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<br />WATER ALLOCATION POLICY IN REVIEW
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<br />Tht. Board of Dirl'Clnr" accept" applications (rom lllunicipJI and <lgricultural water users e.lch spring, and heglns lhe allocation proress or the
<br />avail,lbr" walpf Irom the Fryingpan-Arkam.ls Project. The amount of water available for allocation {~ach Yt'.Ir is delerlllirll'd by the U.S. Bure,1U
<br />of Rt'd,lIlMlion bdSl'd on {>s!im.lte,> of spring runoff ,lYailable for divers,lon in the proic<t collection system. An p"limale o( .llIocahle Fry-Ark
<br />diwrsions 1<., provided to the DistriCI by May 1st of each ye,H, and allocations ,He finalized by the Bo.lI'd at Iheir May Illt't~ting.
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<br />Munil ipdl ,md <tWir ultur,ll Wdt~'r u...ers within Ihe bound,nies of the Southeastern Colorado Waler Conservancy District .He ellgihle 10 rNt'IVe ,Ill
<br />alloc.llion o( waler from the Fry.Ark Project. Fry-Ark "rojce! Waler provides a <,upplemental source of waler for irrig.llion dnd dOIllI:.,...tic use, The
<br />Dislril ,'<, Allol.ltion f'rincillles ,lllow for domeslic use of Projecl Water 10 lake priority over irrigation lISilge, with 51'1" of the ,IVdll.lblt' Project
<br />Waler rt~"'(!fVl'd for Ihal purpow, and 49'1" for irrigation purposes. Since lhe Project starfed delivering water, the demand for Project W,ller by
<br />rnunidp.11 w,ller u<;crs h,l" not rt'quired the fuIIS1";', alloc<lIion, so agricultural w.ller users have been ,~lIocaled more Ihall the 49'X, ...h,lre. \.Valer
<br />for fdrmcrs residing in Ihl' DistriCI i... allocated on,~ per acre basis after Ihe municipal walpr rt'quesls Mt' nwl.
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<br />Thl' l1){JR I'rojpct Walt'r r,lIe was $7.00 pt'r acre-foot, and was charged to agricultural and municipal w;lter users ,llike. lfw U.S. Bure,lu of
<br />Ret l,lIn..lllon, in comuh,lllon wilh Ihe Di..trkt, ..('Is the rdle for Fry-Ark Project Walt'f. Tfw rate (or Projf'ct \.Vater is revie\'ved hy tlw BUrt',lll every
<br />four yedf\ ,lIld 1<; <;ubje,t to (hdn~e ba.,(.d on it formal Repaynwnt Andlys;s and Ability to "JY Sludy as condUl"lpd hy lhe BUle.\U. AlIlhp IPvenue
<br />w'rwr.ltt'd from the ",lit. of I'roje( I Water goes 10 Ihe Bureau 10 pay for the ongoing operation and mainh'rMnc(' oi lhe I'rojf'CI f,lnlilie<;.
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<br />Ow'r the 1,lsl decade the Olstrit I hcl<; allocaled an ilver..lge of (,9,951 due-fEo'el of Projpct Walt'r earh ye..lr. In 1998 Ihe OiSlritt .llIocat(.d 92, I 1)2
<br />dl ff~ft't't of wJlt'r. Ihe Dislrict ha~ el forrn,ll Jpplication process for those interested in purchasing Projecl W,ller. Each ,lpplicatlon IS reviewed
<br />by the Allocalion Cornrnillee b.lsed upon the District's Allocation Principles and Allocation Policy. Copies of these documents Me ..Ivai/able
<br />from the District Slilff and would be useful for anyone interesled in purchasing Fry-Ark Project Wat",r.
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