WSP00691

• File Number: 8142.700
• Description: Trinidad Project - Annual Operating Plans and Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 12/1/1996
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Review of Operating Principles and Project Operations Final Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Operating Principles/Plan

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shall also be the agency responsible for the regulation
of irrigation water supplies within the District bound-
aries in the manner set forth therein.

3. "Unused Sediment Capacity" means that portion of the
39,000 acre-feet of reservoir capacity allocated to joint
us e but unoccupied by sediment at any given time.

4. "Irrigation Capacity" means the 20,000 acre-feet of reser-
voir capacity' allocated to irrigation plus the unsedimented
p.C?!.:tlon.._<2.:f.the jQint ~.~!!-.Paci1!Y. ....... ....-

5. "Pennanent Fishery Pool Capacity" means the 4,500 acre-
feet of reservoir capacity allocated to fishery and
recreation.

6. "Pennanent Fishery Pool"means the quantity of water stored
in the permanent fishery pool capacity.

7. "Flood Control" means the temporary storage of flood
waters at any reservoir pool level as necessary to allev-
iate flood damages through the city of Trinidad and down-
stream reaches.

8. "Flood Control Capacity" means the 51,000 acre-feet of
capacity exclusively allocated to flood control lying
initially above m.s.l. reservoir elevation 6229.6.

9. "Reservoir Inflow" is to be expressed in mean daily cubic
feet :per second 01' time .and means that total flow of water
entering the reservoir, comprising measured flows at the
inflow gaging stations and other unmeasured inflows enter-
ing the reservoir, less such flow 01' .water as may be
acquired by the State of Colorado for filling and main-
taining the pormanent fishery pool.

10. "District Irrigable Area" means only the 19,717 acres of
Class 1, 2 and 3 irrigab1e lands to be served lying within
District boundaries.

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11. '''Irrigation Season" means that period of the year, as
determined annually by the District, during which water
may be beneficially applied to the District irrigable
area, provided the irrigation season will not begin
earlier than April 1 or end later than October 15, except
as modified by the District with the consent 01' the
Secretary of Interior.

':12. "Nonirrigation Season" means that :period of the year
other than the irrigation season.

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