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<br />terminated at ,.the requestoffue local sp0rtsor irJ,May2<(i)@!Z)~eeallsetFr~!yilid ,rJot@el4evetltey c0ti1el ~Qtit<tlae
<br />Q'&M'requirenrents c1:lnsideringfheeffeets of liiHan<:tglli;<l:fevef<;ipm:ent@:fue t\ij)am<ll'lcotri'di<Jr. ~wh,a.lfifr)
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<br />'RI(}'<'i~:DEAT A!l,AM€1SA.'Pheprojeefi~ loca:tedatoll~~e,;~u:~$l'i~;ne1!t,~l~osa,@\YJ. .".1Ji'/Jl:e
<br />original.10ea:l sp0ns0r(City ofAlantO's!l), ~d rt0tbeHevetIrefeas'iJ9.i:li:tY level:altemlltiYe plans l19.et,tlaeir
<br />objeetives,l\ltd withdtew a:sthelocal.sP'ons'Or. 'f~eYfe(;)Ornnrendit~~a:twew6tk witllifhe(Jdloral'io-Wafer
<br />Conservation Board .to' l'iet.ermine if.the'pfojecfcO'li1d implettrel'l1titteasweselilrrtaineefrn 'the'RioGFan.'d'e
<br />lleadw~tersRestotati0nProject "MuchworkhasbeencotitpleWu6nthefeasibilltyrepottan<:t a new 10ea4
<br />SpOnS0t would beresponsible for sharing jnthese past eX:]ilel1l1iti:lte.s.(MciF.t'lil'its'
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<br />, CONFl;mENCE PA-RK STREAMREStrORATr(:)N,C(:)m:~~OSPR1NGS. The prQPQSedP1'0Jelo1tf.s
<br />10catedcfueetJy upstteamoftlreCQnfl:uerrceofMonrii1frel1tl\tl~:W"l'mitain'0rem<sin CcilcJradbSflrings;e.;~. ."ll'he
<br />project consiBts of a series ofgraderest6ration sftUcfures,wetll\ilcr devel@pment,ancrrlpatiallp'lal.1ff11;g$'.'J!'he
<br />local sponsor is the City of Co lora 'do Springs. By the end ofFY 02, Albuquerque DistrictwiU.subm1tthe
<br />Pteliminary Restoration Plan to South Pacific Division.
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<br />REALLOCATrON OF STORAGE-EXISTING CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESERVOIRS
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<br />CHATFIELD, BEAR CREEK, ANDCfIEMY CREEK RESERVQJ:Q:s,C@LOR.AJJO. Althoughthlil
<br />.udyar~a.encompasses theTri~:takes COl'JlS~!Engineet.s' prO'j'el)tS(C.h~t,'fi, eld,. Bear",Cteek,a.', fld. cae.~, ,~.€1tIil. ek:)
<br />-.rocated mtIaeDenver metropol1tan..area, the ,prImary focus wftlbe Cha,tnetd teservUlr. Thepurpose'0'fthe
<br />study is to determine the potential for reassigriingstbrage in the reserV0i'rs tb}diht uses,jncludiirgf/@el<l;
<br />cOlltrQl:and COflSel:Yation; fishery b.ab1tatprotection. and",eI1l1aneej;jiJcm:t;monwJ;pal.anli industria:lwater ,'SujWl;y;
<br />and recreation., The study wiII also consider impacts to the South Platte ana. Platte,R1vers downstteatni:fl'Gnr
<br />the Corps' pwjects; and will explore the potential toreal1oeate storageforthevariousenvira1Uttental
<br />restoratian projects underway or planned for the' South Platte River floodplain downstream from the p:roj'ects.
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<br />A range of storage values and operational criteria willbe selected and an!llyzedto deterrnine the im)'laets
<br />within and downstream of the reservoirs. Impacts to flood protection; fish and wildlife (particularlY ,
<br />T1u:eatened and Endangered species in Nebraska); recreation; ana. water quality wjllbe cl;lnBrdered., '
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<br />The reconnaissance phase was c0rnpleted in October 1999. ThefeasibiIity stlldyissehel'iulel'i for cartlplerion '
<br />in September 20@4. The Colorado Water Conservation Board, project sponsor, and the Corps of Engine.,rs
<br />are sharing the $2.5 million feasibility study cost.
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<br />Issues. The Colorado Water Conservation Board intends to send a letter to Ol19.ahaDistrict asking forassQ:i'anlle
<br />tlIat a 2Q,6CJOacre-foot reaJIocation at Chatfield is a reasonable assU1llp'tionforpurp0sesofwatet supp1y
<br />plannirtg,and to enable the State to planfor the reconstruction ofthe pro)'losedtecreation facili:ties.TheG01JpS
<br />feels that the 20,6@Oacre-feetvalue is reasonable. " Early in the study ptolless, the 20,6@O acre-feet valllte was
<br />determined to be the U)'lperend of potential reallocation; hoWever, sevetalstucJies needta lle ci)mplefeiiibefore a
<br />target reallocation value can be locked in.
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