7620

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7620
• Author: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Title: Taylor Draw Reservoir Project Environmental Impact Statement
• USFW Year: 1982.
• USFW - Doc Type: Draft.
• Copyright Material: NO

maximum continuous diversion whi~h could be mad w~th assurance would
be 29 cfs or 1770 AF/Mo. [0.83m /s or 2.2 6 ~0 m ) and would require
the utilization of 11,850 AF (14.5 X 10 m ) of storage.(26) The
applicant could sell ~uf~icient water to guarantee a firm annual yield
of 21,240 AF [26 X 10 m ]. The firm annual yield would decrease as
the reservoir fills with sediment. During times of dro~~ght, the
reservoir would permit a higher monthly flow to be mainta'.~ed in the
river and still meet water demands due to the stored water. In the
past, drought conditions have occured every 20 to 25 years.
2.2.4 ~vdrgelectrical Generation Potential
2.2.4.1 As mentioned earlier, the outlet works conduit would be sized
to accomodate a 2,000 kw [7-,200 MJ) power plant in the. future. The
May 1979 power study by IECO indicated the power plant could generate
an estimated 10 million kwh (36 mi L Lion MJ] of electricity on an
average annual basis if the water surface was maintained at 5310 feet
MSL. [14) The cost pe r kwh at that time was approximately 24 mi L ls.
Because the available head is 7.5 feet (2.3m) higher than that studied
in the IECO report, approximately 1`1 .8 million kwh per year (42.6
million MJ) could be generated at a cost per kwh of 21 mills. It is
anticipated that the power could be sold to Deseret Generation and
Transmission Cooperative [Deseret) or used for local municipal or
industrial uses. At the present time the power plant is not
economically viable. When and if the power plant were built it would
have to operate as a run of the river plant unless storage water was
assigned strictly for power.
2.2.5 Acc®ss Ro,g,ds
2.2.5.1 Colorado Highway 64 currently provides all weather access
from Rangely to Meeker. Because Highway 64 passes by the dam site,
material shipped from other areas would prababaly come via the
highway. Several dirt roads leading to end from fields and dwellings
wi th i n th a reservoir basi n would be inundated. An access road to get
to Borrow Area E and the primary riprap source would require crossing.
the White River with a haul road approximately 1.75 miles (2.8 km)
long. At the upper end of the reservoir, a road and bridge leading to
the Deserado Mine wi L L be relocated prior to construction of the
Taylor Draw Reservoir. Several new roads within the reservoir basin
would have to be built to provide access to borrow areas. A 3,500
lineal foot [1067m) section of Colorado Highway 64 would have to be
relocated to the east to accomodate the reservoi r. Borrow material
for the relocation would come from hillside cuts and borrow areas
within the basin.
2.2.6 Aoolica s„~ronosed Mitioation Measures
2.2.6.1 Revegetation - It is anticipated that most of the borrow
materials would be removed from areas excavated for project features
[borrow areas, roads, channels etc.]. The borrow areas above the high
water line would be shaped to blend with the surrounding area. The
disturbed area would be reseeded with natural cover to prevent
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