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<br />PART VI <br /> <br />FUTURE DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />q. Stagecoach Project <br /> <br />The Stagecoach Project of the Upper Yampa Water Conser- <br />vancy District involves construction of a dam on the Yampa River near <br />Steamboat Springs and exchange agreements for water out of Yamcola <br />Reservoir. The project would supply about 4,000 acre-feet of water for <br />irrigation, 1,000 acre-feet for municipal uses, and 10,000 acre-feet for <br />thermal powerplant uses. Depletion values for the irrigation and munici- <br />pal components were supplied by Reclamation. Depletion values for ther- <br />mal powerplant uses are discussed under Colorado Ute-Southwest Project <br />on the following page. <br /> <br />r. Ruedi Contracts <br /> <br />Estimates of projected depletions from water contracts <br />out of Ruedi Reservoir were provided by the Lower Missouri Regional <br />Office of the Bureau of Reclamation. They are 0 in 1982, l6,000 acre- <br />feet in 1990, and the ultimate yield of contracted water of 49,000 acre- <br />feet in 2000. Depletions were computed assuming 100 percent consumption <br />of industrial water and 40 percent consumption of water delivered to <br />municipal and domestic users. Ruedi water would go primarily to the <br />oil shale industry. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />s. Blue Mesa Contracts <br /> <br />The Upper Colorado Regional Office of the Bureau of <br />Reclamation has determined that up to 10,000 acre-feet of water can be <br />contracted for out of Blue Mesa Reservoir for industrial purposes. It <br />has been assumed that this water will be contracted by 1990 and that it <br />will be 100 percent consumed. <br /> <br />t. Oil Shale <br /> <br />Projections of depletions of water for oil shale develop- <br />ment contain a high degree of uncertainty. Values shown through 2020 <br />were provided by the Colorado Water Conservation Board. These values do <br />not include water contracted out of Ruedi Reservoir for the oil shale <br />industry. <br /> <br />u. Craig-Hayden Powerplants <br /> <br />In 1983, the following units were on line. <br /> <br />Powerplant <br />Hayden No. I <br />Hayden No. 2 <br />Craig No. I <br />Craig No. 2 <br /> <br />Megawatts <br />(MW) <br />165 <br />250 <br />410 <br />410 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Average annual use of water over the 1981-83 period at <br />the Hayden Powerplant was 4,525 acre-feet. Average use at the Craig <br /> <br />44 <br />