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I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I JCHA Rueter-Hess Reservoir Proiett Description Januarv 2000 be no water demand associated with the ground water beneath these undeveloped parcels. In addition, with the proposed development of Rueter-Hess Dam and Reservoir, the District is moving toward its objective of providing the District with renewable water supplies to lessen the demands on the Denver Basin aquifers. These renewable water supplies are being developed with in-basin Cherry Creek and Newlin Gulch water. Water conservation methods instituted in 1986 have resulted in a 40 percent reduction in residential water use as of 1998. A tiered pricing schedule has assisted in this water conservation effort. PRELIMINARY WORK COMPLETED AT RUETER-HESS The first step in the development of Rueter-Hess Dam and Reservoir was to obtain a Division 1 Water Court decree which allows the storage of water in this proposed facility. The District has completed this task in Case No. 85CW448. In the decree in Case No. 85CW448, the District is allowed to divert water from Cherry Creek from two separate aqueducts. Aqueduct No. 1 is envisioned to be a manifolded pipeline from Cherry Creek alluvial wells at a design capacity of 12 cubic feet per second (cfs) (Figure 3). Aqueduct No.2 is envisioned to be a diversion of Cherry Creek flows to a point where the water can be pumped into a pipeline at a capacity of up to 150 cfs to be delivered to the reservoir (Figure 3). The date of appropriation for this water right is March 20, 1985. Under this decree, the District can divert water from Cherry Creek into the off-stream Rueter-Hess Reservoir whenever its water right is in priority. 5611i~Dec.rpt -6-