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Water Dependant Activity: Agriculture: 97% of diversions committed to ag; <br />$46 million <br />Recreation: million visitor days a year; Taylor Park and Lake San Cristobal <br />(2"~ natural lake largest)... <br />Coal Mining: Total sales $400million <br />Hydropower: Blue Mesa, Morrow, Crystal <br />Current Challenges: Growth-projected increase in Gunnison Basin 82% to <br />2030 (between Ridgeway and Delta) <br />Most river reaches are over-appropriated <br />Gap of 15,000 acft-understated; info in SWSI incomplete <br />Federal Reserved Water Right: Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park <br />Provides that (doctrine from courts)whenever US withdraws land from <br />public domain for public domain: priority right is date of reservation of lands: <br />thus, date March of 1933 <br />Endangered Species in lower reaches: requirements plus Black <br />Canyon...focus on transbasin diversion <br />Long term challenges: climate disturbance: <br />Re: CO River Compact Compliance <br />8.23 nullion acft per year delivery requirement from CO River (includes <br />delivery to Republic of Mexico) <br />Is there any water to be developed from CO River basin: before we pump the <br />water we need to figure out if there is any water to be pumped? Gunnison <br />believes little or none available. Thus supportive of water availability study. <br />Diiuler: <br />Questions after Dinner to Guiu7ison <br />Harold Evans: Difference of opinions between lower and upper basin; can <br />you share with us the competing objectives between them as these may be <br />similar to some of ours. <br />McCloud: Will speak for upper basin: Upper Uncompaghre and Upper <br />Gunnison work well together; <br />Michelle: Uncompaghere operate on reduced allocation <br />Bill Jerke: Question as per Federal Reserve right: is this for only a portion of <br />the river? <br />McCloud: Yes, the Federal Reserve does put water in the river downstream; <br />Olean: Keeping in mind that the endangered species component is <br />downstream. <br />Fred Walker: Decree of 750 cfs for hydropower...where? <br />McCloud: downstream; 2 miles from CO River confluence. <br />Fred Walker: Snowmaking? Is there consumptive use with snowmaking? <br />McCloud: Water rights are small and junior, so no. <br />7 <br />