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<br />.. '!I" ",,'19 <br />') ~ 1 j) ".~ .:;. '- <br />, ,...,.... <br /> <br />,:~ <br /> <br />July 6, 1993 <br /> <br /> <br />Gunnison Planning Model - Info Theme No.7 <br /> <br />Information Related to the "Uncompahgre Valley Project" <br /> <br />The Uncompahgre Valley Project (UVP) is a key component of the planning <br />model, due to its large demands, senior direct-flow and storage rights, major trans- <br />basin diversion, multiple water resources and complex options for utilizing those <br />resources. Its uniqueness and complexity require that it be modeled differently from <br />other "projects. " <br /> <br />In the network all components of the UVP are hard wired. This includes the set <br />of demands that are served by the UVP. The water users who are members of the <br />UVP are referred to as the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association (UVWUA), <br />which is used almost interchangeably with "UVP" in the documentation. <br /> <br />1. Protocol. The user selects one of three options that determine <br />the manner or "order" in which the UVP's alternative water <br />supply resources will be utilized. <br /> <br />a. "Protocol No. I" or "Textbook <br />Administration" implies that the UVP's <br />direct-flow water rights on both the <br />Gunnison and Uncompahgre Rivers will be <br />utilized in the order of their priority, before <br />using project water. This is the assumed <br />mode of operation for all other demands in <br />the model and will be the default UVP <br />protocol in the Baseline Scenario. <br /> <br />b. "Protocol No.2" or "Use Storage Water <br />First" implies that before calling with <br />either direct-flow water right, the UVP will <br />first divert "free" water if available, then <br />call out only Blue Mesa's storage decree <br />with the Gunnison direct-flow right, then <br />use storage water until gone, and only then <br />call first with the Gunnison direct-flow <br />right, and then with the Uncompahgre <br />direct-flow right. This will be the default <br />protocol in the Historical Scenario. <br /> <br />"Protocol No.3" or "Use Gunnison Right <br />First" implies that the direct-flow water <br />rights will be utilized before storage water, <br />but that the Gunnison right will be called <br />before the Uncompahgre right. <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br />"r <br /> <br />,~~ <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />f <br /> <br />A'" <br /> <br />;i <br />,",.">"._,,'.a:,....,.J<._,_'""_-,;,;(,;,,,-~:,'ii..;,;_,~' <br />