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<br />In beth plan3 a convention~1 po~erplant ~vuld be <br />Silu.3ted at the biJ~e of thE' d:lm. Those plants <br />wculj have D: maximum ~apacity at 18 and 36 mega- <br />....3:.t.5 respectively 3nd ~cu1d !Jrodm:e about <br />136.000,000 and 159.000.000 kl~h of energy annually <br />[,f"~pectlvely. The purnpback peak-demand powerplanc <br />and reservoir (Rim Basin Reservoir) would be con- <br />struc~ed about 800 feet above Dominguez Reservoir <br />and <!.bOl:t 9 mUes upstreill'J from Dominguez Dam. <br />Th~se filcilities ~~uld hil~e a capacity of 500 <br />megawatts. <br /> <br />Rim B3sin Reservoir would be created <br />Ri~ Basin Darn around a natural basin <br />canyon r1Q above the Cunnison River. <br />~'ould be a horseshoC!-shaped structure <br />em~ankment of zoned earthf!ll. <br /> <br />by building <br />on the east <br />The dam <br />with an <br /> <br />A oultilevel outlet t-,'orks would be built at Domin- <br />guez D~m (either size) to permit control of dowu- <br />stn~at.' water temperature, thus maintaining n.::.tive <br />fish habitat. So~e riparian lands would be ac- <br />quired and develop~d upstream from Dominguez <br />Reservoir to Roubideau Cre~k and downstream from <br />th~ dam to the Redlands Powcr Canal Diversion <br />Dam. Ie either plan. backNater areas and nest!~g <br />st ructut"cs would be developed ior fish and wild- <br />lif~, and wildlifc zoning would be establish~d a- <br />round portions of the reservoir for the protec- <br />ti00 of certain s?ccies such as the bald eagle. <br /> <br />Municip<ll >lnd industrial wa.ter from the project <br />(ultfo3t~ capacity 74 cfs) would help meet the <br /> <br />~~.!!.!...!~....rv,,:1'" ~'.:...'_1:'.:.-_c.. <br />Jannar:.' 1':)d2 <br />rag~2ui~ <br /> <br />needs of ilntiC"lpat€'d populnt.ion 1nc.ea~e~ in rhl.' <br />Grand Valley area and would bo:o provicli'd in eirh""" <br />pI.3n. <br /> <br />Attra("tlve recreational and fishing c;Jportnnities <br />are expected since the 1lI3xiI:lum rE.'ser.....oir f1uctlJ'~- <br />tion would be limited to about 20 fe~t in the <br />?eaking Po~er Plan and 61 feet in the X&I Plan. <br />Recreational facilities wo~ld ba pr~vided at <br />several sites on Dominguez Reservoir, while <br />picnic and rafting facilities would be clevel- <br />oped on the river dowustrea~. A visitor center! <br />museum would be constructed to explain the ~roj- <br />ect and interpret and display culturill resources <br />of the area. <br /> <br />Construction of the project would necessit3te re- <br />location of the Denver and Rio Grande i\'estern R<!il- <br />road to a ne~ alignment roughly pur~llel to U.S. <br />Highway 50 between Whitewater and Delta in both <br />plans. In addition a small portion of u.s. High- <br />way 50 would be relocated arcund the Kannah Cre~k <br />arm of the larger Dominguez Reservoi:. <br /> <br />Transmisstion lines would be constructed from <br />Dominguez Dam Pumping/Po~crplant to the s~itch- <br />yard and from Rim Basin P~~ping/Ccnerating Plant <br />to the switchyard in the ?e3kin; power plan. <br />Existing transmission sys:ecs would b~ used to <br />transmit the power to Colurado River Storage <br />Project delivery points. The Depart~ent of <br />Enerey W~stern Area Pov~r Administration wou:d <br />be responsible for tr~~mis~ion and marketing <br />of potoler. <br />