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U.S. Department of the Interior.
Title
Quality of Water, Colorado River Basin.
USFW Year
1991.
USFW - Doc Type
Progress Report No. 15,
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<br />38 Chapter 6-Present and Future Development <br /> <br />Conservation District. These rights were <br />assigned by the district to the United States in <br />January 1962 subject to the condition that the <br />unit would be developed and operated in a <br />manner consistent with beneficial use of the <br />waters in the Gunnison River Basin. In order <br />that future developments in the Upper <br />Gunnison Basin would be assured of rights to <br />use of water, a formal contract was developed for <br />executiop among the United States Government, <br />the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy <br />District, and water users in the Upper Basin <br />whereby the diversion and storage rights of the <br />Aspinall Unit were subordinated to future <br />developments upstream, both private and <br />Federal, even though the rights of the upstream <br />developments might be junior to the Aspinall <br />Unit right. The aggregate amount of upstream <br />depletions for which the priority of the Aspinall <br />right may be waived has not yet been <br />determined. The authorizing legislation of the <br />Colorado River Storage Project listed the five <br />projects in the Upper Gunnison River Basin for <br />priority of investigations: (1) Bostwick Park, <br />(2) East River, (3) Fruitland Mesa, (4) Ohio <br />Creek, and (5) Tomichi Creek. <br /> <br />The total depletion by these five projects was <br />estimated to be about 60,000 acre-feet annually <br />of which 40,000 acre-feet would be depleted <br />above Blue Mesa Dam. An additional <br />10,000 acre-feet would be depleted between <br />Morrow Point and Blue Mesa Dams, and <br />another 10,000 acre-feet would be depleted <br />between Crystal and Morrow Point Dams. An <br />increased upstream depletion of 60,000 acre-feet <br />was assumed in the operation studies for the <br />Aspinall Unit in determining the water supply <br />available for power generation. <br /> <br />In 1973, Reclamation issued a concluding report <br />on its Upper Gunnison Project investigations <br />which included the East River, Ohio Creek, and <br />Tomichi Creek Units. Although it was <br />concluded that there was limited potential for <br />Federal water resource development under <br />existing evaluation criteria and projected <br />economic conditions, Reclamation still <br />recognizes its commitment to allow beneficial <br />development of waters of the Upper Gunnison <br />River Basin up to about 60,000 acre-feet. <br />Allowing for an existing 4,000-acre-foot <br />depletion of the Bostwick Park Project and <br /> <br />assuming the depletion of21,OOO acre-feet is <br />realized on Fruitland Mesa Project by 2040, a <br />remainder of 35,000 acre-feet would be available <br />for depletion. Somewhat arbitrary levels of <br />development were used for the period 1990 to <br />2010. <br /> <br />West Divide Project <br /> <br />A feasibility report was prepared in 1966, and <br />the project was authorized by Public Law '90-537 <br />on September 30, 1968, as a participating <br />project of the Colorado River Storage Project. <br />Advance planning studies have continued and <br />various plans have been considered, but none <br />are feasible based upon current policies and <br />procedures for planning water and related land <br />resources. Plans include a mix of water for <br />irrigation and municipal use. A concluding <br />report has been drafted to summarize data <br />available. A plan is presented which is not <br />economically justified but totals a <br />38,200-acre-foot depletion. For planning <br />purposes, an administrative decision was made <br />by Reclamation to defer depletions until after <br />2030. <br /> <br />Taylor Draw ReselVolr Project <br /> <br />Taylor Draw Dam filled in 1984. The Colorado <br />River Water Conservation District supplied <br />depletion values. <br /> <br />Stagecoach project <br /> <br />The Stagecoach Project of the Upper Yampa <br />Water Conservancy District involves <br />construction of a dam on the Yampa River near <br />Steamboat Springs and exchange agreements for <br />water out of Yam cola Reservoir. The project <br />would supply about 4,000 acre-feet of water for <br />irrigation, 1,000 acre-feet for municipal uses, <br />and 9,000 acre-feet for thermal powerplant uses. <br />Reclamation supplied depletion values for the <br />irrigation and municipal components. Depletion <br />values for thermal powerplant uses are <br />discussed under Colorado Ute-Southwest Project. <br />
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