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<br />The potential facilities, which may be expanded in the course of the study, include: <br /> <br />Approximately a 20,000 acre-foot reservoir on Plateau Creek or a similar reservoir on <br />Beaver Creek if Plateau is not feasible. (Beaver Creek Reservoir site was included in the <br />Small Dam Site Reconnaissance Study in 1994.) The purpose of a new upstream <br />reservoir would be to provide the long term carryover necessary for a portion of the <br />increased water supply described above. <br /> <br />Investigate purchase of an existing 3,300 acre-foot reservoir, Totten Reservoir, about 1 <br />mile east ofthe City of Cortez. In order to utilize water from this reservoir, a pump and <br />pipeline is necessary to convey water from the reservoir to the Towaoc-Highline Canal. <br />Water from the reservoir would be pumped to the canal in exchange for water delivered <br />to the fishery and/or new lands. <br /> <br />Investigate purchase of capacity in some existing reservoirs, such as Narraguinepp and <br />Groundhog, owned by Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company. <br /> <br />Investigate the potential to increase the storage capacity of Groundhog Reservoir by <br />approximately 1,000 acre-feet if the Inflow Design Flood can be reduced as a result of <br />studies currently being conducted by the Colorado State Engineer. <br /> <br />Buried pipelines to distribute water to the irrigated lands (up to 6,100 acres) plus pump <br />stations to pressurize the pipelines. All of the irrigation water will be provided for <br />sprinkler systems as is the case with the full service Dolores Project lands. There is <br />adequate capacity in the Dolores Project delivery canals and some pumps to serve the <br />new irrigated lands except for pipelines from the existing facilities to the new lands. <br /> <br />A new reservoir near Reach 3 of the Dove Creek Canal which would be filled during off <br />peak periods in order to supply new irrigated lands and/or municipal water to San Juan <br />County, Utah. Several sites are available, with a site known as Sharps Creek appearing to <br />be the best of the alternatives. <br /> <br />Small (100's of acre-feet) surface and/or sub-surface storage of water in the Dolores <br />River drainage above McPhee to provide a firm supply to upstream municipal users. <br /> <br />9. Possible additional sources of water may include: <br /> <br />A storage water right in Plateau Reservoir (or other upstream site) which will store water <br />that is presently spilled from McPhee reservoir. <br /> <br />The storage in the existing Totten Reservoir of natural inflow and McPhee Reservoir spill <br />water. <br />