hays/Russell
Petition for Intervention	1 MB	10/27/2022	GMD5
Letter Appointing Presiding Officer for Water Transfer Hearing	186 KB	10/20/2022	OAH
Request to Convene the Panel	261 KB	08/12/2022	Hays/Russell
KDHE Designation of Proxy for Water Transfer Hearing Panel	39 KB	04/01/2019	KDHE
Transfer Application Receipt	337 KB	01/21/2016	DWR

Description	File Size	Document Date	Provided by
First Amended Water Transfer Application and Exhibits	1 MB 621 MB	05/20/2019	Hays/Russell
Full Water Transfer Application including its Change Applications and Exhibits	378 MB	01/06/2016	Hays/Russell
Water Transfer Application without Exhibits	1 MB	01/06/2016	Hays/Russell
Exhibit List for Water Transfer Application	129 KB	01/06/2016	Hays/Russell
Exhibit 1: R9 Ranch Water Right File and Circle Numbers from Water Transfer Application	2 MB	01/06/2016	Hays/Russell
Exhibit 2: Change Application Cover Letter from Transfer Application	41 MB	01/06/2016	Hays/Russell
Exhibits 3-32: Change Applications	161 MB	01/06/2016	Hays/Russell
Exhibits 41-41.4 and 57: Conceptual Design Documents	19 MB	01/06/2016	Hays/Russell