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<br />) <br />,,-J <br /> <br />;~~ <br /> <br />"1 <br />,j <br /> <br /><1 <br />J <br /> <br />~', .~ <br />:-1 <br />, ~ <br /> <br />001::;'75 <br /> <br />Rio Grande Water Conservation District <br /> <br />The Rio Grande Water Conservation District continues to perform civil maintenance on the <br />project. Canal berms were maintained along with resurfacing some sections of the canal <br />berms. Other work included maintenance of lateral access roads, mowing of canal berms <br />and rights-of-way, removal of aquatic weeds from structures, repair of fences, and <br />assisting Reclamation personnel with equipment maintenance. The Rio Grande Water <br />Conservation District continued its involvement in the ground water monitoring program <br />and continues maintenance of the irrigation systems for shelter belt areas. <br /> <br />San Luis Lake <br /> <br />The project continued flow-through operations at San Luis Lake during 1997 with 1,201 af <br />delivered to the lake through San Luis Lake Feeder Canal. Natural flows into the lake were <br />estimated to be 2,011 af as measured at the San Luis Lake Parshall Flume and estimated <br />at the spillway and culverts. During the year, 1,466 af was pumped from the lake. <br /> <br />Water Deliveries <br /> <br />A total of 43,772 af of project water was delivered to various points, of which 38,997 af was <br />creditable to the Rio Grande pursuant to the Rio Grande Compact. Closed Basin water <br />deliveries in 1997 included deliveries to the Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area, Alamosa National <br />Wildlife Refuge, San Luis Lake, and the Rio Grande. Table 1 summarizes 1997 operations <br />of the project. <br /> <br />4)715" <br /> <br />Stockman's Water Company Development Proposal <br /> <br />Stockman's Water Company is exploring the possibility of constructing a well field and <br />pipeline system to export San Luis Valley water for sale to Colorado Front Range <br />communities. The proposed development is adjacent to, and may impact upon, Closed <br />Basin Division facilities and operations. <br /> <br />Stockman's proposal, as presented by the developers, is. similar to American Water <br />Development Incorporated's past proposal. The primary difference is that Stockman's <br />Water Company has acknowledged the "tributary" nature of the water they propose to <br />export and have presented a plan for augmentation that is intended to compensate any <br />damage to the water rights of others. The American Water Development Incorporated plan <br />did not address the tributary nature of ground water and was objected to by numerous <br />local, private, and governmental entities. The plan was denied permission to proceed in <br />a lawsuit tried in water court. <br /> <br />5 <br />