WSP11695

• File Number: 8407
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 3/1/1988
• Author: CCWCD
• Title: Lower South Platte River Basin Cooperative Water Agreement and the South Platte River Basin Resources Study - Background Information
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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AGREE1.IENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 9th day of July, 1987, by
and between the CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT (Central), the
LOWER SOUTH PLATTE WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT (Lower), the IRRIGATJONI';'l'S
ASSOCIATION (Irrigationists), the NORTHERN COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY
DISTRICT (Northern), PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO (Public Service),
and the RIVERSIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT (Riverside). The parties to this
agreement are all parties in the Narrows Diligence case filed in Water
Division No. 1 under Case No. 86-CW-136 and in settlement of that case
agree as follows:

1. This agreement constitutes an enforceable contract between each of
the parties and may be enforced by the parties in 86-CW-136 or by elll
independent action.

2. Central and Lower agree that the operating criteria and procedures
of any project constructed using the Narrows decree will not impair the
return flows from the first use of Colorado-Big Thompson Project water in
accordance with and as defined by Northern's repayment contract with the
Federal Government, the Town of Estes Park/Northern Supreme Court case, and
with Northern's Rules and Regulations.

3. Central and Lower agree that the water right awarded to Narrows
Reservoir decree entered in Civil Action No. 16704 on July 15, 1970 \vi th i\
priority date of August 2, 1957 in the amount of 718,174 acre feet I"~
subordinated to and will not be used to callout or impair the diversions
or operation, .without enlargement, of t.he following:

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a. The Cache la Poudre Water and Power Project, including all the
facilities associated with Grey Mountain Dam and Reservoir, the POlldn'
Forebay, and the Glade Dam and Reservoir whether constructed at the same
time or individually in phases as decreed in Case No. 80-CW-355, and
applied for in 85-CW-206, 85-CW-207, 85-CW-208, 85-CW-209, 85-CW-210.

b. The conditional water storage right for Wildcat Reservoir as
decreed in Case No. W-8098-75.

c. The following augmentation plans: Bijou Irrigation Company,
W-2704 and W-9172-78; Fort Morgan Reservoir and Irrigation Company, W-2962;
Upper Platte and Beaver Canal Company, W-2968; Lower Platte and Beaver
Canal Company, W-2969; Pioneer Water and Irrigation, Inc., 81-CW-407; Allyn
G. Wind, W-8439; Milliron/Kiowa Recharge project, 81-CW-382; Box lader
Recharge Project, 82-CW-4l3; Platte Valley Ditch Recharge Pro~cc,t,
85-CW-369; and Farmers Independent Recharge Project, 85-CW-370 and those
existing State Engineer approved augmentation plans as set forth in thp
list attached hereto as Exhibit A.