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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />SECTION I <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />PURPOSE <br /> <br />The purpose of this report is to develop an optimum integrated Master Plan for Morrison's water <br />supply system. In addition, assuming reasonable growth rates, a 5-year (approximate) water <br />system capital improvement program (CIP) is developed, incorporating early priority elements <br />of the Master Plan. <br /> <br />Since the first master planning effort in 1971 (1), several conditions have changed - which justify <br />updating the plan. Significant items are: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Acquisition of a good water rights portfolio and completion of augmentation plans. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A determination that the construction of Strain Gulch Reservoir should be deferred in <br />favor of the new storage site at the Cooley gravel operation. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Failure of the Bear Creek intake during flood flows, with subsequent emergency repair <br /> <br />by the Corps of Engineers. <br /> <br />The need for an updated master plan is evident as the Town of Morrison faces a number of <br />issues relating to the expansion of the water system. In 1994, the Town of Morrison signed an <br />agreement to annex approximately 585 acres of property owned by Cooley Gravel Company <br />(Cooley). Additional properties in the same vicinity, such as The Fort Restaurant, may be <br />annexed into the Town if service is extended southerly to this area. Morrison is also negotiating <br />with the City and County of Denver to provide water service to the Red Rocks Amphitheater <br />Park. With the completion of C-470, rejuvenation of development of the Red Rocks Business <br />Park will likely occur in the next few years. <br /> <br />Specific issues to be resolved by this Master Plan are: <br /> <br />1. The location, size and capacity of surface water diversion(s) on Bear Creek and <br />associated potential pumping costs, <br /> <br />70-0SO.03S:MSTR-PLN <br />