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<br />0009~6 <br /> <br />Power Company operates the diversion dam to maintain the 850 cfs flow into their canal as much <br />as possible. <br /> <br />The Redlands Water and Power Company water rights are senior within the Gunnison River <br />Basin and RWPC holds water right decrees as follows: <br /> <br />670 cfs -:- priority date July 31, 1905. <br /> <br />Allowed uses: irrigation, domestic stock, and power generation. <br /> <br />80 cfs - priority date June 26, 1941. <br /> <br />Allowed uses: irrigation and power generation. <br /> <br />100 cfs - priority date 1995 <br /> <br />Allowed uses: irrigation, domestic stock, and power generation. <br /> <br />'Total Water Right: 850 cfs <br /> <br />The City of Grand Junction also has water rights for tailrace water from the Redlands Power <br />Plant in the amounts of 8 cfs and 50 cfs. Typically 3-4 cfs is pumped from the tailrace to provide <br />irrigation water to a residential community and golf course from April 1 to November 1. These ' <br />rights are junior to RWPC's and dependent on RWPC's operations. Redlands typically <br />discontinues diversions for a few days to a week period in Mid-March and Mid October for <br />repairs and maintenance. The period of time that the canal is dewatered is dependent on the <br />amount of repairs and maintenance needed. During these times, tailrace water is not available to <br />the City of Grand Junction. RWPC is under no obligation to provide water to the City of Grand <br />Junction during the canal outage periods, however RWPC attempts to meet the City of Grand <br />Junction's needs when ever possible. <br /> <br />Impacts: The No Action Alternative would have no direct affect on RWPCor the City <br />of Grand Junction water rights and uses. However, taking no action would result in failure to <br />make sufficient progress in Recovery Program efforts to restore endangered fish populations. <br />This could trigger future Service consultations under the Endangered Species Act, which could <br />create confrontations between endangered fish recovery and water users. In addition, <br />entrainment of Colora<)o pikeminnow and razorback sucker would continue and Redlands Water <br />and Power Company would be in violation of the prohibitions of take under the Endangered <br />Species Act. <br /> <br />Proposed Action: Providing fish screening for the Redlands Power Canal would not <br />significantly affect Redlands Water and Power Company's ability to use their existing water <br /> <br />11 <br />