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TABLE 3.1 <br />Taylor River Privately Held Instream Flow Decrees <br />Included 1n the Model <br />Decreed Adjudication <br />Stream Name and Reach F w cfs Date <br />Lottis Creek <br />Illinois Creek <br />Taylor River to confluence <br />of Lottis Creek <br />60.0 <br />27.5 <br />445.0 <br />10-15-74 <br />10-15-74 <br />1-21-75 <br />Division 4 <br />Case Number <br />W-1987 <br />W-1985 <br />W-1991 <br />In 1986 the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District (UGRWCD) made <br />two water rights filings in the Taylor River Orainage which included <br />non-consumptive uses. In case No. 86CW202, the UGRWCD applied for an absolute <br />right for 111,260 af of storage in Taylor Reservoir and releases therefrom for <br />fishery and other recreational uses in and below the reservoir area. In case <br />No. 86CW203, the UGRWCD applied for a canditional decree in the amount of <br />61,530 af and an absolute decree in the amount of 44,700 af, granting the <br />right to refill Taylor Park Reservoir. Seneficial uses described for the <br />stored water and for releases made to the Taylor and Gunnison Rivers include <br />fish, wildlife, and recreational uses in addition to irrigation. These water <br />rights were included in the model but were only operated when testing certain <br />scenarios associated with an out-of-basin diversion project. This project is <br />discussed in Chapter 8. <br />Proposed legislation to make the Black Canyon a national park and to <br />confer Wild and Scenic status on the river through the Park would provide for <br />instream flows in the reach below the Gunnison Tunnel. puantification of that <br />flow is under study at present by a committee under the auspices of <br />Congressman Ben Nighthorse Campbell and various proposals have been put forth <br />3-6 <br />