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<br />, I <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />GVWM Flow Protection Plan <br /> <br />December 19, 1994 <br />4:02pm <br /> <br />DRAFI' <br /> <br />If, <br />group _ not aware of a rulingitJdicating that you cannot redirect water conserved <br />through management to anothe~eb~ciaJ use. However, the applicant would bear <br />the burden of proving non-injury to other water users. It may be possible to ask for <br />a decision by summary judgement although this appears ~e unlikely. <br />/ldt/l~~tf d lid <br /> <br />4. Create a conservation pool in Green Mountain Reservoir. Whenever the Cameo Call can <br />be reduced as a result of water conservation within the GVWUA system, the volume of <br />conserved water would be stored and accounted for in Green Mountain and'released <br />later. This concept has several sub-alternatives. <br />a. The release from the conservation pool could be delivered to the Grand Valley <br />Power Plant. This would also require a change in the documents controlling the use <br />of Green Mountain Reservoir (Senate Document 80 and the Operating Policy.) <br />b. There are manY1>ossible alternatives for how a conserved volume could be divided <br />up among other water users. <br /> <br />5. There is the possibility that releases could be made to an industrial use if the amount of <br />water in Green Mountain is determined to be in excess of what Green Mountain <br />beneficiaries need in any given year. This might be accomplished by establishing storage <br />targets on Green Mountain Reservoir. If the volume in storage in the HUP is above the <br />targets, then it may be possible to declare a surplus storage condition which would permit <br />an industrial release to the Grand Valley Power Plant and into the 15-Mile Reach. If the <br />Grand Valley Project can reduce the demand on Green Mountain Reservoir in the late <br />irrigation season then there woulfa be a surplus storage condition in GMR jIpft' more <br />frequently and there iould be ~ o:;r-'s'iirplus..- volume~. Consequently, more <br />\ \ water would be available for an industrial release to the Orchard Mesa Power Plant and <br />A~"J; . indirect1y to the Reach. <br />\Ar ' . <br />~ \' a.1<?Jt>1--'11!1'nl> <br />Ol ,\ V{ )The group evaluated the above options and determined that option number 5 was preferred. One <br />, 'oll' .1\ of the primary criteria used in this detemination was the desire to avoid th"ifte cast of a water court <br />i \' 'It ?'f""Co<.(.,J-r.. <br />\G' rl proceeding and the vulnerability of exposing water rights to challanges, IS optIon avoids any <br />,(OJ kind of water court proceedings involving the existing water rights. This was preferred due to <br /> <br />~~~ ::t ~~~~~ti:tur:N~~l~c=~;~=~h~o~g ~~~o:;:C::i::YO:~~~c:~p~a:~~:dt. "^ <br /> <br />I\j, ~ require several efforts with the Colorado legislature to get the legislation passed. Option number ",""""^"./ <br />\ 5 may only require changing administrative policies relating to operation of Green Mountain <br />Reservoir. <br /> <br />~ \ " <br />\} o()0JVt"~\ A \-Ipv <br />~ &'J-\~ · t' ~\ Q/ ~~~ I <br />c\ \stl'lf \s o-~~ <br /> <br />18 <br />