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• County: Gunnison
• Community: Upper Gunnison
• Basin: Gunnison
• Title: Final Report Appendices Upper Gunnison-Uncompahgre Basin Phase I Feasibility Study
• Date: 5/1/1989
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Project

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is for 2 million gallons of additional storage to supply peak demands
during periods of well system deficiencies.

The city also holds the following water rights:

Gunnison Town Ditch: This decree was adjudicated in 1906 for
64 cfs. The original decree was for irrigation purposes but
municipal use has been added recently.

Gunnison Town Pipeline and Reservoir: This decree includes 15
cfs diversion and 0.75 af of storage. It was originally
appropriated in 1888 for irrigation and in 1913 for purposes
other than irrigation. The decree was adjudicated in 1941.

Gunnison Reservoirs 1, 2, 3, and 4: Three conditional storage
decrees represent a total, aggregate storage value of 84,000 af
and have an adjudication date of 1981.

Additionally, the city entered into a contract with the proposed
Union Park Project proponent, Natua1 Energy Resources Company, to
purchase 1000 af of water annually when that project is constructed. The
contract a1 so provides the option to purchase another 2000 af of water
annually and the right to purchase up to 12,000 af of storage in the
first phase of the Union Park Reservoir (total storage capacity of
900,000 af).

B.2.5.5 Town of Crested Butte

The Town of Crested Butte is an historic mining town with an economy
presently based on recreation and tourism generated by its historic
attractions and the nearby ski area at Mt. Crested Butte. Approximately
one square mile in size, the town maintains a population of 1000 to 1600,
varying seasonally, and reaching its peak during the ski season.

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