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' <br />, <br />' <br />' <br />1 <br />' <br />LJ <br />, <br />' <br />' <br />' <br />fl <br />1 <br />' <br />or as an adc�ition to the minimum stora,e nool in the reservoir. <br />Indus P'ater Reouirements <br />Industrial water reauirements in the nroject area are <br />expecte3 to relate primarily io the developing Coal and Energy <br />indust.v. Immediate needs as identified by oi�icials of <br />Colorado - Ute Electric Association are for an additional 5,000 <br />acre-feet of reserve storage for cooling �aater and other <br />purnoses at the Hayden Plant. Projec�ed �ong range needs for <br />this industry along the Yampa River are estimated at 50,000 <br />acre feet of storage. T+'ith the present continuing exoansion <br />of the energy industry in the Yampa River Basin, exact daily, <br />or wee}:ly use �igures cannot be determined. Because o` the <br />extreme conseouences of any unscheduled shutdoc•m of the nlant <br />there must be absolute certainty as to the availability of a <br />caater. supnlv. Por this reason *_he comnany needs alternate <br />sources of supply which will be used infreauently but will be <br />available on short notice cvhen reauired. T_n general it is <br />anticinated that releases fron storaqe will be ?sade on1Y during <br />the months of Julv, August an� Se;�tenber in years in �,uhich <br />runoff_ is below nor:�al. In the event the `ull industrial <br />demand is made on Yarmcolo Reservoir in a vear. in which it <br />does not fill, users of the irrigation allr ation have agreed <br />to subordinate their use to industry and i.n return nay a lo�r <br />annual water charge for what o�ill be in e�fect interrugta.ble <br />service. Plhen actual industrial demands are less than the <br />a^�ount allotted, the re?nainin� industrial water �aill likelp <br />be held over to nrovide earlier reservoir filling in the <br />folla�aing year. Also, return flotas fro�n the increased <br />irrigation will increase the river flows at Hayden during <br />the summer mor.ths. <br />' The Bear Peservcir Site which has been used in this report <br />as a bossible least cost alternative for industrial water storage <br />' at °ar�colo, would he a logical second stage develonment for <br />industrial and ?lunicioal needs as future dertands in the basin <br />' expand. It coulci orovide a storaRe canacity of 40,000 acre <br />feet or nore at a reasonable unit nrice pe_r acre foot. It also <br />' has the no*_ential `_or develonn.ent o` nea}cincr nower usinq a pum� <br />back stora;e ar.r.annement. However, at -�resent there is no annarent <br />I �� <br />IV-9 <br />