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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 />JCHA <br /> <br />Rueter-Hess Reservoir Proiect Description <br /> <br />January 2000 <br /> <br />identified three potential reservoir sites that could provide an average annual yield between <br />2,100 and 2,800 ac-ft/yr. <br /> <br />Once the District identified these three potential upstream reservoir sites, the District filed for <br />water storage rights in Division I Water Court in Case No. 85CW448. This case sought the <br />right to store water in any of the sites identified in the JCHA 1985 study. <br /> <br />Given the potential yields from upstream reservoirs on Cherry Creek, the District pursued <br />additional studies of these reservoir sites through the Colorado Water Resources and Power <br />Development Authority (Authority). This project was funded by the Authority, and Morrison- <br />Knudsen Engineers conducted studies related to the economic and technical viability of <br />upstream reservoirs on Cherry Creek, as well as other imported water supply options. This <br />study was completed in 1987, and the site of the former Castlewood Canyon dam was the <br />recommended alternative for an upstream Cherry Creek on-stream reservoir. <br /> <br />Based on the results of the Authority's study, as well as subsequent studies by the District, it <br />was determined by the District that the Castlewood Canyon site was the most favorable <br />location for upstream water storage and, therefore, the two additional sites were dropped from <br />the Water Court application in December 1991. <br /> <br />Since the Castlewood Canyon dam site is located within the Castlewood Canyon State Park, <br />it was necessary to get Colorado Parks and Outdoor Recreation's approval to build the dam <br />at this site. Even though the District proposed to dedicate 2,200 ac of land as parks and open <br />space to Castlewood Canyon State Park, the Colorado Parks and Outdoor Recreation Board <br />chose not to cooperate with the District in obtaining the right to construct at the old <br />Castlewood Dam site. The District's right to acquire the site for a dam at Castlewood Canyon <br />was denied by the Colorado Supreme Court in November 1993. <br /> <br />However, prior to this decision by the Supreme Court, in June 1993 the District filed a motion <br />in Division 1 Water Court to add two alternate reservoir sites in case the Castlewood Canyon <br />dam site was disapproved by the Colorado Supreme Court. These two alternate dam sites are <br /> <br />561li-Dec-rpt <br /> <br />-4- <br />