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GUNNISON BASIN November, 1998 <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 0.5 indicates that for October the GUNNISON RIVER BASIN <br /> basin water supplies were near normal. Flow at the gaging 5 -Shia..Water Slimly Index N,ttnry <br /> station Uncompahgre River near Ridgway averaged 86 cfs as 4_ <br /> compared to the long term average of 84 cfs. Storage in - _ t. , <br /> Taylor Park,Crawford,and Fruitland reservoirs totaled 95%of 3 Mi[c-.7-- I -,� <br /> normal as of the end of October. - -- <br /> The October moisture came at an extremely 5 1- li <br /> _ G ' <br /> convenient time, still allowing most of the crops to be , , ,i �I <br /> harvested. Reservoirs were up slightly because of the month's _1^ 0 way t:r ti t <br /> precipitation. mmi_ \ y <br /> c -2 i <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns 3` <br /> The population of Gunnison County voted to raise -4 , / T - <br /> JAN69 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 JANOS JAN06 JAN97 JAN99 <br /> their taxes. They plan to continue to fight to keep water on AONTWTGAR <br /> the western slope. The taxes provide financial assistance to <br /> proceed with engineering and other planning projects in this <br /> regard. <br /> Developers of the Trans Colorado Gas Pipeline project <br /> have been requesting diversions of water to test for pipeline UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NR. R I DGWAY <br /> pressures and leaks. Most recently,their requested diversions 24 FLOW <br /> B'WA <br /> TER YEAFI <br /> 23 <br /> from Roubideau Creek were allowed because there was no call <br /> on the San Miguel river. Had there been a call they would of 20 <br /> had to seek other means for their testing. i ,. <br /> Basin administrators sense a concern in the basin that 4 is <br /> n 17 <br /> minimum stream flow rights may eventually superceded the " - <br /> already existing senior water rights. At present the senior r g 3 <br /> rights maintain the flow in the stream and present a stable v ;o <br /> stream environment. i <br /> 7 <br /> 6 <br /> Public Use Impacts S <br /> 4 4. <br /> This was a bumper year for produce production. 3 <br /> Oct Maw 0aC Jul Fab larch <br /> Unfortunately the abundance of apples led to a drop in price, III„ <br /> mainly on the apples for juice production which were selling D WET`19 <br /> 6" ° Cuff <br /> `197) ° x 1a96 <br /> for$20 per ton when the cost of de juicing was up to $35 per <br /> ton. Ultimately a lot of apples were left lying on the ground. <br /> Representative Reservoirs <br /> Gunnl,O.River Swain <br /> 70 <br /> 4 <br /> 5° /\ <br /> Al <br /> 40 <br /> Sg 30 <br /> • <br /> i <br /> i 20 /\ <br /> Taylor Perk Crawford Fruitland <br /> ® Avg. 10/31 COnt•nta ® 10061/28 Contents <br /> 6 <br />