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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JCHA Rueter~Hess Reservoir Proiect Descriotion January 2000 Management of these water resources by reservoir operations will include providing carryover storage to continue to provide yields in dry years, serving as a water supply for subsequent bedrock aquifer injection, providing a means to get an increased benefit from low-yielding Denver Basin aquifer wells which can be pumped solely to provide base load demands and exchanging A WT effluent during the wintertime months for Cherry Creek water, then using this water to satisfy peak summertime demands. RESERVOIR SITE The Rueter-Hess Dam axis crosses the section line between Sections 30 and 31 of Township 6 South, Range 66 West, approximately three miles southwest of the downtown Parker, Colorado, area (Figure 1). The reservoir site is located on Newlin Gulch, a tributary drainage to Cherry Creek that encompasses approximately 20 square miles upstream of the proposed dam axis. As such, the proposed dam may provide some flood regulation function. Based on data generated from the preliminary dam design, this reservoir site can accommodate an approximate 14,300 acre-foot (ac-ft) reservoir that will be used to meet the needs of the District (Figure 2). The District has currently purchased 1,882 acres which includes the dam axis, as well as most of the reservoir area. The District is planning to obtain additional acreage to complete the site acquisition for the dam. Rueter-Hess Reservoir Water Sources Rueter-Hess Reservoir water sources include: ./ In-priority Cherry Creek flows. ./ In-priority Cherry Creek alluvial ground water. ./ Advanced wastewater treatment effluent pumped by exchange. ./ Irrigation return flows. ./ In-priority flow in Newlin Gulch. 561li-Dec-rpt -2-