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<br />d) Managed pool not counted against during spills - Depletion of the fish and wildlife managed pool <br />would !JQ( occur during any period when water is released from McPhee Reservoir, whether an actual spill or in <br />anticipation of a spill. <br /> <br />e) Major portion of managed pool would share shortages during dry years - Portions of the <br />managed pool would share water shortages with other Project water users during dry years. The 25,400 AF of <br />Project water currendy reserved by the United States for downstream fish and wildlife purposes would share <br />shortages equally with Project irrigation water. The water required to satisfy senior downstream water rights (up <br />to 3,900 AF) would be regulated by the State priority system, and so would not share in shortages. Whether <br />additional acquired water would share in shortages would depend on its origin. For example, acquired Project <br />irrigation water would share in shortages, while acquired municipal and industrial water acquired would not be <br />subject to shortages. Acquired non-Project water would be regulated by the State priority system. <br /> <br />Ageacies and organizations which have indicated acceptance of this alternative include CDOW, USFS, BLM, <br />USF&WS, DWCD, MVIC, Ute Fann & Ranch, Colorado Division of Water Resources, Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board, Colorado River Outfitters, American Outdoors and Trout Unlimited. <br /> <br />2. ALTERNATIVE 2: <br /> <br />a) MODIFY RESERVOm OPERATION <br />b) ACQumE AT LEAST 7,200 AF <br />ADDITIONAL WATER FOR MANAGED <br />POOL <br />c) MANAGED POOL WATER YEAR CHANGED <br />d) MANAGED POOL NOT COUNTED <br />AGAINST DURING SPILLS <br />e) MANAGED POOL WOULD NOT SHARE <br />SHORTAGES DURING DRY YEARS <br /> <br />a) Modify the operation of McPhee Reservoir - This is the same as under Alternative 1. <br /> <br />b) Acquire additional water for fisb and wildlife purposes - This is the same as under Alterative I. <br /> <br />Other managed pool considerations - These considerations are added to this alternative to enhance the <br />long-term operation of the managed pool pursuant to recommendations from the Dolores River Biology Team <br />and the Colorado Division of Wildlife: <br /> <br />c) Managed pool water year changed - This is the same as under Alternative 1. <br /> <br />d) Managed pool not counted against during spills - This is the same as under Alternative 1. <br /> <br />e) Managed pool would not share shortages during dry years - The managed pool would not share <br />water shortages with other Project water users during dry years. <br /> <br />3. ALTERNATIVE 3: <br /> <br />a) MODIFY RESERVOm OPERATION <br />b) ACQumE 3,900 AF OF ADDITIONAL <br />WATER <br />c) MANAGED POOL WATER YEAR CHANGED <br /> <br />14 <br />