Opening brief of appellees and cross-appellants High Country Citizens' Alliance, Gunnison Angling Society, Western Colorado Congress, Colorado Wildlife Federation, and National Wildlife Federation : in the matter of the application for water rights of the

Opening brief of appellees and cross-appellants High Country Citizens' Alliance, Gunnison Angling Society, Western Colorado Congress, Colorado Wildlife Federation, and National Wildlife Federation : in the matter of the application for water rights of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Arapahoe, in Gunnison County : The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Arapahoe, applicant-appellant/cross-appellee, v. United States of America; Crystal Creek Homeowners Association and Ernest H. Cockrell; Colorado Wildlife Federation; Gunnison Angling Society; High Country Citizens' Alliance; National Wildlife Federation; Western Colorado Congress; Rainbow Services, Inc.; Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District; and Board of County Commissioners of Gunnison County, Colorado, objectors-appellees/cross-appellants, v. Colorado River Water Conservation District; Henry J. Berryhill, Jr.; City of Delta; City of Montrose; City of Grand Junction; City of Gunnison; Tri-state Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.; Crested Butte Water and Sanitation District; Perkins D. Sams; East River at Almont Property Owners Association; Gunnison County Electric Association; Murdie Homeowners' Association, Inc.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reeder; Virgil and Lee Spann Ranches, Inc.; State Engineer; State Board of Land Commissioners; Three Rivers Resort, Inc.; Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association; Joseph P. Vader, Raymond P. Van Tuyl, Charles Richard Collard, Thomas E. Collard and Taylor Park Pool Association; and Wapiti Canyon Ranch, Ltd., objectors-appellees, and Keith Kepler, division engineer, Water Division 4, appellee pursuant to C.A.R. 1(e)