PUB00047

• Year: 2000
• Title: SECWD/Arkansas Basin Preferred Storage Options Plan Final Draft Report
• Author: GEI Consultants, Inc
• Description: SECWD/Arkansas Basin Preferred Storage Options Plan Final Draft Report
• Publications - Doc Type: Water Resource Studies

Final Draft - Preferred Storage Options Plan
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District
June 8, 2000

Storage
Entity Requirement
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Specific Storage Needs (GEl Study, 1998)
CSU 45,000
Other FVA Entities 22,000
Entities West of Pueblo 3,700
Florence 2,300
Winter Water Pr09ram 40,000(1)
Storage to Regulate Replacement Water for Well Pumping 26,000(1)
Subtotal 139,000
Additional Requests by District Entities
Pueblo Board of Water Works 20,000
Public Service Company 5,000
Pueblo West Metropolitan District 5,500
51. Charles Mesa 3,600
Subtotal 34,100
Total (GEl Study, 1998) 173,100
Deduct Winter Water and Replacement Water (40,000 and 26,000 -66,000
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Add District Water Management Storage 15,000(2)
Total 122,100

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These storage needs are identified, but subject to agricultural water users' ability to pay. A portion
of these identified storage needs could be met by District Water Management Storage.
This storage capacity could be used to meet a variety of water management purposes in the District,
including Winter Water supplies management, well augmentation water storage, water banking, and/or
storage of interruptible supply water storage.

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During discussions of storage plan formulation, the District identified the need for providing up
to 15,000 af of new storage to meet a variety oflocal water management objectives. Among
these objectives are:

~ GEl Consultants, Inc.

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