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<br />c <br /> <br />perspectives on how water resources on our National Forest System Lands should be managed in the . <br />future. This process should serve as a template for other National Forests to follow in dealing with water <br />issues and water management. <br /> <br />The cooperative process developed by the Steering Committee also served to provide a template for many <br />of the concepts and coordination strategies fundamental to the USFS Region 2 and Colorado Department <br />of Natural Resources MOU establishing a framework for managing water and water resources on National <br />Forest System lands in Colorado." <br /> <br />Platte River Basin <br /> <br />South Metro Water Sites: The South Metro Water Supply Authority has identified 15 possibilities for <br />future water storage - nine potential reservoir sites, or the expansion of six existing or plarmed reservoirs - <br />in its pending legal petition for water rights from the South Platte River. <br /> <br />According to the Authority, the region needs about 6.2 billion gallons of water a year from snowmelt and <br />rain to meet growth demands by 2050, according to a $1.3 million study the coalition released in 2003. <br />The region would also need to store 13.04 billion gallons in new or existing reservoirs to ensure a steady <br />supply. The group also needs the General Assembly to create a regional water district and give it the <br />authority to finance billions of dollars in reservoirs and piping. State Rep. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands <br />Ranch, introduced such a bill Feb. 18. <br /> <br />The sites include: <br /> <br />. Chatfield Reservoir -- Store 1.63 billion gallons in an existing reservoir in Douglas and Jefferson <br />counties. <br />. Penley Reservoir -- A new 269-acre reservoir in Douglas County holding up to 13.04 billion . <br />gallons with a dam that is 340 feet high and 9,500 feet long. <br />. Rueter-Hess Reservoir -- Store 13.04 billion gallons in a plarmed reservoir in Douglas County. <br />. Tarryal Reservoir n Store 9.13 billion gallons in the Park County reservoir. <br />. Centennial South Platte Reservoir -- Store 2.28 billion gallons in the reservoir under construction <br />in Arapahoe and Jefferson counties. <br />. McLellan Reservoir -- Store 1.94 billion gallons in an existing reservoir in Arapahoe and Douglas <br />counties. <br />. Platte Canyon Reservoir -- Store 296.6 million gallons in an existing Douglas County reservoir. <br />. Titan ARS Reservoir -- A new 87 -acre reservoir in Douglas County to hold up to 1.46 billion <br />gallons with a dam 30 feet high and 4,530 feet long. <br />. Willow Creek Reservoir -- A new 144-acre reservoir on state Division of Wildlife land in Douglas <br />County that could hold up to 1.42 billion gallons with a dam that is 90 feet high and 3,673 feet <br />long. <br />· Highlands Ranch Reservoir No.6 -- A new ISO-acre reservoir in Douglas County that could hold <br />up to 766 million gallons with a dam that is 70 feet high and 1,500 feet long. <br />· Highlands Ranch Reservoir No.7 -- A new 125-acre reservoir in Douglas County that could hold <br />up to 675.8 million gallons with a dam that is 75 feet high and 1,175 feet long. . <br />· Highlands Ranch Reservoir No.8 -- A new 250-acre reservoir in Douglas County that could hold <br />up to 3.4 billion gallons with a dam that is 130 feet high and 2,980 feet long. <br />· Highlands Ranch Reservoir No.1 0 -- A new 265-acre reservoir in Douglas County that could hold <br />up to 3.43 billion gallons with a dam that is 130 feet high and 4,100 feet long. . <br />· Highlands Ranch Reservoir No. 11 -- A new 112-acre reservoir in Douglas County that could hold <br />up to 1.3 billion gallons with a dam that is 118 feet high and 2,290 feet long. <br /> <br />26 <br />