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<br /> <br />COLORADO WATER FACTS <br /> <br />Colorado Water: Approximately66% of the <br />annual water flows from the Colorado water- <br />shed occurs during the late Spring/early Sum- <br />mer runoff. These water flows cannot be fully <br />utilized by Colorado agriculture, communi- <br />ties and residents unless they are stored in <br />water reservoirs. Vallccito, Lemon, McPhee. <br />and Jackson Gulch Reseryoirs store spring <br />waler flows from the San Juan and Dolores <br />watersheds for year-round beneficial use in <br />:i southwestern Colorado. Only 3% of the <br />. annual water flow occurs during the wimer <br />momhsof December. January and February. <br />Without water storage in southwestern Colo- <br />rado, there would not be stablewatersupplies <br />for our agriculture, communities and resi- <br />dents during either the low-flow winter <br />months or the dryer late Summer months. <br /> <br />Colorado Water Table <br /> <br />& Water Terms <br /> <br />One "acre foot" of water equals. . <br />'an acre ofland covered with one <br />foot of water <br />'325,900 gallons of water <br />'enough water to supply a family of 5 for <br />one year <br />One "cubic foot per second" (CFS) equals.. <br />'450 gallons of water per minute <br />'1.983 acre feet (AF) of water in <br />24 hours of water flow <br />'646,320 gallons of water in 24 hours of <br />water flow <br />One million gallons of wa ter per day (MOD) <br />e ill equals... <br />'3.07 acre-feet(AF) in one day <br />'I, 120acre-feet(AF) in one year <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />Services available from the <br />Water Information Program: <br /> <br />· Press Clipping Summaries <br />. Infonnational Brochures <br />· Children's Water Festiyal Assistance <br />. World WIde Web Site <br />· Water Education Materials <br />. Quarterly Water Lener (Newslener) <br />. Southwest Watcr Scminar Assistance <br />· Watcr Agency Database <br />. Water Infonnation Display <br />. Press & Media Relations <br />. Newcomers Infonnation on Water <br /> <br />COLORADO UTE <br />INDIAN WATER <br />RIGHTS <br />SETTLEMENT <br />AGREEMENT <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />:7- ~ <br /> <br />-- :- <br />~ ~ ... ~ <br />-.,,-- .... ..._~ <br /> <br />, <br />"'" <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~..<-~ <br />..;"JIr.. ~ M' <br /> <br />P,O, Box 475' Durango, CO 81302' (970) 247-1302 <br />Facsimile (970) 259-8423 . e.moil "woler@frontier.net" <br />