WSP11137

• File Number: 8200.766
• Description: Gunnison River General Publications-Correspondence-Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: Gunnison
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 3/1/1964
• Author: BOR
• Title: Upper Gunnison Project Colorado - Reconnaissance Report - Excerpt
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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cHAPTER III

WATER RIGHTS

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Taylor Park Reservoir on headwaters of Taylor River.

Subordination of Curecanti Unit Ri~hts

Rights for the Curecanti unit were granted by the State of Colorado
to the Colorado River Water Conservation District with a priority date of
November 13, 1957. These rights were assigned by the district to the
United States in January 1962 subject to the condition that the unit would
be developed and operated in a manner consistent with beneficial use of
the waters in the Gunnison River Basin. In order that future developments
in the Upper Gunnison Basin may be assured of rights to use of water, a
form of contract has been developed for execution between the United Scates
Government, the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District. and water
users in the upper basin subordinating the diversion and storage rights of
the CUrecanti unit to future developments upstream. both private and Fed-
eral, even though the rights of the upstream developments may be junior to

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