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 consultants' investigations, therefore, confirm that the site at Cactus Park is
most appropriate as the location for a new reservoir.

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Section 4: Cactus Park Reservoir: Alternative Sizes and Sources of Water

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When the sponsoring agencies of this study select an appropriate storage capacity
for a new reservoir at Cactus Park, and choose the most suitable source or sources
of water for filling the reservoir, they will need to resolve two interrelated issues
before beginning the next project phase. The issues are:

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(I) What degree of assurance (firmness) of meeting water requirements will
be generally acceptable to water users?

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(2) Which source or sources of surplus water for filling the reservoir will
result in the most cost-effective and acceptable project?

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These issues consist of both technical and non-technical aspects. While the
consultant advises with regard to technical aspects, the non-technical aspects
involve policy decisions by the sponsoring agencies. The consultant can outline the
non-technical aspects, but the decisions must be made by the sponsoring agencies.

Section 5: Transbasin Diversion

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In the operation studies, the impacts on reservoir size from three sources of water
were evaluated. The three sources of water are:

I. Tongue Creek basin only.

2. Tongue Creek and Leroux Creek basin.

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Tongue Creek, Leroux Creek basins as well as Overland Ditch and its
tributary streams.

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