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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />STORAGE DECREES <br />CWCB owns two storage decrees in Bear Creek Lake that are the senior storage rights below the <br />Ward Ditch near Morrison on Bear Creek. In Case No. W-232-73 and W-232-77, the CWCB was <br />granted a storage right for 2,000 acre-feet with an 8/29/1970 appropriation date. This right is <br />conditional and diligence was applied for in 84W168 and 88CW95. This storage right is called the <br />Morrison Exchange Reservoir. In Case No. 79CW306, the CWCB was granted an absolute decree for <br />1,989 acre-feet with a 10/01/1970 appropriation date for piscatorial uses. Additional uses under this <br />decree are conditional and diligence was applied for in 84CW115 and 88CW94. This storage right is <br />called the Bear Creek Lake right and is used to maintain the permanent pool in the Reservoir. <br /> <br />Certain stipulations were made with the City of Lakewood, the Central Colorado Water Conservancy <br />District and others in the .Stipulation and Consent to Decrees. in the change Case No. 84CW167, and <br />in diligence Case Nos. 84CW115, 84CW167, 84CWI68, 88CW94 and 88CW95 regarding the use of <br />the water and obligations by the CWCB. One of the stipulated conditions is that the storage decrees <br />be used first to replace evaporation losses in Bear Creek Reservoir and for maintaining the permanent <br />pool level. Secondly, up to 250 acre-feet may also be used to irrigate areas within the existing park <br />boundary. Any remaining portion of the storage right may be used to replace evaporative losses from <br />the Cherry Creek Reservoir. <br /> <br />A copy of the pertinent decrees can be found in Appendix A. <br /> <br />THE BEAR CREEK WATER RIGHTS MODEL <br />The Bear Creek Water Rights Model was developed by McLaughlin Water Engineers, Ltd. in 1985 <br />to allow the Town of Morrison to respond to various water supply and water rights proposals from <br />developers. The Model covers all of the water rights in Upper Bear Creek through priority No. 19 <br />from April 1 through October 31 for the 1950-1957 periods. All input data and the generated output <br />data appear on a daily basis. Some water right transfers have occurred since 1985, which may require <br />modifications to the Model. The most important underlying assumptions made for the model are <br />listed below: <br /> <br />1. The historical Dows at the U.S.G.S gage at Morrison, adjusted as follows, are available for <br />downstream users: <br /> <br />a. All water rights transferred upstream of the Morrison Gage result in an instantaneous <br />depletion of 40 percent of the amount transferred when in priority. <br />1957 <br /> <br />S9-026.00W <br /> <br />3 <br />