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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 Des.cription <br /> <br />March 1999 <br /> <br />fields as a means to maximize yield from the Denver Basin aquifers and to <br />spread out the pumping interference effects from the pumping of these wells. <br /> <br />(6) Denver Basin well fields will be established in the vicinity of Rueter-Hess <br />Reservoir to allow a conjunctive use plan whereby excess surface water can be <br />injected into the Dawson and Arapahoe aquifers to utilize these underground <br />storage vessels. This conjunctive use plan will take place during times when <br />excess surface water supplies are available that can't be stored in the Reservoir <br />due to space limitations. <br /> <br />(7) A minimum reserve pool will likely be maintained at Rueter-Hess Reservoir to <br />provide the District with an emergency water supply and to provide additional <br />aesthetic value to the reservoir. <br /> <br />As the plans for Rueter-Hess Reservoir crystalize, the operational plan will be tailored to <br />optimize the water yield from the reservoir. <br /> <br />CONCLUSIONS <br /> <br />The following conclusions have been drawn from the work done at Rueter.-Hess Dam and <br />Reservoir to date: <br /> <br />(1) <br /> <br />Rueter-Hess Reservoir will provide a long-term, reliable water supply storage <br />for the District, and eventually for regional water supply providers. <br /> <br />(2) <br /> <br />The reservoir site has great flexibility, in that it can accommodate either a <br />10,000 ac-ft reservoir, a 55,000 ac-ft reservoir, or a dam that would be built <br />in stages, whereby the 10,000 ac-ft reservoir would be built initially, then <br />enlarged to its ultimate capacity of 55,000 ac-ft. <br /> <br />5611i.rpt <br /> <br />-15- <br />