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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 /> <br />in 1972 uy the State legislature to store water resource data, including <br />the tabulation of decreed wqter rights required by the 19~9 Water Rights <br />Administration and Determination Act, In connection with the collection, <br />compilation, analysis and storage of water rights data in the Data Bank <br />the record-keeping system of the State Engineer has been adopted to data <br />processing techniques requiring stricter control of the administration <br />of water rights throughout the State, <br /> <br />Upper Fraser River Valley <br /> <br />The Upper Fraser River Valley is located in Water District No. 51 of <br /> <br /> <br />Water Division 5 of the State Water Resources System. There are a <br /> <br /> <br />number of U.S. Geological Survey stream gauges on the Fraser River and <br /> <br /> <br />its tributaries. In addition, a number of stream gauges are monitored <br /> <br /> <br />by the Denver Water Department. A discussion with State Water <br /> <br /> <br />Administration officials indicates there has never been a water rights <br /> <br /> <br />call in the District which required shutting down another ditch or <br /> <br /> <br />water right due to insufficient water in the stream. This condition is <br /> <br /> <br />expected to change in the future. <br /> <br />There are a number of conditional water rights for direct flow and <br />storage water from the Colorado River downstream from the Fraser River <br />which, when developed, will have an effect on water availability and <br />administration in the Fraser River basin. The proposed Windy Gap <br />project near Granby will limit the value and yield of any new water <br />rights in the upper Fraser River area. <br /> <br />Grand County Planning Department projections call for increased develop- <br /> <br /> <br />ment in the next five to twenty five year period. This is going to <br /> <br /> <br />increase the need for water in the valley with a corresponding decrease <br /> <br /> <br />in agricultural usage, The demand for valuable water rights is going <br /> <br /> <br />to increase, <br /> <br />Exlsting water rights in the Upper Fraser River Valley are predominantly <br />for municipal and agricultural uses, The dominant municipal use <br />feature is the Fraser River collection system of the Denver Water <br /> <br />IV-7 <br />