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... . STATE c1COLOR.ADO[ ~. OMsion of Puks & Outdoor Recrulion North Region Office 3842 South Mason 18 Fl Collins, CO 80525 Phone (30]) 22.-..41 Ms. Sue Z. Uppendahl Water Resource Specialist Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman St., Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 ~-;" 2t.. '90 ~!' ~ ' Roy RQmer COvernor Ron C. Hollidayt Director . ;:i~~ ~""~~'1 September 25, 1990 .~ ..:"~,.....,\ ~^; "~, -. . ~\l.,.~.' '. . ~"~-':' . . -, " ". Dear Ms. Uppendahl, I am in receipt of your September 18, 1990, letter concerning potential lease of water rights for the Endangered Fishes Program. In response to your questions, I offer the following: 1. Water can be delivered from either/or both reservoirs (lag time is slightly less for water released from Steamboat Lake). 2. Decreed uses for Steamboat water are municipal, fishery, recreation, industrial, and irrigation. 3. 2; 000 acre feet per year are available from Steamboat Lake beginning June 30, 1991. A total of 3,300 acre feet per year may be av~ilable in future years if some modifications are made to the existing recreation facilities and the emergency spillway. 4. The cost is somewhat negotiable, however, based on the current market and discussions with informed water folks, the Division feels its water is worth about $10.00 per acre foot (stored) if a multiple year lease is desired. If water is to be leased on a year-to-year basis, the price could be somewhat less depending on the mark~t. Specifically concerning Stagecoach, our records, if they are correct, reflect a total capacity of 33,275 a.f. of which 15,000 a.f. is recreation pool, 3,720 dead pool, and 14,600 a.f. committed to other users, most notably 9,000 a.f. to Colorado Ute. I guess we wonder which water can be guaranteed from Stagecoach. Feel free to call me if you have any concerns. Sincerely, " II " ~~~ Joseph M. Maurier Asst. Regional Manager \. .n.H/amm c: Ron "Holliday Gene Schmidt Tom Easley ",.~,.;li.,. r.lL.i'~;""- :,};....,,*~'.>_,~i