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<br />...... <br />If) <br />. <br /> <br />A multilevel outlet works would be built at <br />Dominguez Dam to permit control. of downstream <br />river water temperature, thus maintaining native <br />fish habitat. Some riparian lands would be <br />acquired and developed upstream from Dominguez <br />Reservoir to Roubidoux Creek and downstream <br />from the dam to the Redlands Power Canal 01 ve r- <br />sion Dam. Backwater areas and nesting struc- <br />tures would be developed for fish and wildlife, <br />and wildlife zoning would be established around <br />the reservoir for the protection of certain <br />species such as the bald eagle. <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />Municipal and industrial water from the project <br />(ultimate capacity 74 ft3/s) would help meet <br />the needs of anticipated population increases <br />in the Grand Valley area, as well as a poten- <br />tial fossil fuel powerplant in the Celta area. <br /> <br />Attractive recreational and fishing opportuni- <br />ties would be provided since annual reservoir <br />fluctuation would be limited to 20 f~et, a <br /> <br />Dominguez "Reservoir Project <br />August 10, 1979 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br />relatively constant water level. Recreational <br />facilities would be provided at three sites on <br />Dominguez Reservoir, while picnic and rafting <br />facilities would be developed on the river <br />below the dam. A visitors' center would be con- <br />structed on the canyon rim to explain the pro- <br />ject and interpret cultural resources of the <br />area. <br /> <br />Construction of the project would necessitate <br />relocation of about 36 miles of the Denver and <br />Rio Grande Western Railroad to a new alinemeI",t <br />roughly parallel to u.s. Highway 50 between <br />Whitewater and Delta, Colorado. <br /> <br />Transmission lines would be constructed from <br />D:nninguez Dam Purrping/Powerplant to the swi tch- <br />yard and from Rim Basin Pumping/Powerplant to <br />the switchyard. Existing transmission systems <br />would be used to transmi t the power to CRSP <br />delivery points. The Western Area Power Admin- <br />istration would be responsible for transmission <br />and marketing of power. <br /> <br />AUGUST 1979 STATISTICS <br />(Annual use/production) <br /> <br />Water supply (acre-feet) <br />Industrial <br />MtUl.icipal and light industrial <br />lbtal <br /> <br />Stream depletion (acre-feet) <br />Consumpti ve use <br />Reservoir evaporation <br />Total <br /> <br />Hydroelectric power (megawatts) <br />Rim Basin pump-storage <br />Dominguez Dam <br /> <br />Features <br />Dominguez Reservoir <br />Rim Basin Reservoir <br />MtUl.icipal pipeline <br /> <br />36,000 <br />21,800 <br />57,800 <br /> <br />43,600 <br />25,500 <br />69,100 <br /> <br />500 <br />18 <br /> <br />302,000 acre-feet <br />9,870 acre- feet <br />4.3 miles <br /> <br />Estimated construction cost (1978) <br /> <br />$330 million <br /> <br />Benefit-cost ratio (6-7/8 percent) <br /> <br />1.1,1 <br />