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SPINNEY MOUNTAIN (contln~J" historic and archeological interests, and water quality agen~, . . The Corps of Engineer's Draf\J::nvfronmental Statement was issued in October of 1979. A 404 permit was granted in April. of 1980, The primary dam construction contract was '_arded May 19. 1900. . . Physical Facts and Figures:, Height, length and type.bf dam: Earthfill: 90 feet high: 4,100 feet in length. . . ..' Storage capacity (A,F,) of reservoir: 54,000 Shoreline and surface area: 2.450 acres surface area Average annual power generation: None .".," Population to be served: 2oo,~ Irrigated acres to be served: NJ A Estimated cost: $20.000,000 Construction schedule: May 1980 through November 1981 ,',; Proposed Sources of Funding: City of Aurora water revenue bonds For Furth_ Information Contact Charles B. Carron. Deputy Director of Utilities City of Aurora ' 1470 S. Havana St., Aurora, CO 80012 750-5000 TWO FORKS AND ALTERNATIVES Location: Mainstem of South Platte River below confluence with North Forl<. Sponsor: Denver Water Departnient. Primary Purpose of the Project Metropolitan Arell water supply. SeCondary BenefItS: Hydropower Generation, Recreation. History and Background: The Two Forks Reservoir sitehas long been recognized as a natural water storage'site for. the city of Denver, For example. as early as 1905 former empioy_of the Denver Power and Irrigation Company filed an application for the Two Forks Reservoir site, There were other filings made down through the years. When Denver created Its Public Utility Commission (a predecessor of the Board of Water Comm issioners), the Comm ission obtained filings. on behalf of the City for Two Forks Reserv.oir. 7hese filings were made with bOtfT the Department of Interior for a federal right-of-way and with the State Engineer of Colorado with respect to water rights. Itt 1931. a right-of- way to utilize federal.lands for Two Forks Reservoir was granted to the City by the Department of the Interior. The Denver Water Department has decrees for the storage of both South Platte and Colorado River water in Two Forks Reservoir, The Water Department and !he Water aOd Power Resources Service (United States Bureau of -Reclamation) have participated In a Cooperative effort for the planning and the construction of the Two Forks Reservoir Project, This effort culminated in a report entitled. .Upper South Platte Unit - Field Draft FeasibilityReport" dated October 1974, The reservOir would serve to regulate the W8lenI Of the South Platte River and also waters carried lathe South Platte Basin .from the Boarlfsvarious projects In the Colorado River Basin, Under this concept, the reservoir would serve as a mufti-purpose project with municipal water supply.r~tlo~, an<t power ll8f'!~nbenefits. Physical ftl~and_ Flgures~. ,;:"" Height, length and type of dam: 5SO feet high; 1636 feet long: double curvature concrete arch . ., . . St9~age capacity, !A.f.) of reServoir, 860,000 acre feet Shoreline and surface area: 93 miles; 6215 acres Average annual power generation: 168,000,000 KiloWatt hours Population to be served: That portion of the'popu'lation of the Denver Metropolitan Area as il is to be served by the Denver ~ater Department. Irrigated acres to be served: The reservoir will serve municipal purposes, including urban irrigation~ Eatimated cost: $244,000,000 (1974 dOllars) . Construction' schedule: 12 years to ,accomplish construction Propo~d Sources of Funding: The anticipated sources of funding would be from federal moneys with normal repayment contracts being for- mulated with participating entities, Lacking federal sup- port, the Denver Water Department will undertake the project through bonding and such other sources it may have available to iI, For FurtherlnformaUon Contact w, H, Miller; Manager Denver Water Department 1600 W. 12th Ave" Denver, CO 80254 623-2500 15