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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />JCHA <br /> <br />Rueter-Hess Reservoir Proiect Description <br /> <br />March 1999 <br /> <br />capacity of 12 cubic feet per second (cfs) (Figure 4). Aqueduct No.2 is envisioned to be a <br />diversion of Cherry Creek flows to a point where the water can be pumped Into a pipeline at <br />a capacity of up to 150 cfs to be delivered to the reservoir (Figure 4). The date of <br />appropriation for this water right is March 20, 1985. Under this decree, the District can divert <br />water from Cherry Creek into the off-stream Rueter.-Hess Reservoir whenev\er its water right <br />is in priority. <br /> <br />Rueter-Hess Reservoir <br />Site Advantage <br /> <br />Advantages of the Rueter-Hess Reservoir dam site: <br /> <br />./ Proximity to Parker Water and Sanitation water supply facilities for reservoir storage and <br />for direct distribution. <br />./ Proximity to Parker Water and Sanitation treatment plant for use of A WI' effluent. <br />./ Proximity to Parker Water and Sanitation Denver Basin well fields for a conjunctive use <br />plan. <br />./ Proximity to the South Platte River and Denver Water Department's Strontia Springs <br />Reservoir for potential regional project. <br />./ Fewer permitting issues due to the off-stream nature of the reservoir. <br />./ Recognized by the Front Range Water Forum. <br /> <br />In addition to being able to store in-priority Cherry Creek flows, the District has also <br />adjudicated an augmentation plan (Case No. 83CW348), which allows the District to (a) <br />operate its other Cherry Creek water rights under their own priority, (b) re-use its Denver <br />Basin aquifer water, and (c) operate an exchange essentially through the stream reach that is <br />within the District's boundaries. The augmentation plan allows the District a greater degree <br />of flexibility for water that is available for storage in Rueter-Hess Reservoir. <br /> <br />Preliminary work has also been conducted at the dam and reservoir site relative to the <br />geotechnical feasibility of the dam and a preliminary environmental assessment of the dam and <br /> <br />5611i.rpt <br /> <br />-7- <br />