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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />that will be required to ensure adequate rights to fill the reservoir when necessary. See <br />enclosed Application For Water Storage Rights. <br /> <br />Project Description and Alternatives <br /> <br />The purpose of this project is to provide a means for the District to ensure an adequate and safe <br />supply of treated water to customers in the most cost effective manner. As noted in the <br />Planning Document, several altematives were considered: <br /> <br />Alternate No.1 Ruled out - Retain the Status Quo - Continue to haul treated water from off- <br />site sources was deemed as the no-action alternative <br /> <br />Alternate No. 2 Ruled out-Consolidation of Raw Water Supply and Treatment with Other <br />Cummunities-meetings with the nearest district, Big Elk Meadows, were inconclusive and not <br />pursued. <br /> <br />Alternate A Crescent Lake #1-Ruled out due to cost per acre foot of water. <br />Storage rights are still being applied for. <br /> <br />Alternate B Crescent Lake #2-Ruled out due to cost per acre foot of water. <br />Storage rights are still being applied for. <br /> <br />Alternate C Maure Hollow -Ruled out due to denial of use from the United States Forest <br />Service. Storage rights are still being applied for. <br /> <br />Alternate D Construction of Reservoirs within Local Swales.... <br /> <br />01 lot 5 11th Filing-Ruled out due to current land use. <br />Storage rights are still being applied for. <br /> <br />02 Crow Lane Reservoirs <br />Reservoir #1 20' high dam-Ruled out due to cost per acre foot of water and <br />current land use. Storage rights are still being applied for. <br />Reservoir #2 35' high dam-Selected alternate. <br /> <br />Alternate E Additional Wells-Ruled out due to cost of wells, treatment facilities, unreliable <br />underground water supply, pipeline costs. <br /> <br />Alternate F Storage at Buttonrock Reservoir-Ruled out due to City of longmont making it <br />clear that this option was not available. <br /> <br />Alternate G Storage at lake Estes and Transmission...-Ruled out due to costs, water rights. <br /> <br />Alternate H Storage at Pinewood Lake and Transmission...-Ruled out due to costs. <br /> <br />Alternate I Hauling Treated water from off site sources..-Ruled out, this is currently how the <br />district is addressing the water shortage problem and is not cost effective. <br />