WSP07307

• File Number: 8142.100
• Description: Trinidad Project - Studies - Operation Studies
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 1/1/1996
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Trinidad Background Info Notebook Part 3
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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The maintenance of a minimum pool for enhancement of recreation and v

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fishery values.

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capacities:

The construction of the Trinidad Dam and Reservoir with the following allocated v'

Flood Control. . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Irrigation and M & I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . .
Permanent fishery pool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . .

Joint use ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . .

51, 000 acre-feet v'-
20,000 acre-feet. vr ~
J $,297 afr.,e-feef!) A-"'r
3 9.000 acre-feet v'

Total capacity

125,967 acre-feet

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**For irrigation, M & I and sediment accumulation. v'

Article II - DEFINITION OF TERMS

Definition of terms as used herein:

1. "Reservoir" means the Reservoir constructed on the Purgatoire River above the ,/
. City ofTrinidad, Colorado.

2. "District" means the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District, that entity v
created and existing under laws of the State of Colorado to contract for repayment to the United '
States of an appropriate share of the project costs allocated to the irrigation and M & LUge, The
District shall also be the agency responsible for the regulation of irrigation and M & J Y!!!ter
supplies within the District boundaries in the manner set forth therein.

3, "Unused Sediment Capacity" means that portion of the 39,000 acre-feet of v'
reservoir capacity allocated to joint use but unoccupied by sediment at any given time.

4. "Irrigation Capacity" means the 20,000 acre-feet of reservoir capacity allocated to v
irrigation and M & I use plus the unsedimented portion of the joint use capacity.

5. "Permanent Fishery Pool Capacity" means the 15,967 acre-feet of reservoir V
capacity allocated to fishery and recreation.

6. "Permanent Fishery Pool" means the quantity of water stored in the permanent ,/
fishery pool capacity.

7. "Flood Control" means the temporary storage of flood waters at any reservoir
pool level as necessary to alleviate flood damages through the City of Trinidad and downstream

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