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[ Don Ostler - Curtailment Data rage -i <br />From: Don Ostler <br />To: Engineering Committee <br />Date: 5/2/2005 11:59:47 AM <br />Subject: Curtailment Data <br />Hello all: <br />I am sorry to be a thorn in the rear end on this issue. However, some time ago in the last Commission <br />worts meeting, we were asked as an engineering committee to put some effort into development of <br />policies and criteria for implementing a curtailment of uses if we are ever required to do so. We were <br />asked to bring forward discussion Items for the next Commission meeting. That meeting is now <br />scheduled for June 28 -29. In addition, the lower basin is going to be pushed by the secretary to <br />complete their shortage criteria. You can bet there will be pressure on us in the UB to have our <br />procedures to implement curtailment refined as well. <br />As a first step, after consultations with several of you, I sent an a mail asking that we compile some basic <br />data which would help us focus attention on what our policy issues might be. At this point, I have not <br />received any data or formal response back from anyone (except Hal Simpson who has completed the <br />info, but it has not been released from internal review in Colo.). I have heard that Wyoming and Utah <br />were working on it. <br />Will you be able to complete this work by May 23rd? If we can get it by then, I can summarize the <br />data issues and use it in formulation of agenda items for our engineering committee meeting in <br />Farmington_ <br />To the best of my recollection the information was to include: <br />1. number and volume of pre November 1922 water rights <br />2. Number and volume of post 1922 water rights <br />3. An educated guess about how many of the post 1922 rights might actually have wet water in a <br />drought year like last year. <br />4. Estimate of the consumptive uses for your state for last year ...(Or if it cannot be done, a description <br />of how you would go about doing it) We were going to talk about these estimates and address an y <br />consistency concerns as well as perhaps procedural changes to facilitate equitable determinations. <br />Please let me know where you are on this process so 1 can know what to plan for at the <br />Commission meetings. 1 know everyone has been very busy with everything that has been going on. <br />However, I would like to be able to meet the expectations of the Commissioners on this matter. <br />Thank you <br />Don Ostler <br />Upper Colorado Commission <br />