8279

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8279
• Author: Brown and Caldwell.
• Title: Phase 1 Coordinated Facilities Water Availability Study for the Endangered Fishes of the Upper Colorado River.
• USFW Year: 2000.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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CONTENTS
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3.2.1 Alternative 1 a: Green Mountain Reservoir Operations ...................................... . 3-4
3.2.1.1 Reduced Winter Power Operations ....................................................... 3-6
3.2.1.2 Green Mountain Reservoir Conjunctive Pool Operation ...................... 3-7 ,
3.2.1.3 Green Mountain Reservoir Preemptive Release ................................... 3-8

3.2.2 3.2.1.4 Release of Water Carried Over in Green Mountain Reservoir ............. 3-8
Alternative lb: Ruedi Reservoir Operations ........................................................ 3-9 '
3.2.2.1 Existing and Future USFWS Ruedi Reservoir Release
for Endangered Fishes .................................................................................... 3-9 '
3.2.2.2 Minimum Winter Ruedi Reservoir Bypass Flows ............................... 3-10
3.2.3 Alternative lc: Ruedi Reservoir Pumpback Alternative .................................... 3-11
3.2.4 Alternative 1 d: CBT West Slope Facilities Operations ..................................... 3-13 ,
3.2.5 Alternative le: Denver Water Systems Operations ........................................... 3-15
3.2.6 Alternative If. Bypass Diversions to Storage .................................................... 3-16
3.2.7 'Alternative lg: Reduce Constraints on Existing CROP .................................... 3-17 ,
3.3 GRAND VALLEY CENTRIC ALTERNATIVES .......................................................... 3-18
3.3.1 Alternative 2a: Gunnison River Diversion ........................................................ 3-19
3.3.2 Alternative 2b: Replace Orchard Mesa Irrigation District Hydraulic '
Pumps with Electric Pumps ......................................................................... 3-20
3.3.3 Alternative 2c: Pumping into the GVIC System from Colorado
River Below 15-Mile Reach ................ ...
3-22 ,
3.4 EFFICI ENCIES OF CONVEYANCE AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES ................. 3-23
3.4.1
3.4.2 Alternative 3a: NCWCD ....................................................................................
Alternative 3b: SECWCD .................................................................................. 3-23
3-25 ,
3.4.3 Alternative 3c: Municipalities ........................................................................... 3-28
3.4.4 Alternative 3d: Reanalysis of Grand Valley Water Management ...................... 3-28 '
3.4.5 Alternative 3e: Analysis of GVIC Water Management ..................................... 3-30
3.5 NEW STORAGE FACILITIES ........................................................................................ 3-31
3.5.1 Storage Above Shoshone ................................................................................... 3-32 ,
3.5.1.1 Alternative 4a: Reconfigured Eagle-Piney Project ............................. 3-32
3.5.1.2 Alternative 4b: Ranch Creek Reservoir .............................................. 3-33
3.5.1.3 Alternative 4c: Wolcott Reservoir Site ............................................... 3-34 '
3.5.1.4 Alternative 4d: Eagle-Colorado Reservoir Site .................................. 3-34
3.5.1.5 Alternative 4e: Jasper Reservoir ......................................................... 3-35
3.5.2 Storage Below Shoshone ................................................................................... 3-35 t
3.5.2.1 Alternative 4f: Roan Creek Reservoir ................................................. 3-35
3.5.2.2 Alternative 4g: Mt. Logan Reservoir ..................................................
3.5.2.3 Alternative 4h: Owens Creek Reservoir ............................................. 3-36
3-37 '
3.5.2.4 Alternative 4i: Main Elk Creek Reservoir .......................................... 3-37
3.5.2.5 Alternative 4j: Colony's Middle Fork Reservoir ................................ 3-38 '
3.5.2.6 Alternative 4k: Dry Hollow Reservoir ................................................ 3-38
3.5.2.7 Alternative 41: Kendig Reservoir ........................................................ 3-39
3.5.2.8 Alternative 4m: Main Stem Reservoir ................................................ 3-39 ,
3.5.2.9 Alternative 4n: Parachute Creek Reservoir ......................................... 3-40
3.5.2.10 Alternative 4o: Starkey Gulch Reservoir ............................................ 3-41
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