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<br />Ott2S23
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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<br />Table of Contents...............,.",..........."""",.".",..,..........,."."",......""",..""".,... i
<br />List of Figures..,.,.."..........,...........",..,....,......................".., ...."..,.,. ....,..,. ,........ v
<br />List of Tables,............,.,..,.""..................,....,..,................ ,....,..........'...... ......... vi
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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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<br />Introduction.........,..."",...................."".".",..,..,.,....,.....,.",.."""....."",...,."" S-I
<br />Background.. ,.,.",."................. ."", '" "'" ."" ."...,........... """,,'.., """,.""" S-I
<br />The Recovery Program .................,....,............,.....................,,'................. S-I
<br />Study Objectives.,.,.".,.,........., ..,.... ......,..,...... ....,......................., ......".... S-2
<br />Hydrology and Water Rights of the yampa river basin..............................,..,..,.......... S-2
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<br />Hydrology ............,...................",..., ........ ..........'.....,... ......,....... ,..,......., S-2
<br />Water Rights .. ..,....,....,....'.......................'....' ....,..................,........"....." S-3
<br />Water Uses and Needs .........................................................,...................,..,...., S-7
<br />Evaluation of Potential Reservoir Sites ..,........................,....................,................, S-9
<br />Site Identification and Screening,..,................,......,............,..............,......,.., S-9
<br />Field Reconnaissance of Potential Sites.................",...",.., ......,......,.,....,...,.., S-IO
<br />Comparative Evaluation of Potential Reservoir Sites ..................,..,.................. S-I 0
<br />Site Selection Recommendations"."""",..",.......... ,.", ,.""".."..,... ",.".... ,. '" S-13
<br />Development of Basin Model....,.,."""...... ....,....,.."....,..,..................,..........,....' S-l3
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<br />Model Configuration...,....""".,......,..,.,......,..,.....,.............,..,..,..",.,.,...." S-l3
<br />Reservoir Operations,...........,.,."."""""."""",.""""""".,...,.,.",....."",.,. S-17
<br />Evaluation of Alternatives..,..,....,.,.,...""",.., ....,....,..',......".,."",.......,.......,....... S-18
<br />Definition of Alternatives",............,.""""""",.."...,.."..."""""""",..""... S-18
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<br />Evaluation Results".,..".."",.""""",.......,.....""...".",."" ,....,........ ....,...,. S-19
<br />Environmental Considerations""""",..........,.,."""""",.,...""",."...,."",..." S-22
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<br />Project Costs".."......,...." ,..""""""",.....,..........""""....,..,......... ......,.... S-23
<br />Recommendations.""..............,..,..,....,.."",."..........."." ......"..,......."...... S-24
<br />Recommended Alternative,."...... ..,..,...,..".,.".."..,............,.",........".................. S-24
<br />General Description."."."""""..,."....,.."",.,..........,.""""",."."...."",..... S-24
<br />Facilities....,.........."""".....",.........."".".""""...........",...."""",....""" S-24
<br />Operating Procedures.......,...,.,..,..""""""............,.""""".............,...".... S-25
<br />Recovery Program Integration and Recommended Flows....,....................,..,......S-31
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<br />Development Plan....,."""",..""""".....,..""""",.",..."""""""""..""",.,. S-32
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<br />CHAPTER 1 - Introduction
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<br />Background.....,..........,....."".".,..,.."",.,..,. ,.....,.,'.,.""".............,......."..,.",..., I-I
<br />The Yampa River Basin ..,..,....,......,..,....,........,..................,......,........,...... I-I
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<br />The Juniper Project...".", ."""."".....,.".,..""""",.",.",.".",.",....""""",." I-I
<br />The Endangered Fishes ..............,...................,..,...........,......,..........,....,.... 1-5
<br />The Recovery Program ..,........,..,................,..........,....,....................,..,..... 1-5
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<br />Study Objectives ........,.....""",.",..""""..........""""".""".",.""",....".,..'",..... 1-6
<br />Public Involvement..,.....,."..,.""".....".."""...,..........,.....,.....",..,..........,.. 1-7
<br />Organization of Report"""",..,..."... ,....""""."..........'"".".,."""...,.. ...........""" 1-7
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