HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 Resolution No. 094RE&Wl'E.N NO. tJ'.lj
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A RESW1l'IC!I A111'11lUZlNG TIIE APPROPIUATICN OF WATER srcmGE IUGHI'S IN H:LELLM
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HHmEAS, the .'i ty of El'lglewood has reviewed its water rights; and
iH:m'.AS, the Cit,y of El'lglewood has need to enhance its nunicipal water
supply by storing water in Mc:Lellan Reservoir in additioo to water ~
under its existing storage rights;
N:M, TIIEREFCm:, BE IT RE9JLVED BY THE CITY COONCIL CF TIIE CITY CF
~. COLaWlO, TIIAT:
Section 1. The City of El'lglewood declares its intent to appropriate a
1990 conditional ltater storage right in McLellan Reservoir and a right of
refill for Englewood's existing absolute water storage rights in Mc:Lellan
.Reservoir (as decreed in Civil l\ction No. 3635, in the District Court in and
for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, dated May 18, 1972. ) , bo'-.h as
rrore fully described l:ela.1.
section 2. The City Attorney is authorized to ocmnence appropriate court
p~ connection with the ai:propriation of water storage rights in
Mc:Lellan Reservoir as set forth herein.
Section 3. The City of Englewood authorize s and directs its utilities
offic'Iiiii"totake necessary physical acts and other actions to make the
appropriation of water storage rights, including the posting of signs and
other giving of notice arid the obtaining and utilization of engineering.
~-The "P91"0priation of water storage rights referred to above
is rrore particularly described as follows:
Place of Storage: Mc:Lellan Reservoir, wch is located in Sections
32 and 33 of Ta.lnship 5 South, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.H., and
Sections 4 and 5, Ta.lnship 6 Scuth, Range 68 West, of the 6th P .M.,
with the initial point of survey l:eing a point whence the SE corner
of Section 32 , Ta./nship 5 South, Range 68 I-lest, of the 6th P .M.
bears South 710 00' East 2,489.5 feet, as decreed in Civil l\ctioo
No. 36345 , in the District cm1rt in and for the County of Douglas,
State of Colorado, dated May 18 , 1972.
l\m::JUnt of Storage Under 1990 Conditional Storage Right : 2,004 acre
feet.
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lvro.lnt of Storage Under Refill Ri',ihe: 4,616 acre feet .
.NXl"IE') AND APPRJYID this 17th day of Decs1tler. 1990.
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Pa~CrCM, City Clerk
I, Patricia H. C:rCM, City Clerk for the City of Englewood, Colorado,
hereby certify the allove is a true oopy of Resolutioo ~-2!f:, Series of l.990.
c;u~aefc~~ Patr cia • CrCM
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DATE
December 17, 1990
INITIATED BY
STAFF SO~RCE
ISSUE/ACTION PROPOSED
COU!ICIL COIOM/ICATION
~OENDA ITEM SUBJECT
11 (b)
Water and Sewer Board
Stewart Fonda, Director of Utilities
1990 Wator Right ■
Appropr lat ion a
Council approval of applications for 1990 water righta appropriation ■ for the
HcBroom Ditch E>::change, the Wall Water Exchange, municipal appropriations for direct
flow and storage at Union Avenue and conditional and refill storage d9hta at
HcLallan Raaervoir.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
None.
STAFF ANALYSIS
lt appears that several additional water rights and exchanges would enhance
Englewood's raw water supply, ,even with a 1990 appropriation date. The additional
rights include direct flow rights at the Union Avenue Intake, atoraye rights at the
Cent~nnial Park gravel pits and additional storage rights in McLellan Reservoir.
The exchanges include the McBroom Ditch Exchange, which would allow water available
at the HcBroom Ditch headgate to be taken at other points along the south Platte
River, and the Well Water Exchange, which will permit water to be taken out of the
South Platte River if well water is put into the river system at a downstream point.
BACKGROUND
A 1990 appropriation date for a direct flow right is a junioi:;, right in the Colorado
water ayate m. However, there are period ■ of the year when this right would be in
priority and water could be taken. An exchange such as the ones listed can be u1ed
to transport water that is available at downstream locations to upstream locations
without constructing pump station& and pipeline ■, providing certain rive t condition ■
are met. The storage rights at the Union Avenue (Centennial Park) gravel pita would
give f.nglewood the ability to usa the gravel pit• to ■tore water av•il•blo in wot
period ■ of tht year un~il it waa needed in drier periods. The additional storage
rights at HcLellan Reservoir woulci not provide a dditional physical capacity at the
ra ■arvoir, but would allow additio:-ial amount ■ of water to be ca lled for and stored
by the reaervoir each year.
The f1Un9 fH■ for th ■■-appl •.catlon ■ will be approximately S150 .00. There will be
co1ta for th• water right• attorney and the water right• engineer to develop th•••
application ■• In addition, th••• water r19ht1 appropriation• will require water
court proceedin91, which will n1c1■1itata additional fund• in th• future .