PROJ00190

• Contract/PO #: C153324
• Contractor Name: Breckenridge, Town of
• Water District: 0
• County: Summit
• Bill Number: XB 99-999
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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1. Development of major western slope water projects having
priorities senior to the Blue River Water District decrees and
filings.
2. Production of coal and oil shale in western Colorado. Assign-

ment of stored project water to such an industry will likely

increase the frequency and extent of river calls by senior
appropriations.
3. Establishment through adjudication of minimum stream flow

requ i remen ts .
4. Perfection of a great number of other conditional decrees
which are senior to many of the Blue River Valley rights or
filings.
5. Continued growth in the Blue River Valley and downstream
areas, including the eastern slope placing greater constraints
on the available supplies.

The precise effect these factors will have on the present and future
water rights for the Blue River Water District cannot be easily deter-
mined. The best solution would appear to be to provide for the pro-
tection of the junior rights so that the municipal supply is guaranteed
in all situations. This can be accomplished in several ways:
1. Construction of upland reservoirs for storing water during
low priority, high runoff periods, with releases made to
compensate for consumption in the area during periods of
downstream river calls. This method is extremely difficult
and costly to accomplish.

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