PROJ00020

• Contract/PO #: C153567
• Contractor Name: Grand Junction, City of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 72
• County: Mesa
• Bill Number: SB 89-85
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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from the North Fork into City storage reservoirs. This would allow direct
flows in the North Fork basin to be captured and stored for later use. In
addition, by diverting upper Kannah Creek basin snowmelt into the North Fork,
the City will not be subject to the 15% shrinkage losses that are currently
allocated on Kannah Creek. The new interconnect with the North Fork woul d
a 1 so reduce the current O&M costs necessary to mai nta in the present Kannah
Creek to Juniata diversion canals.

The expansion of Reeder Reservoir would provide the City additional storage of
raw water that is currently not utilized. The City has recently applied for
the appropriate storage rights to upgrade Reeder to 700 acre-feet. The
exi sti ng Reeder dam has been decl ared unsafe by the State Engi neer and wi 11
eventually lose all of its storage capacity or be breached. This reservoir
site is on City property and is one of the few available locations in the North
Fork watershed to store water. The proposed new Reeder dam will optimize the
storage capacity of the existing site and provide another source of water
during summer low flow periods.

The Reeder Reservoir to Kannah Creek interconnect will del iver stored water
from Reeder Reservoir to the proposed new Kannah Creek flow line. The
recommended flow line alignment also provides for the interconnect of Purdy
Mesa and Juniata Reservoirs. The new interconnect will give the City the
flexibility to draw on water stored in each of the three reservoirs directly to
the Kannah Creek Flow line. Some additional right-of-way needs to be purchased
by the City to accommodate the interconnect.

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