S6_11-15-04

• Basin: Statewide
• Title: SWSI Phase 1 Report - Section 6 Water Needs Assessment
• Date: 11/15/2004
• Author: CWCB
• SWSI - Doc Type: Final Report

Section 6
Water Needs Assessment
Table 6-4 Detailed Identified Projects and Processes forthe Arkansas Basin
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Teller Cripple Creek 0 N Just received a new water right Sandy MacDougall, MacDougall,
decree. Should be adequate based Woldridge and Worley
on recent growth rates continuing into
the future, but is evaluating future
needs. Penrose Water District,
Beaver Park Irrigation Company,
CDOW, Victor and Cripple Creek
cooperated on meeting 2002 drought
needs. Could use more high altitude
stora e for drou ht reliabili .
Victor 600 N Town is supplying all of the water it Sandy MacDougall, MacDougall,
can product to the gold mine. The Woldridge and Worley
gold mine has a current shortage of
600 to 1,200 AF per year. Long-term
status of gold mining is uncertain. If
gold mining ceases, Victor has an
excess of supply. CWCB assisted in
funding a dam rehab. Colorado
Springs upstream collection system
limits physical supply. Physical
availabiliiy a concern in 2002 and
Colorado Springs cooperated in
bypass of water. Penrose Water
District, Beaver Park Irrigation
Company, CDOW, Victor and Cripple
Creek cooperated on meeting 2002
drought needs. Could use more high
altitude storage for drought reliabiliiy.
* Y= Yes; N= No; U= Unknown
A summary of the gaps for each subbasin are shown on
Table 6-5. The greatest gap is in northern EI Paso
County, where renewable sources of water are needed
to replace the current 100 percent reliance on non-
tributary groundwater.
Table 6-5 Summary of Gap Analysis for Arkansas Basin
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Upper Arkansas 6,600
Chaffee, Fremont, Lake, Teller
Urban Counties 8,000
EI Paso, Pueblo
Lower Arkansas 800
Bent, Crowle , Otero, Prowers
Eastern Plains 1,200
(Baca, Cheyenne, Elbert, Kiowa,
Lincoln
Southwestern Arkansas 500
Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas
TOTAL 17,100
6.3.1.2 Recreational and Environmental
Information
6.3.1.2.1 Flow Considerations
There are no CWCB decreed instream flow rights on the
mainstem of the Arkansas River. Flow rights on
tributaries in the basin can be found at
http://cwcb. state. co. us/isf/Down loads/I ndex. htm.
Above Pueblo Reservoir, the following flow
considerations are of note:
Fryinppan-Arkansas Proiect
Via the Fry-Ark Project's operating plan, a minimum flow
of 66.0 cfs was established for the Arkansas River at
Granite, which is the only legal minimum flow
requirement on the mainstem of the Arkansas (Smith and
Hill 2000).
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