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<br />002971 <br /> <br />The following discussion of the sources and amounts of water presently available for recovery of <br />the endangered fishes under the Recovery Implementation Program Recovery Action Plan <br />(RIPRAP) is presented in order to indicate the relationship of the 20,000 acre-feet to the other <br />components of the Recovery Program. <br /> <br />1.2,1 Late Summer and Fall Base Flow Period Augmentation <br /> <br />The RIPRAP will provide for late summer and fall base flow period augmentation from a <br />number of sources (U.S, Fish and Wildlife Service, April I, 1999). <br /> <br />L_! <br /> <br />. 581 cfs instream flow right decreed to the CWCB (September 2, 1997 decree date) for the <br />15-Mile R$:ach during July, August and September. This decree protects the Orchard <br />Mesa Irrigation District (OMID) hydraulic pump return flows and the Grand Valley <br />Power Plant return flows from being diverted out of the 15-Mile Reach. <br /> <br />. 300 cfs instream flow right decreed to he CWCB for water accretions occurring to the 15- <br />Mile Reach during July, August and September. This right provides further protection to <br />water reaching the 15-Mile Reach from future diversions. <br /> <br />. 5,000 acre-feet per year of stored water is made available from Ruedi Reservoir by <br />Reclamation in consultation with the Service and the CWCB when needed by the fish <br />pursuant to the Ruedi Reservoir Round I Water Sales Biological Opinion, <br /> <br />. An additional 5,000 acre-feet in 4 out of 5 years is made available from Ruedi Reservoir <br />by Reclamation via modified reservoir operations in consultation with the Service and <br />CWCB when needed by the fish. Protection of this 5,000 acre-feet and the 5,000 acre- <br />feet above is accomplished pursuant to the terms of an agreement between Reclamation, <br />CWCB and the Service which provides for the contract delivery and protection of the <br />water to and through the 15-Mile Reach. <br /> <br />. An additional 10,825 acre-feet per year from Ruedi Reservoir delivered to the 15-Mile <br />Reach under the terms of a short and/or long term lease(s) totaling 15 years. This <br />10,825 acre-feet is contained within the 21,650 acre-feet of unsold regulatory capacity <br />referred to in the Ruedi Reservoir Round II Water Sales Amended Biological Opinion <br />(January 6, 1999). When the PBO becomes effective, this 21,650 acre-feet annual <br />commitment contained in the Ruedi Reservoir Biological Opinion will be replaced by the <br />long-term lease of 10,825 acre-feet from Ruedi Reservoir and a 10,825 acre-feet <br />interim/permanent commitment divided equally between other facilities serving east <br />slope and west slope water users. All of this water is presently used for augmenting <br />flows during the late summer and early fall periods and not for spring peak. augmentation. <br /> <br />Initially, the 10,825 acre-feet, which is the responsibility of the east and west slope water <br />users to supply, will be provided on an interim basis for a period up to 10 years or until <br />permanent contracts are signed for delivery as needed by the fish, whichever occurs first. <br />Colorado's water users will determine which facilities will provide the water and will <br />execute necessary agreements. Until the permanent source(s) of this water are <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />p:\data\gen\Ocwcb\ 18l33\report\phase-l \chap-I.doc <br /> <br />1-3 <br />