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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />14.5.3 Economic Benefits of Increased Tourism <br />14.5.4 Environmental Indirect Benefits <br />14.5.5 Flood Protection <br />14.6 Potential Sources of Supplemental Income <br /> <br />14-7 <br />14-9 <br />14-10 <br />14-10 <br /> <br />15.0 POTENTIAL FINANCIAL ENHANCEMENT 15-1 <br />15.1 Introduction 15-1 <br />15.2 Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Power Generation 15-1 <br />15.2.1 Planning Criteria 15-1 <br />15.2.2 Identification of Alternative Sites 15-3 <br />15.2.3 Screening of Sites 15-4 <br />15.2.4 Evaluation of Sites 15-4 <br />15.2.5 Needle Point No.3 Project Evaluation 15-7 <br />15.2.6 Rocky Point Project 15-8 <br />15.2.7 Conclusion 15-11 <br />15.3 Out-of-Basin Water Sales 15-11 <br />15.3.1 Methodology 15-12 <br />15.3.2 Identification of Components 15-14 <br />15.3.3 Description of Projects 15-15 <br />15.3.3.1 Modified Central Colorado Project 15-15 <br />15.3.3.2 Collegiate Range Project 15-22 <br />15.3.3.3 Union Park Water Supply Project 15-27 <br />15.3.3.4 Taylor Park Project 15-31 <br />15.3.4 Hydrologic Evaluation of Basin Export Projects 15-38 <br />15.3.4.1 Use of Existing Water Rights 15-38 <br />15.3.4.2 Export from Existing Taylor Park Reservoir <br />Under UVWUA Storage Decree 15-39 <br />15.3.4.3 Export from Raised Taylor Park Reservoir <br />Under UVWUA Storage Decree 15-48 <br />15.3.4.4 Export from Existing Taylor Park Reservoir <br />Under New Water Rights 15-53 <br />15.3.4.5 Summary of Hydrologic Modeling of Taylor <br />Park Project 15-55 <br />15.3.5 Value of Water 15-56 <br />15.3.6 Conclusions 15-57 <br /> <br />16.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS 16-1 <br />16.1 Environmental Impacts 16-1 <br />16.1.1 General 16-1 <br />16.1.2 In-Basin Reservoirs 16-2 <br />16.1.2.1 Pauline Reservoir 16-2 <br />16.1.2.2 Sargents No.3 Reservoir 16-4 <br />16.1.2.3 Castleton Reservoir 16-7 <br />16.1.3 Impacts of Alternative Plans 16-8 <br />16.1.4 Transmountain Diversion Financing Mechanism 16-10 <br />16,1.5 Pumped-Storage Project 16-15 <br />16.2 Mitigation Proposals 16-16 <br />16.2.1 General 16-16 <br />16.2.2 Proposals 16-17 <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />I 10003123 <br />