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<br />~ <br />C\l <br />In <br />.-.j <br /> <br />CHAPTER III <br /> <br />WATER RIGHTS <br /> <br />water, the most desirable means of providing replacement storage, and the <br />charges that would be required for replacement storage in Curecanti reser- <br />voirs if such storage is usedo A study also will be needed of coordinated <br />operation of Taylor Park and Curecanti reservoirs for power productiono <br />Such a study has not been made but indications are that coordinated oper- <br />ation would be beneficial to both the Upper Gunnison project and the Cure- <br />canti unito <br /> <br />Upper Gunnison Project Water Rights <br /> <br />Conditional water rights for the Upper Gunnison project along with <br />rights for the Curecanti unit were granted by the State of Colorado to <br />the Colorado River Water Conservation District with a priority date of <br />November 13. 19570 The project rights were later conveyed by the dis- <br />trict to the Upper Gunnison.River Water Conservancy Districto The proj- <br />ect rights were acquired for the development plans presented in the 1951 <br />Gunnison River Project Reconnaissance Reporto Additional filings or mod- <br />ifications of the previous filings may be necessary for the project plan <br />as finally formulated and adoptedo Water exchanges required for optimum <br />project operation are permitted by Colorado law and, with the anticipated <br />cooperation of the water users, could be arranged in a satisfactory mannero <br /> <br />14 <br />