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<br />Table of Contents <br /> <br />Paee Number <br /> <br />CHAPTER 1 <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1.1 <br />1.1 Scope and Purpose of the Study .................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1.1 <br />1.2 Basin Characteristics ............................................ 1-1 <br />1.3 Description of Study Area ........................................ 1.3 <br />1.4 Concurrent Studies ............................................. 1.3 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 2 <br />ISSUE IDENTIFICATION AND HISTORICAL WATER TRANSFERS............. 2-1 <br />2.1 Introduction .................................................. 2.1 <br />2.2 Water Transfer Process in Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-1 <br />2.3 Prior Transfer Interest in FI. Lyon Canal Company Water ................ 2.3 <br />2.4 Issue Identification ............................................. 2.5 <br />2.5 Historical Water Transfers. Arkansas River Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.12 <br />2.6 Factors Contributing to Water Sales ................................ 2-14 <br /> <br />2.7 Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 3 <br />TIIE Fr. LYON CANAL SYSTEM AND ITS ENVIRONMENT. . . . . . . " . . . .. . . . .. 3.1 <br /> <br />3.1 Introduction .................................................. 3.1 <br /> <br />3.2 Physical System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3.1 <br />3.3 Water Rights and Water Storage ................................... 3-3 <br /> <br />3.4 Operations ................................................... 3-5 <br />3.5 Historical Diversions and Water Supply .............................. 3-8 <br />3.6 Groundwater Supply ............................................ 3-9 <br />3.7 Historical Consumptive Use and Return Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 <br />3.8 Irrigated Soils ................................................. 3.12 <br />3.9 Description of Wildlife and Fisheries ................................ 3-14 <br /> <br />3.10 Wetlands ................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 <br /> <br />3.11 Aesthetics ................................................... 3.16 <br /> <br />3.12 Water Quality ................................................ 3.16 <br />3.13 Value ofFt. Lyon Shares. . . . . " . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 <br /> <br />3.14 Summary ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 4 <br />Fr. LYON SERVICE AREA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES ............. 4.1 <br /> <br />4.1 Introduction .................................................. 4.1 <br />4.2 Summary Description of Study Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4.1 <br />4.3 Historical Background ........................................... 4-2 <br />4.4 Demographic Analysis ........................................... 4-3 <br /> <br />i <br />