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lye.. Dam Biel Date. ~".' .... ~. for. the project to .. ,~. ..' 2.4OC)acre feet of water ort_J .. / c" 9J!"'. western slope about nine ~~r .ctf-mi<..J't'. '.' ....DOrthwestofAlma. :~,~LORADO i~()J! tI1~~Blu.llfiver. / . COLORADO ~.'..".'.'.'- '~l ,'~" .......... ~>, ,,' " - ',-, - -,; . -.,. --.... ,'-c~ _, -, ~_.' SPRINGS UTILITIES BUILDING 18 S. NEVADA AVE. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES WA TER- ELECTRIC-GAS-SEWER October lOt 1962 TELEPHONE ME 4-7781 Mr. R. M Gildersleevet Deputy Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 215 State Services Building 1525 Sherman St. Denve r 3t Colorado Dear Gil: Enclos ed are two maps pertaining to the Colorado Springs Municipal Water Supply System. The map, entitled "Central Colorado Water Develop- ment" depicts, among other things, the Cityls completed Blue River System, indicated in red; the Homestake Project Collection and Diversion System, indicated in yellow; and the Eagle-Arkansas Collection and Diversion System, also indicated in yellow. Engineering in progress will determine the method by which project water will be delivered to Aurora and to Colorado Springs. Joint planning with the Bureau has been initiated to explore the possibility of a common facility to deliver Homestake and Frying Pan water to Colorado Springs. The route indicated on the map as a dotted line, extending from Turquoise Lake to Colorado Springs via Trout Creek Pass is only one of several routes which are being explored. The Pikes Peak Watershed map, with recent additions pencilled int ex- plains itself pretty well. For your additional information, the average total production of the Pikes Peak Watershed above the Pump Station in West Colorado Springs, for the period 1940 through 1960 was 26,627 acre feet annually. Of this total amount, an annual average of about 15, 000 acre feet is diverted by the City System. The City's Blue River Diversion System was completed late this summer. The estimated annual diversion from this source is 15,000 acre feet. The City.s total annual supply is, therefore, in the order of 30,000 acre feet. Total water used in the City in this current year will be about 26, 000 acre feet. I hope this material is of some use to your office. Feel free to call on us for any information which we might be able to supply. Very truly yours, JSN /rhh Q)u/ J. S. NICHOLS Chief of Operations