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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />As proposed, The St; I Iwater Reservoir would be located on The South <br /> <br />Fork of the White River and would operate as a diversion dam for the <br /> <br />South Fork-Piceance Pipel ine. This pipeLine was operated in the <br /> <br />computer simulation. After the initial fi I ling of the reservoir. <br /> <br />and if kept full as originally intended by the Appl icant. the on 1)'__, <br /> <br />reduction in the ~ield of the Rangely Project would be the eSTimated <br /> <br />consumptive reservoir evaporation losses of less Than 900 AF per year. <br /> <br />The Phil lips Ditch has rights for 29.4 cfs from three smal I tribu- <br /> <br />taries of the SOUTh Fork of the White River of which 21.42 cfs is <br /> <br />absolute and the remaining 7.98 cfs is conditional. Presumably The <br /> <br />'conditional portion of the righTs is still valid. This ditch was <br /> <br />operated aT a capacity of 15 cfs in the simulation studies; therefore, <br /> <br />iT has rights 'which could develop an additional demand of 14.4 cfs. <br /> <br />However. we do not feel there are sufficient streamflows in the tri- <br /> <br />butaries from which the ditch di.verts t~.;~~~~id~ a~ditionaJ avera$e <br /> <br />'~". -., <br /> <br />-"'-c'" <br /> <br />diversions of more than about 80 AF per year for irrigation use. This <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />would result in a corresponding reduction in the Rangely Project yield <br /> <br />of about 30 AF per year. <br /> <br />We are not aware of any showing of diligence on perfecting the 10 cfs <br /> <br />conditional portion of the original right of the Bruce Baker Ditch. <br /> <br />In our opinion this' portion of the right has in effect been abandoned <br /> <br />and will not pose a threat to the yield of the Rangely Project. <br /> <br />0248. 0 [,J <br />, i-\'"'. <br />