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<br /> <br />I:'-- <br />co <br />l"- <br />- <br /> <br />l <br />N <br />I <br /> <br />DOiISMle, <br /> <br />--ecOllOlniollfly",.ble <br />CClllldeposil$ <br />o Area """,lid by C<lIQrado-lI!e member .ystems . <br /> <br />AIDING ENERGY DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />JUlllper.Cross will produce 350,000,000 kilowatt hours <br />annually 01 renewable hydroelectnc power that generates <br />neither air nor water po!lutlon It 1'1'111 not only replace the <br />equivalent of 600,000 barrels of lorelgn oil, but much at Its <br />proDuction w,il be the more critical peaking power <br />Northwest Coloraoo cOlJtalns sone 40 billion Ions of coal, <br />one trillion barrels oi shale oil and substantlai 011, gas and <br />uranium deposits. The water supply, power production and <br />recrealiOnal features of the project will slgnilicantlyassist <br />the growing energy Industry and Its workers <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL ACCORD <br /> <br />Some $3 million has been proposed for a Wide range of <br />featules that would enhance Ihe environment mitigate <br />potentia: impacts trom the project and develop and <br />veserve a record of the area's hlstorv Cross Mountain <br />releases will Increase average low flows thus expanding <br />fish habitat downstream of the project and imprOVing <br />reproduction of several fish species The inactive portion of <br />Juniper ReserVOir Will hold 350 years of river sediment <br />eliminating Silt as a factor in Cross Mountain ReservOIr and <br />substanllally reducing the river's silt load and Improving <br />water quality downstream 01 the project Sole source 01 air <br />nOise or water pollullon through Ihe Ille of the oroJeel Will be <br />limited to that generated by recreallon users, Detailed <br />archaeological and paleontological studies are a part of <br />the pre-construction process and Will aid il'1 the <br />establlshmenl 01 a coffecllon at artifacls and history from <br />the area that Will be included In the Cross Mountain <br />Interpretive Center Through the deslgr and planning of <br />JUniper-Cross Mountain, speCial care has Deen taken to <br />piace teatures in harmony with the pro'jecfs environment <br /> <br />WATER FOR LIVING THINGS <br /> <br />Colorado's third largest river, the Yampa, IS allie-giving <br />thread fOI people. plants and animals In a 7,200 square- <br />mile baSin, Control of the project's water supply by the <br />River District, a regional Western Colorado water agencv, <br />allows for use ot project water to salisfy downstream <br />requirements to proVide fOliflcreased upstream water use <br />bv exchange, and to generally ease drought conditions In <br />Western Colorado Though not deSigned as a flood control <br />prOject Junlper.CrQSs Will reduce the severity and <br />frequency of floods oownstream JUniper-Cross has the <br />pofential to irrigate 1S.o00 newacresollandandtoprovlde <br />supplemental water forimgated lands that run shorllnlate <br />season, Juniper-Cross will also ease the pressure on <br />agricultural water brought about by increaSing demands <br />from municipalities and energy Industry users <br /> <br />L-'i\~'cf1SIFYIN,3 t>,N cl>__"~IOrvl\' <br /> <br />The dlVe'slflcallon oj Northwest Colorado's energy. <br />agnculture-tourism economy will be strengthened by <br />Juniper-Cross Mountain Based on existing travel patterns <br />and a comparison with Similar prolects, the engineering, <br />cultural and recreatIOnal features of Juniper-Cross will <br />ultimately generate 500,000 Visitor days per year <br />Economic benefits from tourism as a result ot the project <br />are expecled to center in Craig, Meeker and Steamboal <br />Springs ana spread to communities on major travel routes <br />such as Rifle Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, Delta <br />Rangel" and Hot Sulphur Springs About 67% oj the <br />prolect's estimated $185 million cost will probably be spent <br />In the region Tolal economic benefit to the region based on <br />tourism and other uses will exceed several million dollars <br />annually <br /> <br /> <br />Wltharichhlslorysteeped <br />In ranching, Maybell,Meeker <br />and Craig are the community <br />neighbors 10 Juniper-Cross <br />MeekerandCraigarelnvary- <br />Ing slag8s of substanllal <br />growth broughl about oy <br />majorcoai and oil shale de- <br />velopmenlproiects <br /> <br /> <br />"":'LEG~~~ <br />~i~~~.= ~ <br />J_roe.d.--- ' <br />~~;'~-'. - :;~Ht~1Ei~ <br />