WSP07663

• File Number: 8141.700
• Description: Fryingpan-Arkansas Project - Annual Operating Plans and Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 11/1/1979
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Annual Operating Plan Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Colorado 1979 - 1980
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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F. Storage contracts

In water year 1979 the project had (Xlntra~ with a n1.1l1ber of entities
for storage of the entities' water in proj~ space. There is a oontract
with CF&I Steel Cbrporation for finn storage for 17,416 acre-feet of
replacement storage and 10,000 acre-feet of! additional storage. This
contract resulted fran negotiations in ~ring TUrqlX>ise Lake fran
CF&I.

There are I-year, interim oontracts for if-iIDd'"'When storage space as
follows:

Entity

Maxi.rm.m Storage
,Aut:b:lrized 1979
(Acre-feet)

10,000
10;000
3,000
30,000
10,000
2,100
15,000

High Line Canal Cb.
Twin Lakes Pes. and Canal Cb.
Catlin Canal Cb.
tbnestake
Board of Water ~ks, Pueblo
Foxley and Cb.
Bes~ Irrigation Ditch Cb.

Maximum Storage
Used Water Year 1979
(Acre-Feet)

3,731.35
6,584.44
382.92
14,000.00
8,536.19
2,092.65
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The oontract with the High Line Canal Cb. i~ a 40-year contract;. . The
contracts are drawn on a calend<<r year basis; so, if any of thei maxiIm.:rn
storage used is exoeeded in the final 3 nonths of 1979, the storage
~e will reflect the larger figure.

G. Project Water Sales and Deliveries

The Colorado HigtMayDeparbrent bought 500 ;acre-feet of water frclliRuedi
Peservoir of wch 407. 9 acre-feet was de1~'vered in. water year 1979.

The project sold 25,600 acre-feet of water ;tothe SOutheastern CbJ,orado
Water (bnservancy District. during water year 1979. Through; Septanber 30,
1979, 18,342 acre-feet had been delivered. . .

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