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<br />~"'~'~:~~"r'~';':""y, <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />// <br /> <br />./ <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />wi thin the past few years, however, CWPDA has rea lized a <br />greater demand for augmentation water, especially in light of the <br />threat of curtailment implicit in Kansas v. Colorado, pending in <br />the United states Supreme Court. CWPDA, therefore, has been <br />searching for acceptable supplies of augmentation water to protect <br />current and future members. <br /> <br />In 1993 CWPDA applied to the Southeastern ,Colorado Water <br />Conservancy District for an allocation of 1993 Fryingpan-Arkansas <br />Project Water. CWPDA requested 1,500 acre-feet at $8.00 per acre- <br />foot, 10,000 acre-feet at $1.00 per acre-foot, and the right to <br />store. CWPDA feels these Project return flows are a vital source <br />of augmentation for its members and plans to actively pursue its <br />request. It is believed that a great majority (at least 90%) of <br />CWPDA members pay taxes to the Southeastern Colorado Water <br />Conservancy District. In fact, it appears that CWPDA members paid <br />approximately 12% of the taxes collected by Sou~heastern in 1990, <br />and revenue from "CWPDA represented 8.9% of the Southeastern's <br />R ~l water~sales revenues in 1990. <br /> <br />-' .~~--.- <br />Overall, CWPDA sees itself as an important vehicle by which <br />irrigators in the Arkansas River Basin above John Martin Reservoir <br />can protect their livelihood and continue well diversions within <br />the parameters of State law. It looks forward to a long and <br />fruitful relationship with the State of Colorado and the various <br />entities from which it purchases augmentation water. <br />