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<br />..=J <br /> <br />_l <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />:;63 6/acreioot. In turn, the requested amounts of space '.culd he <br />subccnt::-acted to the entitie.s listed in Table 2 for the $636/acre-foo":. <br />figure. In additioIi, a first right of refusal would be included ir. each <br />subcont=act whereby each entity is e~~itled tc purchas2 s~ace, no~ desired <br />by requesting entities, at the original purchase price of $636/'acre-f~ot. <br />The pur?ose of this provision is so that no entity ~ells requested space <br />for a profit. A subsequent second right or refusal, at t!~e origin~l <br />purchase price of S636/acre-foot, would be extenaed to the Cepartm8!:t cf <br />Natural Resources of the State of Colorado. <br /> <br />TABLE 4 <br /> <br />Allocation of Purchase Costs for Space in <br />Bear Creek Lake <br /> <br />Name <br /> <br />Cost <br /> <br />Central Colorado Water Conservancy District <br />Mount Carbon Water & Sanitation District <br />Town of Morrison <br />City of Lakewood <br />Indian Hills Water District <br />Genesee Water & Sanitation District <br />Evergreen Metropolitan Wate~ & Sanitation <br />[)istrict <br /> <br />$I, 272,000 <br />$ 381,600 <br />$ 127,200 <br />$ 318,000 <br />:; 15,900 <br />$ 159,000 <br /> <br />$ 508,800 <br /> <br />TOT!',L <br /> <br />$2,782,500 <br /> <br />Allocation of Space to the State <br />of Colorado <br /> <br />If additional excess capacity in Bear Creek Lake remains, it should be <br />granted by the U. S. .~rmy Corps of Engineers to the Department of Natural <br />Resources at no cost 0 This space should then be utilized for river <br />mar:.agement purposes. to impound water that would be released in specific <br />quantities and periods to keep the "call" ofi the South Platte River. This <br />would vastly improve the status of water rights of municipalities, <br />industries, and irrigators throughout the South Platte Valley. <br /> <br />If the best interests of the State of Colorado are met by acquiring only a <br />portion of the remaining excess space, then a portion should be sold to the <br />Ground \-later .~ppropriators of the South Platte, Inc. (G.A.S.P.) in Ft. <br />Morgan or to the South Platte Basin Water Coalition located ir. Greeley for <br />the :;636/acre-foot. Regardless of which three entities would acquire the <br />space, it should be used to meet senior calls on the South Platte through <br />river management. <br /> <br />~~AGEMENT OF BEAR CREEK LAKE <br /> <br />~anagernent of Bear Creek Lake should be by an entity wi~h water storage in <br />the reseroJoir, a financial interest in the reservoir, and by the e:1tity <br />