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Issue #30 The Water Report <br />Water Rights for Colorado Whitewater Courses (cubic feet per second) * <br />ci <br />Case Number <br />Jan <br />Feb <br />Mar <br />A r <br />Ma <br />Jun <br />Jul <br />Au <br />Se p <br />Oct <br />Nov <br />Dec <br />Fort Collins <br />86CW371. div I <br />Application <br />55 <br />55 <br />55 <br />55 <br />55 <br />55 <br />55 <br />55 <br />55 <br />55 <br />55 <br />55 <br />Decree <br />5 <br />5 <br />5 <br />5 <br />30 <br />30 <br />30 <br />30 <br />5 <br />5 <br />5 <br />5 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />15 <br />15 <br />16 <br />46 <br />213 <br />425 <br />112 <br />37 <br />19 <br />18 <br />14 <br />12 <br />Littleton <br />94CW273, div 1 <br />Application <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />Decree <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />8 <br />12 <br />22 <br />65 <br />174 <br />188 <br />150 <br />93 <br />21 <br />10 <br />19 <br />8 <br />Golden <br />98CW448, div I <br />Application <br />101 <br />75 <br />96 <br />255 <br />1000 <br />1000 <br />1000 <br />559 <br />251 <br />143 <br />103 <br />70 <br />Decree <br />70 <br />70 <br />70 <br />255 <br />1000 <br />1000 <br />1000 <br />559 <br />251 <br />143 <br />103 <br />70 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />23 <br />22 <br />23 <br />39 <br />162 <br />378 <br />223 <br />104 <br />63 <br />44 <br />32 <br />26 <br />Vail <br />OOCW259, div 5 <br />Application <br />54 <br />227 <br />400 <br />400 <br />400 <br />218 <br />67 <br />48 <br />31 <br />Decree <br />54 <br />227 <br />400 <br />400 <br />400 <br />218 <br />67 <br />48 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />8 <br />8 <br />11 <br />32 <br />186 <br />218 <br />53 <br />20 <br />17 <br />15 <br />11 <br />9 <br />Breckenridge <br />OOCW281, div 5 <br />Application <br />39 <br />281 <br />524 <br />343 <br />205 <br />82 <br />51 <br />27 <br />Decree <br />39 <br />281 <br />500 <br />343 <br />205 <br />82 <br />51 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />3 <br />3 <br />2 <br />5 <br />29 <br />56 <br />40 <br />21 <br />12 <br />10 <br />7 <br />5 <br />Aspen <br />OOCW284, div 5 <br />Application <br />270 <br />350 <br />33 <br />Decree <br />270 <br />350 <br />33 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />13 <br />12 <br />13 <br />24 <br />96 <br />198 <br />92 <br />33 <br />24 <br />21 <br />17 <br />14 <br />Longmont <br />01CW275, div 1 <br />Application <br />68 <br />72 <br />95 <br />291 <br />765 <br />1020 <br />309 <br />327 <br />204 <br />133 <br />104 <br />92 <br />Decree <br />50 <br />50 <br />350 <br />350 <br />150 <br />100 <br />100 <br />50 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />0 <br />2 <br />2 <br />8 <br />33 <br />69 <br />9 <br />5 <br />5 <br />3 <br />2 <br />0 <br />Pueblo <br />O1CW 160, div 2 <br />Application <br />100 <br />100 <br />500 <br />500 <br />500 <br />500 <br />500 <br />500 <br />500 <br />500 <br />500 <br />100 <br />Decree <br />100 <br />100 <br />250 <br />400 <br />500 <br />500 <br />500 <br />450 <br />300 <br />250 <br />200 <br />100 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />47 <br />60 <br />139 <br />249 <br />525 <br />990 <br />648 <br />395 <br />149 <br />108 <br />95 <br />50 <br />Gunnison <br />02CW038, div 4 <br />Application <br />1190 <br />1500 <br />1100 <br />460 <br />300 <br />Decree <br />875 <br />1200 <br />975 <br />400 <br />300 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />106 <br />103 <br />126 <br />303 <br />908 <br />1227 <br />631 <br />366 <br />269 <br />200 <br />149 <br />119 <br />Steamboat Springs 03CW086, div 6 <br />Application <br />500 <br />1200 <br />1700 <br />300 <br />120 <br />120 <br />120 <br />Decree <br />400 <br />1000 <br />1400 <br />250 <br />95 <br />Historic Daily Streamflowl <br />51 <br />52 <br />84 <br />326 <br />865 <br />896 <br />180 <br />75 <br />55 <br />68 <br />64 <br />53 <br />PENEMti APPLICATIONS <br />Silverthome <br />04CW217, div 5 <br />Application <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />100 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />39 <br />39 <br />41 <br />63 <br />156 <br />351 <br />209 <br />119 <br />79 <br />61 <br />49 <br />43 <br />Salida <br />04CW 129, div 2 <br />Application <br />250 <br />250 <br />250 <br />250 <br />1800 <br />1800 <br />700 <br />700 <br />250 <br />250 <br />250 <br />250 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />178 <br />174 <br />168 <br />193 <br />515 <br />1024 <br />706 <br />430 <br />242 <br />202 <br />208 <br />190 <br />Avon <br />05CW258, div 5 <br />Application <br />200 <br />350 <br />350 <br />350 <br />200 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />30 <br />28 <br />37 <br />115 <br />574 <br />756 <br />295 <br />110 <br />68 <br />54 <br />40 <br />32 <br />Durango <br />06CW009, div 7 <br />Application <br />185 <br />185 <br />250 <br />850 <br />1250 <br />1400 <br />900 <br />400 <br />300 <br />185 <br />185 <br />185 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />102 <br />104 <br />150 <br />424 <br />1159 <br />1415 <br />595 <br />290 <br />230 <br />205 <br />144 <br />112 <br />Carbondale <br />06CW077, div 5 <br />Application <br />230 <br />230 <br />230 <br />390 <br />1160 <br />1600 <br />970 <br />340 <br />310 <br />310 <br />250 <br />250 <br />Historic Daily Streamflow <br />119 <br />109 <br />97 <br />170 <br />443 <br />716 <br />410 <br />250 <br />210 <br />186 <br />140 <br />124 <br />* As decreed, some flow rates vary within a given month. See the individual decrees for specifics. <br />Fort Collins <br />Littleton <br />Golden <br />Vail <br />Breckenridge <br />Aspen <br />Longmont <br />Pueblo <br />Gunnison <br />Steamboat Springs — <br />Silverthorne <br />Salida <br />Avon <br />Durango <br />Carbondale <br />rights to divert during peak spring runoff or extensive rainstorms, in order to satisfy the senior (earlier in <br />priority date) water rights. <br />The consternation of the upstream opposition is their perception that, since Colorado administers <br />water in accordance the Doctrine of Prior Appropriation (priority system) there will be little, if any, water <br />available for future development upstream of a whitewater course because the exercise of an RICD water <br />right will require delivery of all remaining water in the stream through the course from early spring until <br />late autumn. Concerns continue over the potential loss of economic value and land use development by <br />those opposed to the adjudication of recreational in- channel water rights, but contractual stipulations <br />betkveen the proponents and opposition of the rights have dealt with those concerns in several previous <br />court cases. Examples of such stipulations can usually be found in the adjudication case files with the <br />water court. For instance, RICDs for both the City of Golden (Case No. 98CW448 in Water Division 1) <br />and the City of Steamboat Springs (Case No. 2003CW86 in Water Division 6) involved stipulations with <br />many opposing parties. <br />4 Copyright0 2006 Envirotech Publications; Reproduction without permission strictly prohibited. <br />