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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />The only dependabl e water ri ght in dry years is the 8.29 cfs Deep Cut Ditch <br />water right, which has a basin priority ranking of number eleve~. <br /> <br />2.3 Storage Rights <br />Although Craig does not have any surface water storage system, they do own a <br />conditional storage right for 5,800 acre-feet called the r~itchell Reservoir <br />No.1 right. This storage right was planned by the City to be employed in the <br />Estey-Simpson Reservoir on Elkhead Creek, about 5.5 miles upstream of Elkhead <br />Lake Dam. The decree is dated April 8, 1975, wi th a pri ori ty date of <br />October 22, 1974. <br /> <br />An additional storage right has been made available to the City for purchase <br />at a nomi na 1 cost from the CRWCD. The condi ti ona 1 storage ri ght is for' the <br />proposed California Park Reservoir, located in the upper reaches of the <br />Elkhead Creek Basin. The CRWCD has offered a portion of this right for the <br />E1khead Lake enlargement. The California Park Reservoir right is for 36,536 <br />acre-feet of storage and has a priority date of r~ay 30, 1972, which predates <br />the i1itchell Reservoir No.1 right. <br /> <br />The conditional storage right at Mitchell Reservoir No. 1 is junior to the <br />storage rights held by the CDOW and Colorado-Ute Electric Association at <br />Elkhead Lake. These rights have a,jjudication dates of May 30, 1972 and <br />December 31, 1973, respectively. On the other hand, the California Park <br />Reservoir right is senior to both of the existing storage rights at Elkhea1 <br />Reservoi r. <br /> <br />Additional direct flow rights totaling 5.78 cfs are available for irrigation <br />use only. However, none of this water is available at the water treatment <br />plant intake. <br /> <br />- 23 - <br />