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.l",:"-f} . fJ IlII () d <, Enalewood Cabin-Meadow Creek Proiect (Meadow Creek Reservoir) In the early 1970's, the City of Englewood, in conjunction with American Metals Climax (Climax), constructed a collection system to divert waters from other tributaries of the Fraser River, specifically, Meadow Creek (25 cfs), Trail Creek (25 cfs), Hurd Creek (25 cfs). Hamilton Creek (70 cfs), Cabin Creek (70 cfs), and Little Cabin Creek (70 cfs). The reported capacity of the pipeline is 25 cfs from Meadow Creek to Hurd Creek, 40 cfs from Hurd Creek to Hamilton Creek and 60 cfs from Hamilton Creek to the Denver system. There are stipulated minimum bypass flows at each of the diversion structures, all of which are relatively minor. All of the water rights were adjudicated in 1937 and granted an appropriation date of July, 2, 1932 (Administration-t.lo. 31259.30133). The water rights are slightly junior to Denver's Fraser River Diversion Project water rights, although they are not located on the same tributary streams. The Englewood Cabin-Meadow Creek system is a connected to Denver's Ranch Creek Collection system where it is subsequently conveyed through the Moffat Tunnel for use on the East Slope. On the eastern slope, Englewood historically received delivery of its Cabin-Meadow Creek water pursuant to an exchange agreement with Denver in which the transmountain delivery of water to Denver's North Side system was exchanged for delivery to Englewood from Denver's South Platte River sources. A major component of the Englewood Cabin-Meadow Creek System is Meadow Creek Reservoir (WOlD 513686), constructed on Meadow Creek at the northern end of the system. The reservoir has a total capacity of 5,700 acre-feet, of which approximately 5,370 acre-feet is active. The reservoir has an absolute storage decree is for 5,100 acre-feet (July, 1932 priority date) and a conditional decree for 294 acre-feet (May 29, 1923 priority date - Administration No. 34241.26811). Meadow Creek Reservoir is used to provide regulating and carryover storage for the project. Historically (prior to 1995), the first 3,000 acre-feet in Meadow Creek Reservoir were reserved for Climax as a source of replacement water for the operation of the Henderson Mill (WOlD 511070) in the Williams Fork River basin. The Henderson Mill water rights are junior to the water rights used by Denver at its Williams Fork Collection System in the headwaters of the Williams Fork basin. Pursuant to the exchange agreements between the three parties (Denver, Climax and Englewood), Climax had the right to use up to 3,000 acre-feet of its water in Meadow Creek Reservoir as replacement to Denver for diversions at the Henderson Mill that would have otherwise been out of priority with respect to Denver's water rights. The exchange agreements also provided for Climax to maintain a separate replacement account (2,200 acre-feet) in Denver's Williams Fork Reservoir to replace Climax' out-of-priority depletions when the administrative call originates downstream of the Williams Fork. A separate storage account is reserved in Meadow Creek Reservoir for the benefit of the Vail Ditch (Grand County Irrigation Company). This ditch historically diverted from Meadow Creek (WOlD 511231) at a point just below the reservoir and from the adjacent Strawberry Creek drainage (WOlD 510941) pursuant to its own direct flow rights (65.94 cfs at WOlD 511231 and 63.5 cfs at WOlD 510941). To supplement these direct flow diversions, the Vail Ditch is entitled to 850 acre-feet of storage capacity in the reservoir, together with 30 % of the storable Meadow Creek inflows through June 30 of each year and ~ of the inflow after July 1. Direct flow diversions from Meadow Creek by the Vail Ditch are only allowed after the ditch has fully utilized its water right out of Strawberry Creek. The storage water is released upon request of the Vail 0-6