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<br />Revised Supplemental Draft Environmental Assessment-Chapter 2-Altematives <br /> <br /> <br />W <br />II- ............ ~ <br /> <br />Figure 8-Dam Removal Conceptual Design Drawing <br /> <br />Boating safety would also be considered in removal designs (addition of boulders or <br />riprap to protect boaters from the dam abutments, and removal of hazards such as rebars <br />protruding from the remaining concrete). To the extent that costs to the-Recovery <br />Program would not increase and create liability issues, designs for removal could also <br />consider incorporating measures to enhance recreational boating. <br /> <br />Measures would also be required to protect the ability of Ute Water to deliver Colorado <br />River water to their treatment plant. These possible options include; <br /> <br />1. Deliver Colorado River water to the Ute Water pump plant via the Orchard Mesa <br />Power Canal4. Water would be available year round, except for about 2 to 3 weeks in the <br />spring and fall during maintenance of the power canal and Grand Valley Power Plant. <br /> <br />Reclamation estimates this option would cost from $150,000 to $300,000. This option <br />would require the following measures: <br /> <br />a) Secure a firm supply of water <br /> <br />4 The Grand Valley Project is not authorized to carry municipal and industrial (M&I) water. Only congress <br />can authorize the carrying ofM&I water through the Grand Valley Project Canals. <br /> <br />20 <br />