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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The major problems with the Norwood water supply occur in winter (November 1st through May 1st) when the Gurley system shuts down. There are both legal and physical constraints to obtaining raw water at this time. According to the bylaws of the Farmers Water Development company (the owners of the Gurley system), there are to be no releases of water from Gurley Reservoir from approximately November 1st to approximately mid-May. Actual delivery of water to the Norwood headgate in winter is complicated by several factors. Water from the reservoir must flow approximately 4 miles through Gurley Canyon before reaching the Town's headgate. The channel in the canyon has a capacity of several hundred cubic feet per second (cfs). Since the Town's requirement is only about .25 cfs in winter, there are substantial water losses and freezing problems in the channel at low flows. In addition, low water levels and the design of the outlet works at Gurley Reservoir make it difficult to release small quantities of water in winter. It is possible to release a large quantity of water for a short time to fill the Town's storage reservoir; however, there are still substantial water losses. The Norwood raw water storage reservoir has an estimated capacity of about 9.6 million gallons. It was originally designed to hold more than this, but the state Engineer's Office has restricted the level for safety reasons. Norwood also has Gardner Spring, which is located in the alluvium of Gurley canyon near the headgate; however, the spring is recharged by irrigation water and flows drop off significantly in winter. Norwood presently uses about 60 to 70 acre feet in the winter (20 to 23 million gallons). Norwood needs to develop a more reliable system for supplying raw water during the winter months. They also need to develop a procedure to more fully utilize their 60 shares in Gurley Reservoir. Water shares in Gurley Reservoir include both direct flow rights and storage rights. Direct flow rights occur in the spring when there is more water flowing into Gurley Reservoir than is flowing out. Agriculture users are able to use this excess water, but Norwood cannot. In past years, Farmers Water has assisted Norwood during the winter by releasing either a continuous small trickle of water or an intermittent large amount for use in the reservoir. In addition, Norwood has been able to obtain some water in winter from Gardner springs and from snowmelt in Gurley Canyon. Two factors in recent years have placed considerable 1-2