WSP11585

• File Number: 8445
• Description: Union Park
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 10/1/1989
• Author: WRC Engineering
• Title: Engineering Report fo the Union Park Project Water Rights
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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I - PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A. Objective
The objective of the Union Park Water Supply Project is to provide a
dependab 1 e and renewable water supply to meet Arapahoe County I s future
municipal, industrial, irrigation, and other water supply needs. The
project will divert and store unappropriated water from the upper reaches
of the Taylor River and its tributaries for later delivery to the uses in
Arapahoe County and its contractual users, City of Gunnison, Parker Water
and Sanitation District, and Castlewood Water District.

B. location
Figure I I-I shows the general location of the Union Park Project.
Aeri al photographs of Union Park and proposed dam and reservoi r site are
presented in Figure / I-1A. The major features of the project are
located approximately 100 ai r mi 1 es southwest of Denver. The western
most project facility is the Union Park Reservoir located approximately
30 miles northeast of the City of Gunnison, Colorado. The proposed
reservoir site is located in Union Park, a high mountain park. located
directly north of Union Park is the Taylor Park Reservoir.

C. Project Background
The concept of the Union Park Project was developed by the Natural Energy
Resources Company (NECO). In Case No. 82CW340, NEeO secured from the
Water Court a conditional \'1ater right decree for hydroelectric power
generation. Subsequently, NEeD filed an application with the Water Court
in Case No. 86CW226 for water storage rights, surface water rights and a
change of water rights.

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