Water News March 2005

• Year: 2005
• Title: Water News
• Author: Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District
• Description: News and notes from the southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District
• Publications - Doc Type: Other

(LAKE COUNTY Continued from page 1)
an effort was initiated to bring
Lake County and the District
together to investigate the con-
sequences of an enlarged reser-
voir.
This agreement is the result
of a couple years of meetings
towards establishing a positive
working relationship between
the Commissioners and the
District and represents a signifi-
cant step forward for both enti-
ties in their efforts to work to-
wards a better future for Lake
County and the District. Several
other entities have agreed to
cooperate with the study to as-
sure that this study will encom-
pass the big picture in Lake
County and coordinate with any
other similar studies that may
be in progress. The agencies
include, Bureau of Reclamation,
Bureau of Land Management,
U. S. Forest Service, Colorado
Parks and Recreation Depart-
ment, Colorado Division of Wild-
life, Lake County Watershed Ad-
visory Council, Lake County
Recreation Advisory Board, City
of Aurora, and Board of Water
Works of Pueblo.
Proposals from several con-
tractors to perform the study
have been received. Now that
the IGA has been signed, the
contractor will be selected. It is
hoped that the study can be
completed by November of this
year. The Colorado Water Con-
servation Board has designate d
$25,000 towards the study.
The remainder of the cost o
the study will be borne by th
PSOP enlargement participants.
WINTER WATER STORAGE
PROGRAM EFFECTED BY THE DROUGHT
The Southeastern Colorado
Water Conservancy District, in
cooperation with the Division En-
gineer of Division 2 ended the
2004 -05 Winter Storage Program
with a distributed total of
115,873.53 acre -feet of water. The
Winter Water Storage Program is
operated under the direction of the
Winter Water Board of Trustees,
composed of one member of each
participant (except the Colorado
Canal, Lake Henry, and Lake
Meredith have one vote) and is
chaired by the District. The trus-
tees meet annually to review the
previous year and plan for the
coming year.
River flows in excess of senior
priorities (under a March 1, 1910
river call) not participating are
stored in Pueblo Reservoir, John
Martin Reservoir, and off channel
storage facilities of the participants
from November 15 to March 14.
The first 100,000 acre -feet of win-
ter stored water by participates are
divided to 71.2% in off - channel
entities and 28.8% to direct flow
entities. The next 2,750 acre -feet
of winter water above the 100,000
is stored for Amity Canal. Beyond
that the next 356 acre -feet is stored
for the Holbrook. The formula for
water stored above 103,106 acre -
feet may be stored with 75% to
off - channel storage decrees and
25% to direct flow decrees.
The program allows irrigation
companies to hold winter water
until the summer months to meet
agricultural needs.
28.8% - Direct Flow* A
A.F. in A
A.F. Off A
A.F. in T
TOTAL
Bessemer 5
5.92% 6
6,854.23 6
6,854.23
High Line 7
7.94% 9
9,203.79 9
9,203.79
Oxford 1
1.91% 2
2,218.86 2
2,218.86
Catlin 8
8.73% 1
10,112.37 1
10,112.37
Consolidated 2
2.63% 0
0.00 3
3,050.93 3
3,050.93
Riverside 0
0.13% 1
146.65 1
146.65 _
_T West Pueblo 0
0.25% 2
293.30 2
293.30
71.2% Off - Channel PARTICIPANTS*
Colorado, Lake 1
10.61% 6
679.24 1
11,618.01 1
12,297.25
Holbrook 8
8.81% 1
10,203.24 1
10,203.24
Fort Lyon 3
37.33% 2
2,827.08 3
35,652.87 4
4,780.93 4
43,260.88"
f Amity 1
15.73% 0
0.00 1
18,232.03 1
18,232.03
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