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<br />0022u8 <br /> <br />operating agreement between Reclamation and DWCD pursuant to Article 9 <br />of DWCD's repayment contract. This modification in operation would not <br />occur until an initial 3,900 AF of additional water is acquired. <br /> <br />Acquire at least 7,200 AF of additional water for fish and wildlife <br />purposes - Reclamation proposes to acquire 7,200 hF of water to <br />establish a pool of storage in McPhee Reservoir with a total annual <br />volume of up to 36,500 AF for downstream release from McPhee Reservoir <br />to the Dolores River. This volume has been recommended as a suitab~e <br />goal by several resource management agencies and TU. The 7,2PO AF would <br />be added to the 25,400 AF of Project water reserved by the United States <br />for fish and wildlife purposes anc the up ~o 3;900 AF of water required <br />to satisfy senior downstream water rights. <br /> <br />Additional water for the managed pool will be acquired in three <br />increments: <br /> <br />Increment ~ (3,900 AF) - The DWeD has agreed to prov~ce 3,900 AF <br />of water annual:'y, subject to payment by Reclamatior., to increase <br />the pool of water reserved by the United States for fish and <br />wildlife purposes to 29,300 AF. ~his water would be added te the <br />up to 3,900 AF of water fer senior downstream water rights for a <br />total managed pool of up to 33,200 hF. The acquisition of t~is <br />3,900 AF of addi~ional water woulc resolve ~he ciis=~epancy ~~ ~ne <br />o=i~~nal p=oje=~ cpe~aticn s~udy regard~ng ~he ave~age annual <br />volume 0= ?=ojec~ wa~e~ =e~~~~ed ==o~ s~o=age ~o =~~=~l: ~he ~977 <br /> <br />DPR/FES downstre~ water release criteria. <br /> <br />Reclamation "..i:: <br /> <br />solely func ~he ac~~is~~ion c= ~~~s inc=eme~~ of wa~e=. <br /> <br />!ncremen~ II (~,300 AF) - ~~e U~e Mo~~:a~~ U~e ~=~be haE ag~eec <br />p=ovide 2,30: hF c: wa:er, C~ a ~ease basis === ~; ~= 5 yea=s~ <br /> <br />inc=ease ~he pool 0= wa~er rese~ved by the Uni~ec S~a~es :c= =~s~ <br />anc wilcl~=e purposes trorn 29,30C AF ~o 3~,60C AF. Reclama~~o~ <br />would func ~he lease a=rangemen~. ~his wa~e= wo~lc be addec tc <br />~he wa~e= =0= se~io= cown5~=eam ~a~e= =~~~~5 (u~ ~~ 3,900 h:) =0= <br />a ~o~al managec ?OO~ c: 3€,EC: ~=. <br /> <br />Permanen~ ac~~isi~ion <br /> <br />~- <br />'-- <br /> <br />... . <br />-:'::.l.S .:..n= =-emerl':. <br /> <br />0: wate:- Yo-.:..ll <br /> <br />requ ire <br /> <br />=cs-:. <br /> <br />sharing par~icipa~io~ bv o:hers. Reclama:ic~ will appropria:e <br />$371,000 to establish an accoun: for :he ac~~isi:ion 0: wa:er. <br />Entities wishing to par:icipate in water acquisition would make <br />deposits tc this accoun~. ~ cca:~~io~ of en~ities anc incividuals <br />would be established to ad.l':1.inis"te:- :he accoun: and accr.Jire water <br />as opportur.ities arise. <br /> <br />Increment II! (Water ir. excess 0: i,200 AF) - The trus: accoun: <br />described above would remair. open and ~he ac~~is~tior. process <br />would continue. This incremen: ~ay include acquisition of wa~er <br />which coule be managed for p~rposeE other than fish and w~lel~:e. <br /> <br />Fisb and Wildlife managed poel water year changed - The wa~er vea= for <br />the managec pool wo~lc be es~ab~~shed a~ A~~~: :-Ma~ch 2:. ~~~s ~s <br />c{=fere~~ ~rom the ~a~e= yea= c= c~he= ~~cjec~ ~2~e~ use~E whicn be~i~E <br /> <br />or: Noverr.be= :.. <br /> <br />~~e Dist=ic~ ~8~:C ~~~~e~e~~ c~ c==o~~~~~~ sY5~e~ :~= <br /> <br />:he fish anc wild:ife <br /> <br />?roje=~ water ~sers. <br /> <br />.. .. . . . - <br />poo~ s~~~~a= ~c ~ne accc~~~~~~ sys~e~ =c= o~~e~ <br />~he be~e:~~ == =~a~~~n~ ~~e ~a~e= yea= === ~~E <br />