BOARD00736

• Board Meeting Date: 7/18/1958
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD

Englewood, Colorado

July 14, 1958

Colorado Water Conservation Board
State Office Building
Denver, Colorado

Gentlemen:

I

It has come to the attention of the City Administration of
the City of Englewood, Colorado, that the Water Conservation Board
has on its Agenda to be discussed July 18, 1958, at its meeting in
Durango, Colorado, the subject of use of Cherry Creek Dam to estab-
lish public recreation facilities.

Recreational use, it is presumed, would necessitate in main-
taining, insofar as possible, of a steady water level behind the
dam. It would appear that the gauge height would have to come
from Cherry Creek flows, thus depriving water users downstream on
Cherry Creek and taking water from users on the South Platte in
Water District No. 2 which has heretofore been available to them
under their respective priorities. There are no water rights de-
creed to Cherry Creek Reservoir, and the structure was designed
as a dry reservoir for flood control purposes, with operating
principles providing for release of water belonging to existing
appropriations downstream.

The City of Englewood obtains its municipal water supply
from the South Platte River in District No. 8 above Water District
No.2. Without a detailed study, it would appear that any taking
of water from users in District No. 2 would perhaps create injury
to the domestic water supply of the City by increasing the call
upon the river by those users,both as to quantity and time. Ad-
verse affect could thus occur upon junior priorities belonging
to the City and should this situation arise during a peak demand
period, the affect would be noticeable indeed.

The City does not wish to express opposition to the estab-
lishment of the proposed recreation facilities, as they would
most certainly be beneficial to the inhabitants of this community. I
However, it is respectfully and sincerely requested that the State
Water Conservation Board, as representative of the people of
the State, withhold approval of the proposal until after complete-
ly adequate engineering studies have been made to determine ad-
verse affects which might occur and methods of elimination of
the same. If injury be discovered which cannot be obviated, then
the project should not be approved by the Board because of injury
to persons and municipalities in the exercise of their vested
water rights.

Very truly yours,

Eel Scott, Mayor
City of Englewood