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<br />., "-''"'''' <br />:~t!R CO.,~t~l <br />-~ '<' .~~ <br />~! "-~ ~ <br />~ 3 SUL :. 1<1.. <br />~. ':'~ <br />'j ~ l ,Qr pi <br />,,} 1. Jr",'W ;# <br />(I ..,~ '1,'" """ <br />t., co.n.n Qt "$ <br />,'\\.,,"'-......~ <br /> <br />Denver Board of Water Commissioners <br /> <br />Richard A. Kirk, President <br />Denise S. Maes., 1st Vice President <br />Daniel E. Muse <br />William R. Roberts <br />Andrew D. Wallach <br /> <br />Hamlet J. Barry, III, Manager <br /> <br />1600 West 12th Avenue <br />Denver, Colorado 80204-3412 <br />303-628-6000 <br />Fax 303-628-6509 <br />hjb@water.denver.co.gO\ <br /> <br />December 30, 2003 <br /> <br />Maryanne C. Bach <br />Regional Director <br />Great Plains Region <br />U.S. Bureau of Reclamation <br />P.O. Box 36900 <br />Mail Code MB-I00 <br />Billings, MT 59107-6900 <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Bach: <br /> <br />-...... <br /> <br />Attached are four tables reporting Denver Water's (Denver) diversion, use, storage, and <br />return flow of Colorado River water for the period October 1,2002, through September 30, <br />2003 (water year 2003). This information is being sent to you in accordance with the <br />October 5, 1955 Stipulation, as amended October 10, 1955, in Consolidated Cases Civil <br />Action Numbers 2782, 5016, and 5017, dated October 12, 1955. The following table <br />provides a brief summary of Denver's water year 2003 diversion, use, return flow, and <br />successive use of Colorado River water and a comparison with the average. A description <br />of the attached tables follows. <br /> <br />i <br />" <br /> <br /> o ora 0 tver 'pera tons ummart{ <br />Moffat Roberts Total Colorado Colorado River Colorado River <br />Tunnel Tunnel Colorado River River Water Water <br />Diversions Diversions Diversions Water Usa~e Return Flow Successive Use <br />72,718 AF 70,962 AF 143,680 AF 108,082 AF 56,156 AF 31,492 AF <br />132% of Avg 128% of A vg 130% of A vg 104% of Avg 115% of A vg 211% of Avg <br /> <br />2003 C l <br /> <br />d RO <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />to <br /> <br />s <br /> <br />Note: Averages based on period 1966-2003. <br /> <br />TABLE I - Moffat Tunnel Water Diversions and Utilization <br />This table shows monthly totals, in acre-feet, for Denver's diversions from the Williams <br />Fork and Fraser Rivers. Also shown are monthly totals for: 1) the carrying charges <br />assessed by the State Engineer on these diversions, 2) the portion used directly, and 3) the <br />amount of Fraser-Williams Fork water previously stored and subsequently released for <br />use in the Denver area. The diversions include Cabin-Meadow Creek water Denver is <br />entitled to use by contract. <br /> <br />CONSERVE <br />