WSPC12880

• File Number: 8451.200
• Description: Laramie River Cases
• State: CO
• Date: 1/1/1951
• Title: Report on Laramie River
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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to certain Meador! land users. Another theory was based upon the idea that

the exporters should have a prior right during all periods except that from
June 25 to July 20, during which period the meadowlanders would have the

prior right. This proved unfair to the exporters. After much trial and

error it was found that the plan which seemed to impose the least inter-

ference on all Colorado rights and to give the greatest assurance of a

water supply to such rights is based upon the following principle:

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Those who divert water in Colorado from the Laramie River

and its tributaries for use in Colorado outside of the natural

basin of the Laramie River and its tributaries may divert and

export a maximum of 19,875 acre feet annually and may make such

diversions and erPortations at any time except that
(a) Such diversions must not reduce the now of
the Laramie River, prior to July 25 of any year, be-

low a minimum of 5 cubic feet of YTater per second of

time at the point immediately below the place of di-

version for the Laramie-Poudre Tunnel; and

(b) Such diversions must not reduce the flow of

the Laranie River at the Glendevey gaging station, as

now located, prior to July 25 of any year, below a

minimum of 30 cuQic feet of water per second of time.
There follows an analysis of the effects of such operational procedure

under historic conditions. The only meadow land uses affected are those which