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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />SECTION 3 <br /> <br />IDENTIFICATION OF WATER RIGHTS AVAILABLE FOR STORAGE <br />IN THE REALLOCATED SPACE <br /> <br />There are eleven entities who currently hold decrees or applications for decrees for either: <br />(1) storage rights in Chatfield Reservoir, and/or (2) water rights for direct diversion to storage in <br />Chatfield Reservoir or diversion to storage in Chatfield Reservoir by exchange (see Table 3-1). <br /> <br />Of the eleven entities which have water rights associated with Chatfield Reservoir, only seven <br />have decrees for storage, totaling 275,695 acre-feet (see Table 3-2). The bulk of this storage is <br />decreed to Denver Water. <br /> <br />This inventory of water rights for direct diversion to storage or diversion to storage in Chatfield <br />Reservoir by exchange was used to develop estimates of potential inflow for the reallocated <br />storage space. Lack of senior direct flow rights indicate that diversions to storage in Chatfield <br />under a reallocation scenario would likely be performed under a junior water right, or "free <br />river" conditions. Potential inflow under this type of water right is further discussed in Section 5. <br /> <br />P :\Data\GEN\CWCB\ChatfieJd\Report 12.02\RevisedChatReport 1 03\Report2-03.doc <br /> <br />8 <br />