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<br />..-... ~ ' <br /> <br />J <br />Ueblacker Associates recently completed the fIrst phase of a feasibility study for NE~O~s <br />(Natural Energy Resources Corporation) proposed Union Park. Multi-Purpose Pumped, <br />Storag~ Proj~ct, which. when completed' in 2010 can provide dependable high-altitude <br />. . ~mergen~y - st~_~age and eI~~tricity for b~th east and west slope farms, ranches, and <br />cornm~ties~.. Jh~ propo~ed' ,project is .sifuated at an elevaticlli of approx. 10,000. feet <br />south of Taylor Park Reservoir." 'c ' ,J .,' . ., . ~. <br /> <br />Union Park Dam., a modern roller-compacted concrete (Ree) gravity dam, will be <br />between 560 and 580 feet high and will have a crest length of approximately 2,060 feet. <br />The dam will be located in competent granitic rock on Lottis Creek in Union Canyon and <br />will be designed to withstand earthquake and flood loads with a high factor of safety. <br /> <br />Union Park Reservoir will be able to store up to 1.2 million acre-feet of water, which can <br />be delivered by gravity flow using pipelines and tUlUlels to major drainage basins <br />(Gunnison, Colorado, Platte, .A.rkansas., and Rio Grande River Basins) east and west of <br />the Continental Divide. Being located at the headwaters- of the Gunnison River, Union <br />Park Reservoir will also benefit' water users in Californi~ Arizona, Nevada, Utah, <br />Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas, which currently depend on water that flows <br />out of Colorado. <br /> <br />If the much stronger Union Park Dam and larger Union Park Pumped Storage Facility < <br />were available, the flood and earthquake risk to Taylor Park Dam would be greatly <br />reduced.. The operating pool levels of Taylor Park and Pueblo Reservoirs could be <br />maintained to minimize the flood and earthquake risk to both structures. In addition, <br />Union Park Reservoir can safely store the Upper Gunnison's 60,000 acre-foot share of <br />the unused Aspinall Pool for four years of drought protection for Gunnison irrigated <br />farms, ranches, and recreation needS4 <br /> <br />We believe that the proposed Union Park Project, because of its central high-altitude <br />location and large storage capacity, will be the preferred emergency storage facility <br />needed to meet current dam safety requirements and the demands for a reliable water <br />supply for Colorado's growing population. <br /> <br />. Sincerely yours, <br />UEBLACKER ASSOCIATES <br /> <br /> <br />........ <br />~ '--~ <br /> <br /> <br />Horst Ueblacker, P. E" <br />Principal <br /> <br />cc: Interior Secretary Gale Norton <br /> <br />Established J 969 <br />Serving Clients Around The World <br />