WSP07064

• File Number: 8200.765
• Description: White River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 1/1/1966
• Author: Unknown
• Title: White River Water Supply Studies - 1966 - 1975
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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W.ter SuHlY Studi.. - Yellow Jack.t Project and 1locky Iknmtaill 'ower CaBpany

Project on the Whit. River, Colorado

The purpose of the studies is to deteraine the effect. of the activation
of the Meeker POftr Ditch water right upon the "ater supplies of the lcl10w

Jacket Project.
The .tudies con....t of two parts' Condition A was dono by the U.8.B.R.

in Grand Junction and assumes the Yellow Jacket Project to be seaior to tb.

Rocky Mountain Power ec.pany proj.ct. Condition B nudiu were doae by the

e.W.e.B. and a.suaed the 1957 filins. of the Rocky Kountain Power Company to be

seniM to the Yellow Jacket Project and tbe 1964 Rocky Mountain Power CcIIIpany

Project Ulluss to be junior to the Yellow Jaeket Projeet. In both coadltione

A end B, three cases "ere studied,

ease I - The Meeker Power Ditch not ective.

ease II - 'lb. Meeker Power Ditch active et it. original location.

ease III - The HeekeI' Power Ditch rf.Sht. transferred to the Bf.ahland Ditch.

'lbe shortage. in "ateI' supply which "ould occur to botb the Yellow Jacket

'roJect end tb. Rocky Mount.in 'ower ea.pany wue deterained for the three e....

of both conditions A and B.

With the 8llC8ption of the .SSlDption of .eniority of VIIeer rlahts of the

two projects in question, the e..lDptlons used by the Bureeu of Rec~tion

for condition A were u.ed for ea.e I, II, end III. Tbe.e ."lDptlons ere ..

follow.,

Case I - Without 180 e.f.s. power decree.

I. Storage features

A. Ripple Reservoir, 18,000 A.r. ective capacity

B. Lost P.rk Reservoir, 20,000 A.P. .etive capacity

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