C153349 Feasibility Study

• Contract/PO #: C153349
• Contractor Name: Brook Forest Water District
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 9
• County: Jefferson
• Bill Number: SB 80-67
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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The following information summa~izes the history and status of this work:

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1. WRC researched a number of senior water rights in the Bear Creek basin

and contacted various sources to locate a willing seller.

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2. Shares in the Pioneer Union Ditch were optioned pending an engineering
analysis to determine the yield of the ditch shares and the possibility
of transferring the water.

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3. Engineering analyses were performed to determine the consumptive use

from the historical use of the Pioneer-Union Ditch and the yield per

share.

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4. The engineering analysis in4icated that approximately 1.0 share of

the Pioneer-Union Ditch wilt equal the water depletions caused by the

future development of the Btook Forest Water District. A contract for

putchase of the necessary w~ter has been executed.

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5. A plan of augmentation was prepared which documents the engineering

analysis and explains the plan for using the purchased water in meet-

ing the district's water requirements without injuring the senior water

appropriators on the stream system.

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6. The plan of augmentation has been filed in the Division No. 1 Water

Court. Efforts are currently continuing in dealing with the Statements

of Opposition and securing the issuance of a final decree.

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Initial meetings with the objectors to the water augmentation plan suggests

the need for the raw water storage reservoir previously mentioned. It is likely

that the said storage reservoir will be required for final approval of the plan

of augmentation. For this reason, the proposed improvements in this report

include such a storage facility. Without the storage facility, it is likely

that the plan of augmentation will not be approved, thus the abilities of the

district to provide for a future dependable water supply system will be greatly

restricted.

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