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Public Meeting at Moab

Public Meeting at Moab . To Discuss Water Resource Issues August 21, 2007. Agenda. Navajo Settlement Agreement Federal Reserved Water Rights Settlement Agreements for Natural Bridge Arches Other issues. Water Rights Settlement Agreement Navajo Nation / State of Utah.

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Public Meeting at Moab

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  1. Public Meeting at Moab To Discuss Water Resource Issues August 21, 2007

  2. Agenda • Navajo Settlement Agreement • Federal Reserved Water Rights Settlement Agreements for Natural Bridge Arches • Other issues

  3. Water Rights Settlement AgreementNavajo Nation / State of Utah • MOU entered into 2003 • The parties agreed to begin discussions • Numerous meetings / discussions

  4. There is no argument that the Navajo Nation have water rights, Navajo Nation Water Rights the question is how much? 25 % Navajo haul water for drinking & livestock use

  5. Navajo Nation Potential Claims • Winters v. United States, 1908 • Practicably irrigable acreage (PIA) • NN water right claims (depletion) • Irrigation 152,000 AF • Municipal 9,000 AF • Industrial 5,800 AF

  6. Proposed Provisions for aNavajo Water Rights Settlement Agreement • Annual depletion – 81,000 AF • Priority date: 1884, 1892 and 1933 • Inventory all existing uses • Water resource project to deliver water to Monument Valley, Red Mesa et al • Cooperative effort for federal funding • Protect existing state appropriative water users • Water used in Utah / Compacts • Management and administration Preliminary Subject to Revision

  7. 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

  8. Estimated Depletion – 2005Units – 1000 Acre FeetSource: Division of Water Resources • Agriculture/stock 591.4 • Municipal/Domestic 25.3 • Power/Industrial 44.6 • Exports/Imports 206.9 • Reservoir Evaporation 19.3 • Evaporation CRSP Res. 120.0 TOTAL 1007.5

  9. 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

  10. 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? 81,000 1884* 574,100

  11. 05-1 Castle Creek In final review to prepare for signature Publication of Proposed Determination is anticipated Fall 2007 05-3 Taylor Flat Fieldwork has been completed Water rights are being reviewed and field data compiled to prepare Statements of Water User’s Claims Adjudication Efforts

  12. Federal Reserved Rights • Implied in Reservation • Accomplish Reservation Purposes • Minimum Amount • Priority is date of Reservation • Does not follow Prior Appropriation

  13. Settlement Agreements • Quantify reserved water rights Administrative Uses Insitu Uses • Address intervening existing state rights • Address protection (resource preservation) • Convert state applications to reserved right • Bring all rights under state administration • Implemented through general determination

  14. Arches National Park • Issues • Water for Campgrounds etc • Natural flows through park • Springs in Courthouse wash • Large SITLA land block

  15. Arches Solution • Administrative Uses (60 acft depletion) • Subordinate to existing rights (except Dalton) • Limit on reservoirs upstream • Limit on upstream appropriation 150 acft • Adopt appropriation policy requiring showing of no impact to springs in Courthouse Wash

  16. Natural Bridges • Issues • Limited source for administrative purposes • Undeveloped area • Upstream land in Federal ownership • Hanging Gardens (gw system)

  17. Natural Bridges Solution • Administrative Right (25 af) • Upstream appropriation limitations • Limited to 200 af, 100 af surface • Storage limited to 20 af capacity • Armstrong/White Canyon 75 af • Burch/Deer Canyon 50 acft • GW Protection Zone (10 af / section)

  18. Groundwater Studies • Courthouse Wash • Moab-Spanish Valley • Blanding (Available fall 2007) Available at http://waterrights.utah.gov

  19. Trend line for reconstructed precipitation data 3 1 2

  20. Thank You Questions?

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