WSP04852

• File Number: 8282.650
• Description: Colorado River Water Marketing
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 11/1/1995
• Author: Enartech for CRWCD
• Title: Evaluation of Potential Markets for Reservoir Water Within the Colorado River Basin
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION..

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2.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSiONS............................................................................................2
2.1 FUTURE WATER DEMANDS ......................................................................................2
2.2 WOLFORD MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR AND RUEDI RESERVOIR..............................3
2.3 CRWCD SPONSORED PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION ...............................................3

3.0 WATER RIGHT CONSiDERATIONS........................................................................................5
3.1 SOURCES OF AUGMENTATION WATER......................................................:...........5
3.2 SENIOR WATER RIGHT DEMANDS...........................................................................5
3.2.1 Shoshone Demand .......................................................................................6

3.2.2 Cameo Demand............ ..... ................ ... ................ ......... ... ........... ....... ....... ...6
3.2.3 Green Mountain Reservoir............................................................................6
3.2.4 Pending Instream Flow Issues...................................................................... 7
3.3 OVERVIEW OF AUGMENTATION DEMANDS ........................................................... 7
3.3.1 Roaring Fork River Watershed .....................................................................8
3.3.2 Colorado River Watershed below the Roaring Fork.....................................8
3.3.3 Eagle River Watershed .................................................................................8
3.3.4 Colorado River Watershed above Dotsero...................................................9

4.0 EXISTING RESERVOIR DEMANDS.........................................................,.............................10
,4.1 GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR............................................................................. 10

4.2 RUEDl RESERVOIR ..................................................................................................11

5.0 FUTURE WATER DEMANDS.................................................................................................13
5.1 MUNICIPAL DEMANDS .............................................................................................13
5.1.1 Population Forecasts.................................................................................. 13
5.1.2 Water Use Eslimates..................................................................................15
5.1.3 Municipal AU9mentation Requirements ......................................................19
5.2 INDUSTRIAL DEMANDS ........................_..................................................................20
5.3 ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS _...... .... .................... ... ....... ......... ...... .... ...... ... ...... ...... .21
5.4 OUT -OF-BASIN DEMANDS .......................................................................................21

6.0 MARKET CONSIDERATIONS. .......... ........ .................. ............. ................ ................... ......... ..23
6.1 LENGTH OF WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT ..................................................:..........23
6.2 AVAILABILlIY OF OTHER WATER SUPPLIES ........................................................23
6.3 PRICE OF WATER......... ................ ..... ....... ........... ..... ...:....... .............. ........... ........... .23
6.4 CONTRACT CONDITIONS ............ ..................... ........................... ................... ........ .24

1.0 CRWCD SPONSORED PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION .........................................................25