WSP10938

• File Number: 8449.900
• Description: Bear Creek
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 1/1/1991
• Author: Batchley Assoc.
• Title: Bear Creek Operational Study - Vol. 1 - Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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2.1.9 Scenario D (Without Bookover) Results

With the addition of the 2000 acre-feet storage space, the

State account improved and left the others relatively unchanged

except for the reservoir levels. (See Figure 5.) The pool never

reached its maximum level of 5585 feet. Three times (1949, 1952

and 1957) the level was between Elevations 5580 and 5582. In

1957 it also reached its minimum level (excluding the start up)

of Elevation 5560. This resulted in a total fluctuation of

nearly 20 feet compared to a maximum permissible 27 feet.

There continued to be four agencies which satisfied their

requirements of water releases while Lakewood and the State

continue to need more storage space to hold the yield of their

water rights. (See Table 4.) The state's deficiency was reduced

70 percent over Scenario C. Mt. Carbon and Englewood continue to

be short for a lack of water available to store. Five agencies

continue to spill excess water.

Five agencies used 90 percent or more space for five or more

years, while a sixth one (State) used 88 percent or more for five

years.

2.2.1
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2.2 Scenario A Through D with Bookover

Common criteria and Assumptions

If vacant space below the maximum level is available,

inflow from each entity's water rights will first be stored

in its account(s) up to its maximum allocable content. Any

additional water may be stored in unused space in other

accounts using the guidelines in Paragraph 1.2.6.

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