WSP11022

• File Number: 8149.911
• Description: Miscellaneous Small Projects and Project Studies - SE Needs Assessment and PSOP
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 12/10/1998
• Author: GEI Consultants Inc
• Title: SECWCD Arkansas Basin Future Water and Storage Needs Assessment
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Water and Storage Needs Assessment.
SECWCDt Assessment Enterprise
December 10,1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)

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8.2.10 St Charles Reservoirs No.2 and No.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
8.2.11 Cucharas Reservoir ........................................ 8-12
8.2.12 DeWeese Reservoir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
8.2.13 Fourmile Creek Site. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
8.2.14 Badger Creek Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
8.2.15 Turquoise Reservoir ........................................8-14
8.2.16 Twin Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
8.2.17 Clear Creek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
8.2.18 Tennessee Creek Site....................................... 8-16
8.2.19 Halfmoon Creek........................................... 8-16
8.2.20 Upper Arkansas River Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
8.2.21 Box Creek Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
8.2.22 Gravel Lakes Storage - Arkansas River/Fountain Creek. . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
8.2.23 Elephant Rock Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
8.2.24 Chalk Creek Site. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
8.2.25 Fooses Creek Site. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
8.2.26 Boss Lake Site ............................................ 8-20
8.2.27 Aquifer/Storage Conjunctive Use ............................. 8-20
8.2.28 Fountain Reservoir Site ..................................... 8-21
8.2.29 Granada Reservoir Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
8.2.30 Amsley Reservoir Site ...................................... 8-21
8.2.31 Fry-Ark Project Reoperation ................................. 8-22
8.3 Initial Screening of Alternatives .................................... 8-22
8.4 Evaluation of Alternatives Passing the Initial Screening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27
8.4.1 Discussion of Alternatives ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27
8.4.2 Evaluation of Alternatives ................................... 8-38
8.5 The Valley Pipeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-43
8.6 Non-Structural Water Management Alternatives ....................... 8-45

8.6.1 Exchanges................................................ 8-45
8.6.2 Drought Leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
8.6.3 Drought Insurance ......................................... 8-48
8.6.4 Legal Implications ......................................... 8-48

9. CONCLUSIONS...................................................... 9-1

9.1 General......................................................... 9-1
9.2 Population Growth and Municipal Water Demands in the District. . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.3 Agricultural Water Use in the District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

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