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<br />. <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Taylor Draw Reservoir for Deseret to be assured of a reliable water' SUPPlY,~ <br /> <br />These assessments are based upon anticipated development of conditional ~ <br /> <br />water rights and a downstream release of 200 cfs, or natural flow at the <br /> <br />reservoir, whichever is less. However, the 200 cfs release includes an <br /> <br />unspecified devel~pment of 27 downstream Colorado adjudications totalling <br /> <br />100 cfs and also includes a stated need for 200 cfs release downstream <br /> <br />in Colorado for sport fishery. Thus, using the historical record, Taylor <br /> <br />Draw Reservoir would not have supplied the water needed by the Deseret <br /> <br />power plant. A shortage would have occurred at least one year in the past <br /> <br />fifty years unless Deseret acquired a high priority water right. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Rangely holds an early water right for 28 cfs, part of which could possibly <br /> <br />be acquired by Deseret. Also Yellow Jacket Conservancy District has indi- <br /> <br />cated a willingness to sell Deseret some of their early conditional water <br /> <br />rights. Both soruces could possibly be utilized by Deseret to obtain a <br /> <br />firm water supply. <br /> <br />Sediment deposition in Taylor Draw Reservoir will rapidly reduce storage <br /> <br />capacity, essentially filling the dead storage in less than 15 years. Con- <br /> <br />structing Wolf Creek Reservoir upstream would significantly reduce sediment <br /> <br />load and prolong the life of Taylor Draw Reservoir. For Taylor Draw <br /> <br />Reservoir to remain a viable storage reservoir, Wolf Creek Reservoir needs <br /> <br />to be operating upstream. Excessive deposition of sediment in Taylor Draw <br /> <br />Reservoir would further restrict the availability of water for use by <br /> <br />Deseret. <br /> <br />0299 <br /> <br />,~~ <br />