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<br />~I <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />PROJECT WATER ALLOCATION POLICY IN REVIEW <br /> <br />The Bo.ud of Dirl'Oms (l(Tl'pts applic.lliolls irom Illunirip.ll .1Ild .lgriculluf,ll w,ll{'r us('rs ('.KI1 <br />spring. .111<1 hegins the .1!1o(".lIion process 01 the .lv,lil.lhle walpr from Ihe Fryingp.ln-Ark.HlStlS Projl'{ I. <br />The amount of watl'r i.lV.lil.lhfe for .1l1oc,lIion e,Kh Yl'.lf is dell'flllilll'd by tilt' US BUfl',llI oj <br />Rl'dtllll,lIion h,lSPc! on ('...tim,llps of spring runoff .lV.lil.lhle for divl'rsion in Ihe Proj('( I collp( lion <br />syslelll. An l'stinhlte oi allocable Fry-Ark diversions is providt'd to till' District by M,lY I.., oj {',It h <br />Yl',H, .lIld .llloc.:llions art' iinalizl'd hy thl' Bo,ud at their MilY I1w('ling. <br /> <br />Mllnirip.ll ,lnd .lgricultur.ll wah'r U'iPfS within the hOUlld.uil'S of thl' Solllhl-'.lslern Color,l(lo <br />\Valer COrl!'>l'rv.lIlcy Districl ,lrl' eligihlt, to rl'(l'ivl' ,m alloc.ltion of w,lll'r irom the Fry-Ark I'rojl'ct. <br />Fry-Ark Project \\I.lll'r pr()vidl~~.1 ~lJpplt'nl(-'ntill ~OUrCl' of w,ller ior irrig,llioll ,md dO/llestic U~l'. TIll' <br />Dislric:t's Allocation Principles .lllow (or dOlllestic use oi I'rojl'ct \V,llt'r 10 I,lke priority OVl'r irrig.llio!1 <br />us,lge, with 51 perct'llt of the .wail.lhle Projr'ct \Vatt'r rt'servt>c! ior th,lt purpose, ,md 41) pl'rnml (or <br />irrig,llioll purposes. Sinre the Projl'ct st,lrted delivering water, lhl' dl'm,md ior Projl'c-l \V.llpr hy <br />rllllnirip.ll Woller lISl'r<; h.1S nol rt'quired the iull 51 pern'nt allocation, so agrindtural W.ltpr USl'rs h,lVe <br />hel'n .JIJocaled more tll.ln the 41) pern'nt sh.ut'. WCltl'r {or (arnll'r~ rl'siding in lIlt' Di~trict is fllloc~]led <br />on .lIl .HJl'-foot pl'r ,lue b.l'iis ailer the /llunicip,ll w,lter requests ,Ut' 111('1. <br /> <br />The :loon Projl'c-l \V.11l'r r.lte W.l.. $7.00 per .l(re.foot, ,md W.l~ rh,lrgl'd 10 ,lgricultur.ll .lIld <br />/llllllicip.ll w.ller users alike. The U.s. Bureau oi Reclalll.llioll, in nmslIhalion with thp Distrirl, st'!s <br />the r.lll' for Fry-Ark Projecl Water. The r.Jte for Projl'ct Watl'r is reviewed by Rt'CI.:lfll.ltioll t'Vl'ry four <br />Yl',lrS, .md is subjl'cllo Ch.lllgl' h.lsed 011 ,1 iorm,ll Rpp.lyment Analysis .JIld Ahility 10 P,lY Study .1S <br />conc/u(wd hy Rl'C."I.Ull.ltion. All of the reVl'IlUe generaled irom Ihe sak' of Projl'cl Waler gOl'S 10 <br />Rl'c1,lI11ation to p.1Y ior tll(' ongoing operation ilnd m,linll'll.lnCl' oi tIlt' Project f.Kilitit's. <br /> <br />Over the last dec,lCle the Dislrict h,lS alloC,ltl'd an ilVl'r.lgl' oi 72,I)IJl .lul'-fel'! of Project Water <br />l'.Ich Yl'.U. In 200() the District .illocatl'd 15(>,045 ,lCre.fl'el of \-vater. TIlt' Oistrictll.1s .1 iormal <br />,lppJicalioll process ior those intl'rl,..ll'd in purch.lsing ProjPcl Waler. LKh .1Pplic.ltion is H~vi('w('d by <br />tIll' Alloc,ltion COlllmilll'l' h.1Sl'd on the District's Allocation Principll's .1Ild Alloc.ltioll Poli<-y. CUpil'S <br />of thl'~e documents arl' .lV.liJ.lhll' from the District SI,lf{ and would Ill' lJsl'ful {Of ,mYOIll' inteH'stt'd in <br />Pllrchdsing Fry-Ark Project Walpr. <br /> <br />10 <br />