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<br />, <br /> <br />An operations study for the iast 20 years shows that the <br /> <br />present raw water storage capacity for Erie is inadequate to meet <br /> <br />the current demands even though the per capita useage for this <br />fully metered system is considerably below the statewide <br /> <br />average. Further, the system's storage capacity is not large <br /> <br />enough to fully utilize the town's existing water rights by <br />providing needed carryover storage from year to year. <br /> <br />CURRENT STATUS <br /> <br />In November, 1980, the Town of Erie submitted an application <br />to the CWCB for assistance on a state water project. The Board <br />subsequently authorized 50% funding for a feasibility study on <br />the proposed project. That feasibility study has now been <br />completed by Water Resources Consultants, Inc., a Denver <br /> <br />consulting engineering firm, and is the basis of recommendations <br /> <br />on this project. <br /> <br />PROPOSED PROJECT <br /> <br />The alternatives considered for new raw water storage for <br /> <br />Erie involved increasing the capacity of existing reservoirs in <br /> <br />the vicinity as well as the construction of new dams. Of the six <br /> <br />alternatives studied, the consultant concluded that a new storage <br /> <br />facility called Keystone Reservoir would be the most cost <br />effective. The project as proposed would be to construct a new <br /> <br />reservoir with a capacity of 700 acre-feet and the necessary <br /> <br />-2- <br />