PROJ00040

• Contract/PO #: C153446
• Contractor Name: Grand Mesa Water Conservancy District
• Contract Type: Grant
• Water District: 0
• County: Delta
• Bill Number: XB 99-999
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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The consultant evaluated several reservoir sites which have been investigated in
previous studies in order to identify the most suitable site. Existing and potential
reservoir sites are shown on Figure IV-2.

Four sites were reviewed:

1. Cactus Park - The dam to create this new reservoir would be located on an
unnamed tribury of Currant Creek, 1.9 miles upstream from the tributary's
confluence with Currant Creek.

2. Leroux Creek - The dam for a new reservoir would be located 0.1 miles
downstream from the confluence of Leroux and Cow Creeks.

3. Dirty George Creek - The dam site for a new reservoir on this creek would
be 2.2 miles upstream from the confluence of Dirty George and Tongue
Creeks.

4. Cedar Mesa Dam Site - A new dam would be constructed on Grand Mesa at
the site of the existing Cedar Mesa Dam, which is near the origin of Surface
Creek. The reservoir created by the new dam would be larger than the
existing reservoir.

At each alternative site, the consultant calculated how many million cubic yards of
earth would be required for embankments to impound 5,000 acre-feet of water, and
for embankments to impound additional increments of 5,000 acre-feet up to a total
reservoir capacity of 35,000 acre-feet. The results of the calculations, for
reservoirs of four sizes 00, 15, 20 and 25 thousand acre-feet), are shown in the
following tabulation:

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