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SECWCL,,NRKANSAS BASIN <br />WATER AND STORAGE NEEDS <br />ASSESSMENT <br />TABLE 1 -- POTENI IAL ALTERNATIVES <br />�} x <br />Storsite.xls <br />GEI CONSULTANTS, INC. Page 3 4/8/98 <br />I 1 t <br />k ire x,k,� <br />a` Y c € 1 ° A <br />ri r <br />Additional <br />+ ' <br />r <br />.:,, <br />i .3 � , <br />z� •. e t k � `' Y � s,E 7 h S s : � <br />s" •. �* y. <br />Storage ° <br />n <br />No. t1l <br />Storage Optiont2t <br />:., . Description -, .' <br />Location ,' , , <br />:potential' <br />Discuss <br />Turquoise Lake <br />Existing Reservoir; Fryingpan- Arkansas Project <br />Upper Basin <br />9,000 AF <br />Federal project facility; Adds additional layers of <br />(Sugarloaf Dam) <br />120,000 AF - Conservation Storage WSEL 9869 <br />7 miles west of <br />review; Raising dam could present significant <br />(Enlargement) <br />135,900 AF - Total Storage WSEL 9873 <br />Leadville <br />technical challenges <br />145,100 AF - Raise Dam 5 feet WSEL 9878 <br />Existing Reservoir; Fringpan- Arkansas Project <br />55,000 AF - <br />16 <br />Twin Lakes Reservoir <br />67,900 AF - Conservation Storage WSEL 9200 <br />Upper Basin <br />(Dead <br />See above; Consider accessing dead storage with <br />(Enlargement or Access <br />55,000 AF - Dead Storage WSEL 9158 <br />12 miles SW of <br />Storage) <br />tunnel or pumped intake <br />Dead Storage) <br />170,000 AF - Total Reservoir Capacity WSEL 9210 <br />Leadville <br />20,000 AF - <br />190,000 AF - Raise Dam 5 feet WSEL 9215 <br />(Raise) <br />17 <br />Clear Creek Reservoir <br />Existing Reservoir; Pueblo <br />Upper Basin <br />3,000 AF <br />Concerns re: foundation seepage and ability to <br />(Enlargement) <br />11,500 AF - Conservation Storage <br />12.5 miles south of <br />safely raise dam; Was in original Fry-Ark concept <br />12,300 AF - Total Storage WSEL 8880 <br />Leadville <br />15,300 AF - Raise Dam 10 feet WSEL 8890 <br />18 <br />East Tennessee Creek <br />New Dam Site; Pueblo Board of Water Works <br />Upper Basin <br />Up to <br />Pueblo has examined yield potential and assessed <br />On Tennesssee Creek <br />6 miles NW <br />29,000 AF <br />general site conditions; Permitting may be <br />29,000 AF - Potential Storage WSEL 9850 <br />Leadville <br />challenging due to wetlands <br />19 <br />Halfmoon Creek <br />New Dam Site <br />Upper Basin <br />Up to <br />Need to obtain information on storable flows, etc. <br />30,000 AF - Potential Storage WSEL 10,400 <br />10 miles SW <br />30,000 AF <br />of Leadville <br />20 <br />Upper Arkansas River <br />New Dam Site; City of Aurora <br />Upper Basin <br />Up to <br />Mainstem dam site; Geologic reconnaissance <br />Dam Site <br />Up to 50,000 AF - WSEL 9200 <br />22 miles north of <br />50,000 AF <br />completed 1/98; Significant permitting challenges <br />Buena Vista <br />21 <br />Box Creek Dam Site <br />New Dam Site; City of Aurora <br />Upper Basin <br />Up to <br />Full storage potential requires land exchange and <br />Up to 30,000 AF - WSEL 9500 <br />25 miles north of <br />30,000 AF <br />overcoming numerous institutional issues (County, <br />Buena Vista <br />USFS, CDOW, etc.) <br />�} x <br />Storsite.xls <br />GEI CONSULTANTS, INC. Page 3 4/8/98 <br />