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2007 Water Law & Policy Seminars The Water In Your Future How to Put Our Colorado River to Use

2007 Water Law & Policy Seminars The Water In Your Future How to Put Our Colorado River to Use. Jerry Olds State Engineer. Objectives. Upper Colorado River Basin Utah Apportionment Current level of water use How much unused water Approved yet undeveloped Future issues .

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2007 Water Law & Policy Seminars The Water In Your Future How to Put Our Colorado River to Use

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  1. 2007 Water Law & Policy Seminars The Water In Your Future How to Put Our Colorado River to Use Jerry Olds State Engineer

  2. Objectives • Upper Colorado River Basin Utah Apportionment • Current level of water use • How much unused water • Approved yet undeveloped • Future issues

  3. Colorado River Basin Utah’s Apportionment 1922 Colorado River Compact 1948 Upper Basin Compact Other Acts, Treaties And Agreements Utah - apportioned 23 % 1.37 – 1.44 MAF

  4. Utah’s Upper Colorado River Entitlement & Current Depletions Utah’s Apportionment (23%) 1,369,000 AF Current Depletion 1,007,500 AF Remaining Depletion 361,500 AF

  5. Potential Depletion Approved Applications (Undeveloped) Applicant Quantity (Ac Ft) San Juan County WCD 30,000 Central Utah WCD 29,500 Board of W R (et al) 158,000 Wayne County WCD 50,000 Kane County WCD 30,000 Sanpete WCD 5,600 Uintah County WCD 5,000 Others (< 5000 AF) 80,000* Ute Tribe ? 105,000   TOTAL 493,100

  6. There is no argument that the Navajo Nation have water rights, Navajo Nation Water Rights the question is how much?

  7. DRAFT – Subject to revision Potential Depletion Approved Applications (Undeveloped) Applicant Quantity (Ac Ft) Priority SJ County WCD 30,000 1966 CUWCD 29,500 1965 Bd of W R (et al) 158,000 1958 Wayne CWCD 50,000 1960 Kane CWCD 30,000 1964 Sanpete WCD 5,600 1941 Uintah CWCD 5,000 1965 Others (< 5000 AF) 80,000 (40,000 < 1965) na Ute Tribe ? 105,000 1861* Navajo Nation? 50 -150,000 1884* 593,100

  8. Extension of Time (73-3-12) • Public water supply agency • First 50 years Reasonable and due diligence • After 50 years Demonstrate the need for the water • Number of applications approaching 50 years

  9. Current Policy RegardingProtection of Fish Flows • Biological Opinion Nov 1992 • Adopted by SE in Nov 1994 • Flaming Gorge to Duchesne River as measured at Jensen gage • Summer and Autumn Period Target Flows Summer 1,100 –1800 CFS Autumn 1,100 – 2,400 CFS • Future water needs - 20 CFS

  10. Upstream development by Wyoming & Colorado

  11. New Issues Related toProtection of Fisheries Flows • Year-round protection • Green River - Flaming Gorge to confluence • Future water use • Will be addressing – flow protection

  12. Growth and Water Use Lower Basin

  13. Colorado RiverWater Policy Issues • Use Utah’s Apportionment • Current Policy 1 family, stock & 1 acre of irrigation • Approved yet undeveloped applications Extensions past 50 years • Close to new appropriations • Block of water for small domestic wells Limit to 1 family, stock & ¼ acre irr • Fixed time applications • Protection of fisheries flows

  14. Trend line for reconstructed precipitation data 3 1 2

  15. Thank You Questions?

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