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Taylor Park Reservoir Water Rights Structure Structure Appropriation Administration Decreed Amount (acre-feet) Name ID Date Number Absolute Conditional Taylor Park 8/03/1904 30667.19938 111,260 Reservoir 3666 8/28/1975 49673.45895 44,700 61,530 The Upper Gunnison River Conservancy District obtained a decree in Case No. 86CW203 for the right to refill Taylor Park Reservoir for a total amount of 106,230 acre- feet with the appropriation date of August 28, 1975. Water is typically stored pursuant to the refill decree after the UVWUA has satisfied its annual fill on the senior storage right. The following summarizes the adjudication of the refill decree. Taylor Park Reservoir Refill Decrees Use Absolute Conditional Total Irrigation 13,777 5,423 19,200 Fish and Recreation 30,923 56,107 87,030 Total 44,700 61,530 106,230 2.4.2. General Operation of Taylor Park Reservoir In order to fill Taylor Park Reservoir without spilling, releases during the winter and spring months are based, in part, on forecasts provided by the USBR. Annually, the various Taylor Park water users reach agreement regarding a summer release schedule that will provide a stable flow hydrograph below the reservoir for improved recreational and fishery purposes. As part of this release program, the users have adopted an objective of having approximately 90,000 acre-feet of stored water in Taylor Park Reservoir by late August. Because of this practice, the one annual fill of the UVWUA's senior storage right is generally achieved by early December. The following tables provide a summary of the physical features of Taylor Park Reservoir. Taylor Park Reservoir Physical Features Features Capacity Outlet Works Capacity Total Capacity Active Capacity Dead and Inactive Capacity 1,500 cfs 106,225 ac-ft 15 ac-ft 106,210 ac-ft Gunnison River Basin Information 2-10