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<br />October 26, 1 'n (3
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<br />Mr. Wayne B. Sdll;O(~d(Ol:
<br />Attorney at Law
<br />P. O. Box 871
<br />Boulder, Colorado 8030G
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<br />At -th(~ August Wj. .ldli fc Commis sian lllcc;-ting, you 3.sk(~,(1 m(~ to
<br />note \~l1a'L wc believe Lo be the pri.ncipal 'ldvilnL~\CJes tol:.he Fort Lyon
<br />Canal COmpilJ1y of the })roposexl C2d:.lin-.Fort Lyon c::-:changc. Parl.:..l.y
<br />because we had never looked closely at t:he pJ:OpOsal .from the, Fort
<br />Lyon I s standpoint tlDcl pi:1.r tly bCCi.1USC 0 r being busy on Cd.:JH.::!r nFttt(~rs..
<br />it has tak(~n us longer tllan we cxpectod. An01ow, we apologize for
<br />the delay :and.. .in the following para(]J:aphs.. (~valuate tho amount of
<br />Husablc wat:cr It that the FOrt. Lyon eouId Cj.:lin by o.c1opl-.ing the:! pr.oposal.
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<br />In the proposed 0xchCll1SJC the FOJ~t:. .Lyon \'loulc1 gain t.hc! U~;;(~ of
<br />the ",t11t(,',-, portion oe the Catlin vlal:cr r.iql1t.i" in rctcurn fOr up to
<br />5,000 acre-feet of watcl: f'com the FOrt. .Lyon water s-t()rCl~J('~ riqllt~).
<br />'l~he sLaLc owns 11.24 pCTeenl: of LJ1C CatI.i,!] (]oc[<.,e,;; Lhe C;:11:1in (leeTe,,,,;
<br />are for 2,1[3 c:fs wit,h 2l pr.-i.o.ri.tv C1.:1t(; ()f /)(>CC:Tll'bCr. 3, If3C4.. Dnd <)7 Cf~3
<br />wi t11 a pr .Lor i ty da't0 of Nov"mb'~r 14, HW7, '1'he rclat:i. V(~ pd.or.i. ties
<br />,11:e ;JUch t]laL the exdlilnq" would enL.1''1c th" ::<onior 1'0,1:'L Lvon direcL
<br />flow decree to about. 187- er" frOm 16:; e,er, "l1lcl U,c ne%l: ,'"n1.o1' ,1irect.
<br />flow decr"c t.O 606 efE': fl'Olll 597 cf,; (bas,,,! on lcavi.ng 20 percent: of
<br />t.he s.tat,c-0wncc1 pO.l.tion in the Cat:.Li.n (::'~H1('il)'. '1'tLi.E ~1'l()l1]d'b(; c.:3pccially
<br />benefi.cial to the Fort Lyon during :obout 1<0 pere(mt of the irrig,-\f~.i.n9
<br />season wh(~n it would othL~.n,vi.se be opcrntinq on sOme pO.ct.i.on of 16~) cfs
<br />or 165 cr."pJus some porLion of I:1,C' ',en c[;,.
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<br />IncJ\I(ic~('1 with OUt' r'1~'lrc]l 28, 19}n, Il.:~L"l:Cl~ cu you wa~~.; a tablo
<br />showin<] 110W t":he excllan9C ',>'ould hav(~ O'p(;ri1t(~d du.rin~J cornp;lcL y(~ar..~;
<br />1949-75. 'l'hc calculat_ion~3 "t,-.,'crc based On SC!vcr-'Zl.l assurnpt.ions, \'-o'ith
<br />whid1 you <11:" unc1oubt('dly f"m.i. I ill' by no,,;, ;)nd showed thai: tJlC FOrt
<br />Lyon wouJd div(~rt an avc.L()~Jc of 7, 50D. (:1.cr(~-fc.et: unde.r. tIH:: C('ltli.n
<br />prior:i.t.i.c~; w]-l.iJe c1el.i.vc:r_ln'j t1, 200 Llcr(~-- r(;l~t. to .the pcrma!1c~nt pool fl:0TI\
<br />its stOl"l'lqc !3\lPply, p.t"o(luc.i.ni) an ()iJ('l';11J1_': bCI1Cf.iL: of <~l})Otlt:. 3/]00 ()c.c(~,-,
<br />feet.~ llo\';cvc~r I the Cc~tLi.n water supply \vou.lc1 t'le n~uch rnorc efficient
<br />than t1l<._: FU.l:t Lyon ~)t:'Ori-lql..\ ~:)l1F-)pl_y ~-;() 'tJC JII':1C_'lc~ zH:h1it.ion;J.l cdlculil!:.iun,'i
<br />to show hcy",r lllllCl1 llu~~(1.bJ(~ \'l:"lt:erll wou.1d b(' ;!IJ,:\.i.L1n.le to lhr~ F()l~t:. L'1()~1
<br />bcL~oJ.~l.' (.1.11d ,~l Cl:er the e::-~cl1;Hl<JQ~
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