WSP04149

• File Number: 8149.911
• Description: Miscellaneous Small Projects and Project Studies - SE Needs Assessment and PSOP
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 4/19/2001
• Author: PSOP Implementation
• Title: Final PSOP Implementation Committee Report Addendum to Preferred Storage Options Plan Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Final PSOP Implementation Committee Report Page 6 of 23
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The Implemenlafio~ Committee has completed their work and presents this PSOP
Implementation Committee Report (the Report) and its recommendations in response to the
outstanding issues listed above. This Implementation Committee Report is considered an
addendum to the Final Preferred Storage Options Plan Report. The Report adds detail to the
PSOP and changes the term District Water Management Storage to "Enterprise Water
Management Storage" in recognition that the District's Water Activity Enterprise will manage
the space.

This Implementation Committee Report (the "Report") began as a set of concepts papers
drafted by the Implementation Committee to describe the operational details of the key
elements of the Preferred Storage Options Plan. This Report represents the consensus-based
work of the Committee and will be the position of the Southeastern Colorado Water Activity
Enterprise as it works with the Bureau of Reclamation on the implementation of the PSOP.

Section 2 - Re-operations Storage

2.1 Operational Details-Current project operating policies and constraints must govern re-
operations so that existing users of the Fry-Ark Project and the Winter Water Storage Program
are not adversely impacted. Current Fry-Ark Project spill priorities and Allocation Principles will
be maintained. Municipal entities that wish to secure re-operations storage, should first sign an
MOA with the District's Enterprise by the June 1, 2001 deadline (see Participation Section of
this Report). Then, they will need to execute a contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, once
the authority for such contracts is established. The basic terms of re-operations storage is
outlined below:

1. Municipal entities that are eligible to utilize carryover storage in Project reservoirs for
their Project Water allocations, are also eligible to participate in re-operations storage;
2. Municipal entities participating in re-operations contracts will be able to decide how they
wish to use the re-operations space (i.e., for Project or non-Project Water storage, or
both);
3. FVA entities may use re-operations space within the 78,000 acre-feet of space available
for their Project storage;
4. Eligible entities East of Pueblo may use re-operations space within the 37,400 acre-feet
of space available for their Project storage;
5. Eligible entities West of Pueblo may use re-operations space within the 12,400 acre-feet
of space available for their Project storage;
6. Pueblo may use re-operations space within the 31,200 acre-feet of space available for its
Project storage: (May include the Pueblo Board of Water Works storage contract which is
similar in some, but not all respects, to a re-operations storage contract);
7. Demand for re-operations storage may require the District to make additional
distributions of storage space within the current allocations for the entities located both
East and West of Pueblo; and,
8. Re-operations contracting will not impair the ability of re-operations contractors or other
eligible entities from securing annual If & When storage contracts, as space is available,
and under the terms as established by Reclamation.

2.2 Limitations and Obligations Under Re-operations Contracts

1. Arkansas Valley Conduit Capacity-The Pueblo Dam south outlet works capacity is 359
cfs, which includes 30.94 cfs for the Arkansas Valley Conduit, 278.50 cfs for the Pueblo
Board of Water Works, 30.60 cfs for the Fountain Valley Authority, and under separate
authority, 18.94 cfs forthe Pueblo West Metropolitan District. The Arkansas Valley

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