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The general operating strategy of Denver Water for th e south-side system is as follows: The first <br />water rights used to meet the demand of water user s are direct flow water rights. Following use <br />of direct flow water rights, the next supply us ually comes from exchanges using reusable water <br />supplies. The remaining water demand, if any, is normally supplied with storage releases from <br />Strontia Springs, Marston, or Ralston Reservoirs. <br />Denver Water depends on the supply from the Blue River Collection System when direct flow <br />rights on the South Platte fall out of priority or are inadequate to meet the demand. <br />Where to find more information <br />Specifics relating to the data collection and f illing processes used in the determination of <br />the best source of data are presented in the SPDSS Task 4 Memorandum – Identify and <br />Fill/Resolve Conflicting R ecords for Key Transmountain Diversion Structures. <br />Additional information on ditch and reservoi r operations within Water District 80 is <br />presented in the Water District 80 Meeting No tes prepared for SPDSS Task 3 – Identify <br />Key Diversion Structures. <br />Additional information regarding the operating practices for Denver Water is presented in <br />the Denver Water Board North System Memo randum prepared for the SPDSS Task 5 – <br />Key Structures. <br />COMMENTS AND CONCERNS <br />None. <br />REFERENCES <br />1. Denver Board of Water Commissioners. Features of the Denver Water System. September, <br />1969. <br />2. Denver Board of Water Commissioners. Water for Tomorrow – The History, Results, and <br />Projections of the Integrated Resource Plan. July, 1997. <br />3. Denver Board of Water Commissioners. Water for Tomorrow – The History, Results, <br />Projections and Update of th e Integrated Resource Plan. February, 2002. <br />4. Denver Board of Water Commissioners. Water for Tomorrow – Water Resources Appendix. <br />February, 2002. <br />5. Water Right Data. Division of Water Resources. http://water.state.co.us/ <br />6. Winchester, John N. 2001. A Historical View: Transm ountain Diversion Development in <br />Colorado. Technical paper presented at: Trans Basi n Water Transfers, Proceedings of the <br />2001 Water Management Conference, US Committ ee on Irrigation and Drainage. June 27 – <br />30, 2001. <br />RobertsTunnel.doc 8 of 10 <br />