Curlew Valley Water Issues

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Curlew Valley Water Issues

• Public Meeting

April 28, 2009
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Hurlow, Hugh UGS Special Study 126
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Utah Policy History

• 1967
• Public Meeting December 7
• Area Closed
• Proof Cut-Off Date (August 31, 1972)
• 1969
• Technical Publication No 25 - USGS
• Utah Division of Water Rights
• 1972
• Public Meeting January 20
• Proof Cut-Off Date Modified

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Utah Policy History

• 1974
• Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
• Technical Publication No 45 USGS
• Three Flow Systems
• 1974
• Public Meeting March 12
• Valley Opened for Small Domestic / Stockwatering
• Proof Cut-Off Date Eliminated
• Restricted Change Applications Across Flow
  Systems

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Utah Policy History

• 1993
• Public Meeting March 15
• Future Management Alternatives
• 1999
• Public Meeting March 3
• Hydrologic data Report No 2 - DWRi
• 2008
• Special Study 126
• Utah Geological Survey
• Utah Division of Water Rights

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Idaho Policy History

• 1972
• Water Information Bulletin No. 25
• Idaho Department of Water Administration
• 1976
• Curlew Valley Open File Report
• Idaho Department Of Water Resources
• 1976
• Critical Management Area (Closes Area) - March 15
• 1994
• Summary report by Idaho Dep. Of Water Resources
• Not In Overdraft

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Policy History

• 1967
• Utah Closes Curlew Valley
• 1974
• Valley Opened for Small Domestic / Stockwatering
• Proof Cut-Off Date Eliminated
• Restricted Change Applications Across Flow
  Systems
• 1976
• Idaho Closes Curlew Valley Groundwater

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Water Right Statistics

• Utah Water Rights
• Valley Spring 25
• Underground 230
• Total 255
• Idaho Water Rights
• Valley Springs 18
• Underground 129
• Total 147

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Approved Utah Water Rights

• Diversion
• Valley Springs 31,000 acft
• Underground 52,000 acft
• Total 83,000 acft
• Depletion
• Valley Springs 29,000 acft
• Underground 40,000 acft
• Total 69,000 acft

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Approved Utah Water Rights
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Approved Utah Water Rights

• Diversion
• Irrigation 71.0
• Stock 1.5
• Domestic 0.2
• Municipal 0.3
• Other 27.0

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Estimated Recharge / Pumping

• Recharge 74,000 acft
• Well Withdrawals
• Utah 36,000 acft
• Idaho ???
• Total ???
• Permitted Well Depletion
• Utah 40,000 acft
• Idaho 54,000 acft
• Total 94,000 acft

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Irrigated Acreage

• Utah - 24,500 acres
• Idaho - 34,500 acres

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Questions
Utah Division of Water Rights PO Box 146300 Salt
Lake City UT 84114-6300