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<br />RUEDl DAM AND RESERVOIR, COLO.
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<br />All of the municipal and industrial \\'tltcr for oil shale de\"elopment.
<br />prior to 1970 and abollt 80 percent of t1mt sub,;equent to HliO wou!,\
<br />be for the area nh>I\g t.he Colorudo Ri,-er and its t.l'ihutaries beh\'een
<br />Rifle and De Bcqlle. The remaining 20 percent, of the water require.
<br />In{mts alter 1971) would be required for northeastern Utidi aurl the
<br />Piceance Creek area.
<br />As tJJe exnct Joe-flt.ion of the potential inL111st.rjal plants and lllHllici-
<br />lXl.lities cannot be fOl'e-s('~n at the present time, di,"ersioll points and
<br />locations for water distribution H}'stellls ean only be generally deter-
<br />mined. It is likely th,tt pumping will he reqllired to pl'oride wnter
<br />seryice to at least plllt of l.nullicip~d awl illllllst.l'ial al'ea;;, The amount,
<br />of water treatment l'eqUlren WIll \"urJ seasonally wIth the type of
<br />water use and the point on the Colorado l{,i,"cl' Qr its tributaries from
<br />which t.he \\'ater is obtailH~(l.
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<br />Sources of 'JH-ullicif1ul- and tn(Z,(8tJ'lal"water
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<br />Soul"l~es of municipal amI indust.rial waler illn~st,ig.ltcd for this
<br />report inc.lude Dilly thuse SOUrt:p.s that could be. utilized to supply
<br />rleJllallds elllE'. to oil shale rle\'elol'mcut, in areas immediately adjacent
<br />tu the Coloru(lo H,i,"er. No etl'ol't has llcen nlade. to explore wnter
<br />sources for that pOl,tion ()f the potential oil shale den>.lo[lIllellt located
<br />iH the Piceance Creek area <lad ill 1l0ltllCllStCl'H Utall,
<br />:t\Iuch of thc t.ime, l'equircJllents for Jllll11icipal and illdll~t.l'ial wate.r
<br />could Le ~up}JJjed from flows of tlle Colomdo Ri,"e}' that are surplus
<br />to existing uses in the general a,rca. These snrplus tI(,\\,S ocellI' during
<br />the major snowmelt, period, principally the 1lI011t.lIs of 1\Iay and .Julle
<br />Hill..l during the ,,"jutel' lI}ollt,hs ,Yl,en t,]wl'e i...:: J}U {It',JlJHJid for irrigation
<br />water. For the late summer and earlr fall months when tIle entire
<br />flow of the l'irer is often re(l1liJ'ed for existing uses, it would be ne(.e~-
<br />sar,\' either to acquire \Yt1tei' HOW llsed 11l\dcr dired tin\\" \\"ater rights
<br />or tu nl,tain water from ~tomgc l'esm""oirs. It is helien~d t,hat, J'e~e1'4
<br />voil' stor:l~e would be the lJj("st, ~alisfaetorv alld least costly \\-:lV of
<br />l)l'o\"iding~the munieipal and indllst.l'i.tl \\'atr,l' during such ti'llles. ' To
<br />retire existing \yaler rights for this purpo~e would reduce a well
<br />estalllished farming industry which is alrcad} a sound coltU.il_Jtltol"
<br />to t he area e<':OIlOIllV.
<br />J 11 ndc1itioIl to the Rnedi HescrHiil' site.~ then' are lHlIll{lrOIlS other
<br />locat.ions at which reservoirs ~oul<l ue de,"eloped to assist ill supply-
<br />ing llluniciL1al and ind\lst.l'ial watcl'. }bny of these nlteJ'llati\"e sites
<br />de) not merIt serious consideration for dl...'yelopment, ho\\"e\"er, be\~;lIlse
<br />of ob,'iollS pllysieal nne! ecoHOlllic limitations when eompnr('d with tile
<br />morc aUrnctj\'e sites ,\yaiJilh](>. C01l1parati\"e ~tmli(.s \yel'e !lIath" by
<br />the State of Colorado of tile ~ile~ that, <lPlle:ll'(~d most. wt)!,tllY of c1e-
<br />H~lopmellt fwm cursory preliminary appmistlb. The st\ldie~ in.
<br />cludcel cost {~stim<ttes and "atcr supply allalyses. Tile altenlidil'f~
<br />sites WE"re e\";dlHlted solely Oil tlH~ hasis of :-i11}JpIJillg 1I1llnic.ipal HlHl
<br />domestic W:lter ,,-itlt no other p()~!'iLle multiple fUIl<'tions being' COll-
<br />sidercd. ncsult~ of tllc ~tl}(lies Wel'f' llse{l ill clete.l'lllinill~ the de:;;ira-
<br />bilit,y of utilizing~ flY}, Inunieipnl Hnd indust.rial usesl t.he lluetli Heser~
<br />ve,ir storage \\'atel' not. required for l'Cpl:tcelllclIt of tl';lllSIllOllllt:lin
<br />di,"ersio!ls hy the Fryingpan-Al'ki1llsas pl'ojec..J. The stllrlil's indi-
<br />cated t,ll<lt Placita Resen"oir site. on thc Cryst:d TIi\,p.r is the cheapest
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