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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The permitted use of the Pioneer-Union Ditch water right under the <br />plan would be municipal (including domestic and commercial). <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />As part of this plan, it would require that 10.8 acres of irrigated <br /> <br /> <br />land historically irrigated by the Pioneer-Union Ditch be dried up. <br /> <br />The historical consumptive use frow this acreage is equal to the deple- <br /> <br /> <br />tions caused by the customers of the Brook Forest Water District, and <br /> <br /> <br />thus the net effect on the stream system during the irrigation season is <br /> <br /> <br />preserved. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The district would have to provide storage water for release to the <br /> <br /> <br />stream system during the non-irrigation season if it is required by the <br /> <br /> <br />Water Court. The Pioneer-Union Ditch generally starts diverting water <br /> <br /> <br />sometime in April or early May and continues into October. If storage re- <br /> <br /> <br />leases for winter depletions are required, the district should stage the <br /> <br /> <br />development of such storage capabilities as needed in the future. Beside <br /> <br /> <br />winter release requirements, the storage requirements could include water <br /> <br /> <br />needed to release to the stream system when the Pioneer-Union Ditch water <br /> <br /> <br />rights are out of priority. A proposed water storage site is presented in <br /> <br />Chapter X. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The distribution of the average water requirements and the water avail- <br /> <br /> <br />able to meet these requirements is as follows: <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Future District Water Diversion Requirements for <br />In-House Use. <br /> <br />172 A.F. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Average Annual Depletions from the Proposed Use. <br /> <br />17.2 A.F. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Average Annual Water Available from the pioneer-Union <br />Ditch Water Right. <br /> <br />30.95 A.F. <br /> <br />Average Annual Depletions from the Historical Use. <br /> <br />1.59 A.F./Acre <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Irrigated Acreage Proposed to be Dried Up. <br /> <br />10.82.Acres <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The district is considering filing for a 1978 storage right on Cub <br />Creek. Such storage right could yield additional water during periods <br />of high runoff. This water could be used to augment the water supplies <br />available to the district. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />-27- <br />