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<br />002972 <br /> <br />determined, two IO-year Agreements for the Interim Provision of Water to the IS-Mile <br />Reach of the Colorado River have been entered into: (1) one with the Colorado River <br />Water Conservation District (River District), (Colorado River Water Conservation <br />District and Colorado Water Conservation Board, 2000), and (2) an agreement with <br />Denver Water (Denver Water and Colorado Water Conservation Board, 2000). <br /> <br />Both agreements involve the CWCB and the Service on behalf of themselves and other <br />water users. Under the agreement with the River District, the River District will release <br />5,412.5 acre-feet of water per year, The primary source of water will be Wolford <br />Mountain Reservoir (West Slope Pool) and unused Ruedi, Round I and Round II <br />contracted water. <br /> <br />Under the Denver Water agreement, Denver Water will release 5412.5 acre-feet per year. <br />Denver Water's primary source of water will be Williams Fork Reservoir. Denver Water <br />may also use Wolford Mountain Reservoir (Denver Water's Pool), Dillon Reservoir, and <br />Homestake Reservoir. <br /> <br />The interim agreements take 5,412.5 acre-feet from Williams Fork Reservoir and 5,412.5 <br />acre-feet from Wolford Mountain Reservoir with options to go to Ruedi Reservoir under <br />certain conditions. <br /> <br />. 6,000 acre-feet of reservoir storage space in Wolford Mountain Reservoir to benefit <br />endangered fish habitat pursuant to the Wolford Mountain Reservoir Biological Opinion. <br />Protection of releases of this water is accomplished pursuant to the terms of the Wolford <br />Mountain Reservoir Bio]ogica] Opinion and an agreement among the River District, <br />CWCB and the Service. <br /> <br />. Up to' an estimated 28,400 acre-feet of water on an average annual basis resulting from <br />construction of improved water management features for the Grand Valley Water <br />Management Project. This project consists of adding seven new check structures to the <br />canal system, automation of the checks and other structures, construction of the <br />],OOO-foot Palisade Pipeline and the construction of the Highline Lake Pumping Station. <br />Much of this water will exist and be managed as surplus Historic User Pool (HUP) water <br />in Green Mountain Reservoir. <br /> <br />. Lega] protections for delivery of surplus HUP water and water made available by the <br />Grand Valley Water Management Plan will be accomplished in two phases. <br /> <br />1. Protect water up to the capacity of the Grand Valley Power Plant pursuant to the <br />Orchard Mesa Check Settlement. This water is protected by a contract agreement, <br />which will ensure its delivery to the Orchard Mesa Power Plant and the head of the <br />IS-Mile Reach after release from Green Mountain Reservoir. <br /> <br />2, Additional legal mechanisms to protect surplus HUP water in excess of paragraph 1. <br />above will be developed and will be available for enhancement of flows in the 15- <br />Mile Reach as a result of the Grand Valley Water Management Project. In order to <br />work within the confines of State of Colorado water law, a municipal recreation <br />contract with the City of Grand Junction and the City of Fruita is being discussed. <br />This contract would protect releases of surplus water from the Green Mountain HUP <br /> <br />p:\data\gen\Ocwcb\18133\report\phase-1 \chap-I.doc <br /> <br />]-4 <br />