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<br />-J <br /> <br />\ <br />--1 <br /> <br />'0 <br /> <br />organ~~0ticn of water C0:1SerVallcy districts as provided <br />in t~is arti~le. <br /> <br />The Ce.'1tral Color;;.d.,) 'i-jC'.t.er CC:1Serva;lcy District best fi ts :~1~ :~..ar:!agE:'-!ent <br />=,.?qt:.irerr.ents for Ee<3r Cl-es!: Lake. j.lar::age:n.ent of th2 res02!'vc.:.r raises <br />se~eral iss~es which are subsequently id~ntified and addressed: <br /> <br />1. Should raser"/oiy storage be used f01:" 2.. neT,'] 1984 water r-igr-,t <br />and 5ubseq'!28!'lt munagement -:If do~.mstrearn flow::: or for the starage c~ <br />existing reu~ici9al supplies? With the present vol~me of allocable <br />storage p.r-oposed by the U.S. Army Cor-ps of Engineers it. appl2ars i:h2.t <br />the storage of e~{isting mU:1icipal supplies is cQmpe.tible with the <br />sto=age of 1984 water since the stor~ge or eXisting m~nicipal <br />supplies is a relativp- small amount ?r8portionat.e to t.h...! enti.!"e <br />allocable space. <br /> <br />2. f.!anagernent costs. Nanagement costs are not expected to. b~ <br />significant and should be allocated proportiona~e to tnc storage <br />space allocated in .the res2rvoir. The fl'l.3.!1agement: entity s~"'!.0uld be <br />r~ir.IDursed for actual costs for management and ac.:nii.listraticn but no <br />profit by tt:e managemen.t entity should De allo'ded. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />2vaporation re91acement. <br />alloc~ted to the various <br />stor~ge allocatio~. <br /> <br />Ev~poration re~lacement should be <br />entities prorata to the 2mount of their <br /> <br />4. Recreation use. R.ec:r-eation use must be recognized as a <br />v21id seco~dary use of Bear Creek LaK3. The entities utilizi~g <br />storage in 38a!" Creek Lake !nay have to bear some costs of relccati=l~} <br />recreation fa.cilities completed before July 1, 198.~. In aCCOrc.c1nce <br />with Senate sill No. 28, approved April 2, 1984, additional <br />recreational f3.cil i ties are not perr.1i tted below the spill'tlay or ~:-:'2: <br />reserv~ir unless they can withstand pa~tial or complete inu~d~~ior.. <br />The language of SenElte Bill No. 28 makes it clear that \\."hile <br />recreation uses are recognized, they are a secondary use ap.c canno~ <br />be the basis for reducing available storage, Ylhich is tlle p!'- i!i1.:ry <br />function of the reservoir. Certainly, the recreation i~terests in <br />the reservoir can be accornodctcd within the legislative priorities <br />prescribed in Senate Bill 1:0. 28. A copy of that bill is attacr.ed <br />hereto for reference. <br />