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<br />" <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />. , <br /> <br />organization of water conservancy districts as provided <br />in this article. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Central Colorado \'later Conservancy District best fits the management <br />requirements for Bear Creek Lake. l1anagement of the reservoi.r raises <br />several issues which are subsequently identified and addressed: <br /> <br />1. Should reservoir storage be used for a new 1984 water right <br />and subsequent management of downstream flows or for the storage of <br />existing rr:unicipal supplies? ~'1ith the present volume of allocable <br />storage proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers it appears that <br />the storage of existing municipal supplies is compatible with the <br />storage of 1984 water since the storage of existing municipal <br />supplies is a relative small amount proportionate to the entire <br />allocable space. <br /> <br />2. Hanagement costs. Hanagement costs are not expected to be <br />significant and should be allocated proportionate to the storage <br />space allocated in the reservoir. The management: entity should be <br />reimbursed for actual costs for management and administration but no <br />profit by the management entity should be allowed. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />Evaporation replacement. <br />allocated to the various <br />storage allocation. <br /> <br />Evaporation replacement should be <br />entities prorata to the amount of their <br /> <br />4. Recreation use. Recreation use must be recognized as a <br />valid secondary use of Bear Creek Lake. The entities utilizing ... <br />storage in Bear Creek Lake may have to bear some costs of relocating <br />recreation facilities completed before July 1, 1984. In accordance <br />with Senate Bill No. 28, approved April 2, 1984, additional <br />recreational facilities are not permitted below the spillway of the <br />reservoir unless they can withstand partial or complete inundation. <br />The language of Senate Bill No. 28 makes it clear that while <br />recreation uses are recognized, they are a secondary use and cannot <br />be the basis for reducing available storage, which is the primary <br />function of the reservoir. Certainly, the recreation interests in <br />the reservoir can be accomodated within the legislative priorities <br />prescribed in Senate Bill No. 28. A copy of that bill is attached <br />hereto for reference. <br /> <br />. <br />