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<br />NARROWS (Continued) .
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<br />AVerage annual power generation: .
<br />Norie projected ' .
<br />Popula!i(j~ to be served:
<br />(in LOWer South Platte Dist. only)
<br />',tigriculture 5,750,
<br />(estimated - 1970 census)
<br />Cities
<br />Total
<br />(estimated Central Dist.)
<br />Agriculture
<br />Total people
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<br />27,000 .
<br />32,750
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<br />4,ooq
<br />36,750 '
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<br />Recreation facilities will be avail8ble to public estimated
<br />1.300,000 visitor days annually,
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<br />Narrows and Jackson lake and large open space areas
<br />available to serve all of front range - Population centers
<br />estimated by 1990 - 2,000:000 ~Ie,
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<br />Irrigated acres to be served: 287,000 acres - present
<br />lands to receive direct projectbene.fits,PIUS cities.
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<br />, Estimated cost: Presidential .rwiew 9/21n8 (BOR)
<br />$182,000,000 including state and local advance costs for
<br />preauthorization studies. ". '1 .
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<br />Construction schedule: Contingent upon funding -
<br />lawsuit and other complications oyer which the spon-
<br />sors have no control. The 1915 schedule called lor
<br />completion of dam and basic facilities (closure of gates)
<br />by January 1982. "
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<br />Proposed Sources of Fu~lng:
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<br />Narrows is a Water and Powar Resources Service (Bureau
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<br />of Reclamation) project. Estimated cost of the Narrows
<br />Unit based on 1977 figures of $162 million. About $96
<br />million of that cost are reimbursable, consisting .of:
<br />IrrigatiOn, $92 million; Fish & Wildlife and Recreation. $4
<br />million, '
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<br />About $66 million are considered nonre~rsable, but
<br />are considered to be a desirable Federal.lii'tiesirnenl In
<br />addition, specific beneficiaries cannot be ldedtified. Non-
<br />reimbursable costs consist of: floodcontrol.1ish & wildlife,
<br />recreation, and highway Improvement. ' . , ..
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<br />The Narrows unit has a favorablebenefit-costmtioof2.06
<br />to 1, which means that for every $1 invested In,the project,
<br />benefits of 2.06 will accrue.
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<br />Once completed. many different organizations and
<br />groups wil be involved in operating the unit. Initialll/. the
<br />Bureau of Reclamation will operate and maintain the
<br />Narrows Dam and Reservoir, The Corps of Engineers will
<br />direct flood control operations during times of flooding,
<br />and the two waler conservancy districts haw contracted
<br />lor Irrigation water. The districts wiU in turn,sell water to
<br />individuals and ditch and canal companies, which have
<br />existing Irrigation distribution works,
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<br />Recreation and fish and wildlife lands and fecilitles will be
<br />transferred to appropriate State agencies for management
<br />and operation, .
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<br />For Further Information Contact
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<br />Gary R. Frlehauf; Secretary-Manager
<br />Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District
<br />P,D, Box 1725, Sterting, CO 80751 .
<br />522-1378
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<br />SHEEP CREEK
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<br />Location:
<br />35 miles west of Fort Collins.
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<br />Sponsor:
<br />City of Fort Collins.
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<br />PrllTiary PUrpose of the ProJect
<br />Municipal water SllPply. .{ ,
<br />Secondary Benefits: ':
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<br />Recreation,
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<br />History and Backgroun~ ;
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<br />The proposed Sheep Creek Resefvoir Ptoject is located on
<br />Sheep Creek, a tributary of the Cache la Poudre River,
<br />about 35 miles west of Fort Collins, in the Roosevelt
<br />National Forest. A small dam which has been washed out
<br />for many years, had been constructed at th Is site in the
<br />early 1900's, The City of Fort Colli~s acquired the storage
<br />right of 530 acre feet inthis reservoir in the early 4950's. As
<br />the water demands continue to grow for Fort Collins,
<br />additional storage capacity will be required, It is presently
<br />contemplated that the Sheep Creek Dam will be rebuilt
<br />and quite possibly enlarged to store approximately 4.000
<br />acre feet. The proposed reservoir would provide ad-
<br />ditional storage capacity to capture water under its
<br />storage decree as well as by exchange with other rights.
<br />The project site was included in a recently proposed
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<br />wilderness area; however, it appears that the site will be
<br />excluded from designation.
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<br />Physical Facts and Figures:
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<br />Height. length and type of dam: Height 100 ft.; length
<br />1,000 feet; earth emben kment
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<br />Storage capacity (A,f,) of reservoir: 4,000 acre feet
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<br />Shoreline and surface area: Shoreline - 2.0 m!, Surface
<br />Area - 100 acres
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<br />Average annual power generation: NI A
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<br />Population to be served: 16.000 (in addition to 80,000
<br />now served by Fort Collins)
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<br />Irrigated acres to be served: NI A
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<br />Estimated cost: $6,000,000 (1980)
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<br />Construction schedu Ie: To be determined by conditions
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<br />Proposed Sources of Funding: "~~1,$
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<br />Sale of municipal bonds with repayment from Water Utility
<br />revenues.
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<br />For Further InformaUon Contact
<br />
<br />Roger E, Krempel; Director
<br />Public Works and Water Utilities
<br />P,O. Box 580, Ft. Colfins, CO 80526
<br />484-4220
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