WSP08413

• File Number: 8200.200
• Description: Colorado River - Basin Hydrology
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 3/20/2001
• Author: Colo Spgs Utilititie
• Title: Blue River Project Operations Report 2000-2001 - Priority Diversions for Water Year 2000
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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EXPLANATION OF TABLE 8

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This table summarizes the total utilization of 1948 Blue River,
transmountain return flows by the City of Colorado Springs. Utilization sources include:
exchanges for reuse of water through irrigation, out of priority storages, out of priority diversions,
well augmentations and augmentations through contractual agreements.

Column 1:

SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION

Column 2:

Column 3:

Column 4:

Column 5:

Column 6:

Column 7:

Total direct reuse of return flow by the City of Colorado Springs. The majority of
this water is applied to irrigation throughout the City.

Total reuse of return flows by local exchange. This includes out of priority
storages, out of priority diversions, well augmentations and augmentations,
through contractual agreements. Taken from Column 6, Table 7.

Total local utilization of return flows. Sum of columns 1 and 2.

Total local utilization of 1948 Blue River, transmountain return fiows. Tabulated
on the basis of availability of return flows from this source.

Total utilization of 1948 Blue River return flows by exchange at the Arkansas
River. Taken from Column 5, Table 5, less Column 4, Table 8, providing an
exchange capability exists, otherwise O.

Total 1948 Blue River return flow utilization. Sum of Columns 4 and 5.

Total local utilization of transmountain return flows other than 1948 Blue River.
Tabulated on the basis of availability of return flows from these sources.

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