FLOOD01459

• County: Gunnison
• Community: Uncompahgre Valley
• Title: Upper Gunnison-Uncompahgre Basin Phase 1 Feasibility Study Summary Report
• Date: 5/1/1989
• Prepared For: Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority
• Prepared By: HDR Engineering, Inc.
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Project

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2.0 DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING WATER USE

2.1 INTRODUCTION

This Study began by collecting existing data related to the Study Area in
order to define historic water usage and shortages; to identify the water
suppliers and their existing facilities; and to develop a data base for use in
the Study,

2,2 DATA COLLECTION

This Study was built upon the large body of existing data including the
following: reports of previous studies; topographic, geologic and land use
maps; aerial photos; hydrologic data; climatologic data; water rights data;
water diversion data; historical water use data; wildlife (including fishery)
data; water quality data; data related to the environment in the Study Area;
recreational use data; and demand forecasts.

The primary sources of information included the following: the U.S,
Bureau of Reclamation (USBR); the U,S. Corps of Engineers (COE); the Colorado
Water Conservation Board (CWCB); the U.S, Geological Survey (USGS); the
Colorado State Engi neers Offi ce (SED); the Colorado Di vi s ion of Wi 1 dl ife
(CDOW); the U,S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM): the National Park Service
(NPS): the U,S. Forest Service (USFS); the U,S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS); the U.S, Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service (SCS);
and municipalities, recreational entities, environmental organizations, and
agricultural water user groups within the Study Area.

2,3 INVENTORY OF WATER SUPPLY ENTITIES AND FACILITIES

For the purpose of thi s Study, water suppl iers and users in the Study
Area were categorized by their primary purpose as either regulatory,
hydroelectric, agricultural, or municipal and industrial (M&I),

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