Correspondences Concerning City of Denver's Use of Colorado River Water (2002)

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V Denver Board of Water Commissioners Daniel E. Muse, President Hamlet J. Barry, 111, Manager Richard A. Kirk, 1 st Vice President William R. Roberts Denise S. Maes Andrew D. Wallach December 28, 2001. Maryanne C. Bach Regional Director Great Plains Region U.S. Bureau of Reclamation P.O. Box 36900 Mail Code MB -100 Billings, MT 59107 -6900 Dear Ms. Bach: Attached are four tables reporting Denver Water's (Denver) diversion, use, storage, and return flow of Colorado River water for the period October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2001 (water year 2001). This information is being sent to you in accordance with the October 5, 1955 Stipulation, as amended October 10, 1955, in Consolidated Cases Civil Action Numbers 2782, 5016, and 5017, dated October 12, 1955. The following table provides a brief summary of Denver's water year 2001 diversion, use, return flow, and successive use of Colorado River water and a comparison with the average. A description of the attached tables follows. 2001 Colorado River Operations Summa Moffat Roberts Total Colorado Colorado River Colorado River Tunnel Tunnel Colorado River !River Water Water Diversions Diversions Diversions Water Usage Return Flow Successive Use - 69,468 AF 105,687 AF 175,155 AF 136,058 AF 58,279 AF 31,824 AF . 126% of Avg 200% of Avg 162% of Avg 133% of Avg 121% of Avg 226% of Avg �rr,r, v— vii YeiiUu i7oo-�uui. TABLE I - Moffat Tunnel Water Diversions and Utilization This table shows monthly totals, in acre -feet, for Denver's diversions from the Williams Fork and Fraser Rivers. Also shown are monthly totals for: 1) the carrying charges assessed by the State Engineer on these diversions, 2) the portion used directly, and 3) the amount of Fraser - Williams Fork water previously stored and subsequently released for use in the Denver area. The diversions include Cabin- Meadow Creek water Denver is entitled to use by contract. CONSERVE