Tri County 1996 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: Tri-County Water Conservancy District Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 11/5/1996
• County: Montrose
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

WATER RIGHTS IN RIDGWAY RESERVOIR:

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Ridgway Reservoir Supply (available annually in acre feet
assuming that the reservoirs is filled)

Irrigation................................... .11,200
(10,300 is sold to UVWUA)

Municipal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22,600
Industrial..................................... 5,500
Use in recreation areas........................ 100

Total.................................... .39,400

All of the District's water that is sold for irrigation purposes
to the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association (UVWUA) is
addressed in their water conservation plan. As shown above, the
District stores 28,100 acre feet of raw water in Ridgway
Reservoir for purposes shown. In 1995, approximately 6500 acre
feet of water was used by all domestic suppliers in the
Uncompahgre Valley. The UVWUA delivers 825 acre feet annually
for domestic replacement for winter water flows.

Domestic water is delivered to the Project 7 Water Authority by
the UVWUA from the Gunnison River in exchange for delivery at the
headgates of Ridgway Dam from the District's stored M&I water in
Reservoir. UVWUA conveys this water to diversion structures
) along the Uncompahgre River downstream of Ridgway Reservoir.

Tri-County has administrative authority to contract for the sale
of raw water for augmentation from the M&I pool in Ridgway
Reservoir. Augmentation water is generally required for
depletions from the Uncompahgre River resulting from the use of
ground water for various pruposes (domestic, irrigation, etc.).
Augmentation water is delivered by TCW to the Uncompahgre River
at the headgates of Ridgway Reservoir.

ISSUES AND STRATEGY:

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All customers on the District's system are metered. The customer
is therefore aware of their use and metering in itself promotes
beneficial use of water. Meters used by the district meet
industry standards for accuracy and are constantly maintained by
District staff. Measures are in place to assure accurate
readings and meters showing unlikely uses are checked for
problems.

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