WSP06766

• File Number: 8220.115.J
• Description: Florida Project
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 1/10/1997
• Title: Information on the Use of Exisitng Federal Facilities: Florida Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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EXISTING FACILmES - FLORIDA PRO.JECT (CONTINUED)

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return flows would provide about 12% of the on-farm delivery
requirement. There are about II active ditches on the Florida River below
the diversion of the Florida Farmers Ditch Enlargement. It is estimated
that return flows would provide about 55% to 65% of the diversion
requirement for these ditches. A portion of the Project lands have been
converted to sprinkler or gated pipe irrigation which reduces the volume of
return flows. This estimate does not include return flows from the non-
Project water or consider the volume of water used by phreatophytes in the
Project area.

Citizens' Ouestions

2. CONTRACT INVENTORY

Inventory offederaI repayment contracts, water service contracts, Warren Act contracts,
year-to-year contracts, short-term contracts, or section 214 water contracts, for each
Project, including the amount owed to the federal government; date repayment is
scheduled to be completed; annual cost of water per acre foot, including (a) repayment, (b)
O&M. Identify the terms in these contracts governing changes in the use or service area
for Project water. Identify the total cost of each Project, the accounts (irrigation, power,
M&I, etc.) to which the costs have been allocated, the repayment terms and status for each
account, and the repayment source. State the amount of irrigation assistance required
under each contract and the source of that assistance. Compile all repayment contracts for
each Project into notebooks for the reference of the participating teams. Include in each
notebook a copy of the Water District's procedures on contracting, water transfers,
allocation procedures, etc.

Reclamation's Responses

A. Federal Repayment Contracts -

. Repayment Contract with Florida Water Conservancy District (FWCD)
dated Dec. 29, 1960

B. Water Service Contracts -

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Three M&I Water Service Contracts with the following for the use of
direct flow water from the Florida River (not Florida Project Water). The
M&I water is used for plans of augmentation and the water rights are held
by the United States.

.* 1/10/97 - PRI!:UMINARY - SUBJECT To R~SION - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY *.