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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />Table of Contents... .... ......... ............. ..... ........ ................:............. ........ ............ .... i <br />List of Figures................ .......... ..... ....... .... .......... .................... ............ ......... ...... v <br />List of Tables ........ ....... ............. .... ...... ... ...... ........................ .............. ......... ...... vi <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />Introduction .................................................................................... .. S-1 <br />Background........ .... ... .............. ..... ..... ......................... ... .........:: .:::::::..:::: S-1 <br /> <br />The Recovery Program ............................................................................. S-l <br />Study Objectives ........ ...... ............. ;........ ......... .............. ..... ......... ....... ..... S-2 <br />Hydrology and Water Rights of the Yampa River Basin............................................. S-2 <br /> <br />Hydrology... ....... ...... ............ ....... ....... ........... ............... ............. ... ...... ... S-2 <br />Water Rights ... .......... ......... ..;............ .... ......... .............. ..... ......... ............ S-3 <br />Water Uses and Needs ...................................................................................... S-7 <br />Evaluation of Potential Reservoir Sites .................................................................. S-9 <br />Site Identification and Screening .................................................................. S-9 <br />Field Reconnaissance of Potential Sites......... .............. ............ ..... ................. S-10 <br />Comparative Evaluation of Potential Reservoir Sites ........................................S-10 <br />Site Selection Recommendations...... ..................... ....... ............ ................... S-13 <br />Development of Basin Model.................. ... ........................................................ S-13 <br /> <br />Model Configuration ........ ......... ...... ......... .......... ......... ........... ..... ... ......... S-13 <br />Reservoir Operations... ............... ............... .... ................... .... .... ............... S-17 <br />Evaluation of Alternatives. ........... ... ..................... ..... ...... ......... ........ .......;... ...... S-18 <br />Definition of Alternatives ........... ...... ......... ... .......... ....... ..... ...................... S-18 <br /> <br />Evaluation Results........................... ......... ................ ....... ..;....... ............... S-19 <br />Environmental Considerations.................................................................... S-22 <br /> <br />Project Costs.......... c...................... ............ .......... ...... ..... ...... ................. S-23 <br />Recommendations...... ......... ..... ... ......... .... .............; .,. ............ .... ........ ...... S-24 <br />Recommended Alternative................................................................................. S-24 <br />General Description. ........... ..... ,.. ......... ........... ... .................. ....... ....... ..... S-24 <br />Facilities....................................... ....... .................... ...... ...... ............. ... S-24 <br />Operating Procedures.......... ............ ..... ...... ..... ....... ......... ... ... ...... ...: ........ S-25 <br />Recovery Program Integration and Recommended Flows...................................S-31 <br /> <br />Development Plan............................:...................................................... S-32 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 1 - Introduction <br /> <br />Background............................... .................... .................. ................ ................ 1-1 <br />The Yampa River Basin ............................................................................ 1-1 <br />The Juniper Project.... .....:... .................... ........... .................. ..... ........ ....... 1-1 <br /> <br />The Endangered Fishes ............................................................................. 1-5 <br />The Recovery Program ...........................................,................................. 1-5 <br />Study Objectives............. .................. ........... .... ... ............... ..... ....... ....... .......... 1-6 <br />Pub.lic Involvement............. ......... ............. .......... ........... ...... ............. ....... 1-7 <br />Organization of Report.................... .......... ....... ........ ............. ..... ...... ........... ...... 1-7 <br />