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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />GVWM Flow Protection Plan <br /> <br />December 19, 1994 <br />4:02pm <br /> <br />DRAFr <br /> <br />basin. The "Cameo call" must be examined in any assessment of water availability upstream, ~pJ' <br />and is of primary concern when determining amounts of stored water required for replacement ~ <br />for transmountain diversions or in-basin developments. The Cameo group of absolute'rights has <br />a variety of priority dates and diversion amounts, reflecting a long history of project <br />consolidation I;" Ik- 4r__d i/a'led <br /> <br />There are three major organizations supplying irrigation water from the Colorado River in the <br />Grand Valley area: <br /> <br />I) GRAND VALLEY IRRIGATION COMPANY (GVIC) <br />- Private irrigation company serving approximately 40,000 acres north of the <br />Colorado River. <br />- Gravity system, no storage. <br />- Holds the most senior right in the Cameo group (520 cfs). <br />, Holds the most junior right in the Cameo group (120 cfs). <br />- Relies heavily on Green Mountain Reservoir (GMR) storage to supply water to <br />its junior 120-cfs right. <br />The GVIC junior right (120 cfs) is senior to several major projects, most of which have <br />replacement storage available. <br /> <br />. dD.- <br />l.J.I...,/ <br /> <br />'10 <br />1 <br /> <br />2) <br /> <br />ORCHARD MESA IRRIGATION DISTRICT (OMID) AND THE <br />ORCHARD MESA PORTION OF THE GVP <br />- Private irrigation district serving approximately 9,000 acres south of the Colorado <br />River. <br />, Primarily a pumped system, no storage. <br />- Uses hydraulic turbine pumps to lift irrigation water to service area. <br />- Shares powerplant revenues with Grand Valley Water Users' Association and the <br />United States. <br />- Operates "check" and bypass channel to replace out of priority diversions at the <br />Grand Valley Project Diversion Dam to maximize power generation. <br />, At maximum irrigation-season diversion and usage levels, OMID can demand up <br />to 460' cfs forirrigationlpumping and 310' cfs for,hydroelectric power. r-f+b ,O...J ~ <br />~Dc.:..-4s ZB(){'_L.:50 u-sed -+0 pv--p nOc.\is. 'J..f 'w C>,a.-I...p...,...J Me0.,^,D.""t(!..~ I " <br /> <br />./-0 <br />.,::- <br />,_ / '70 <br />,,' {) <br />~!3 <br /> <br />, This includes approximately 10 cfs for the Vinelands area which is the land served by the <br />Orchard Mesa Power Canal. <br /> <br />3 The United States owns the 400 cfs power water right. During peak irrigation demand, <br />canal system capacity limits this right to 310 cfs. This right can divert 800 cfs during the non- <br />irrigation season. <br /> <br />4 <br />