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<br />Feasibility Report for Dam Safety Modifications to DeWeese Dam
<br />April 22, 1997
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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<br />1. INTRODUCTION ",......,.,.".,."."..",."...,.".,.,.,.,.,..,.., 1
<br />1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ",.",..",.",.,.".,.",.,..,..,. 1
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<br />1.2 STUDY OBJECTIVE .".,."".".".",..",..,.,..,.,.,.,.,.".., 3
<br />1.3 PREVIOUS STUDIES ,.,."".',.,.,',..",.",.".,.,.,.,..",.,., 3
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<br />2. DEWEESE-DYE DITCH AND RESERVOIR COMPANY, . . , . , , . , . , . , . , . . . . , . . 5
<br />2.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE RESERVOIR COMPANY ..,..,.",.,...,.."..5
<br />2,2 PHYSICAL ASSETS AND DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AREA .,.,.,'.... 5
<br />2.3 FINANCIAL STATUS "".,.,.',.".",..",..".,..,.,.,.,."..." 7
<br />2.4 WATER RIGHTS.., .. , .. , . , . , .. <.. , .. , , , .. , , , . , , . , , . , . , , , . , . . , , . , . 7
<br />2.5 WATER SUPPLY, , , , . , , , , , , . ' , , , , , , , . . , , , . . , , , , , , . , . , . , . , . , , . , , . , 8
<br />2.6 WATER QUALITY ...",.."""""."".",.".".,.,.",..,.".8
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<br />3. DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES.,..,.,.,.,.,..,.,., 9
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<br />3,1 GENERAL....""",.""".""..".."...",.".,.,.,.,.,...... 9
<br />3.2 DESIGN CRITERIA. . , , . , . , . , , . , , . , . . , , , . . , , , , . , , , , , . , . , . , . . . , , . , . , 9
<br />3.3 ALTERNATIVE NO, 1- CREST REPLACEMENT ,.,..,..,.,.,.,.,..,.,10
<br />3.4 ALTERNATIVE NO. 2 - CREST REHABILITATION ".,.,....,.,..,.,,13
<br />3,5 ALTERNATIVE NO, 3 - NO ACTION.,..",.."".".,.""".""" 16
<br />3,6 ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS."".",.""...".".",."",.".. 17
<br />3.7 COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVES ".",..""."",.,.,.",.,..,.19
<br />3,8 RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE ".",.",....".,'.,.,.,.",.". ,19
<br />3,9 LAND AND RIGHT-OF-WAY REQUIREMENTS .,."..,.",.",.,..,.19
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<br />4. PERMITTING AND REGULATORY ISSUES "...."...".".",.,.,.".,.20
<br />4.1 FEDERAL PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS . . , , , , . , , . . , . , . , . , . , , . , . , 20
<br />4.2 STATE AND LOCAL PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS.. , . , . , . , . , , . , . . ,20
<br />4,3 COLORADO STATE ENGINEER REVIEW AND APPROVAL ,.".".".21
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<br />5, INSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS ",.""""...",.".,.,.,.,.".,,22
<br />5,1 COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE ",...",...".".,...,."..,.22
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<br />6, FINANCIAL PLAN .""",.,.,.,..,.".".",'..,."..,.".,.,., , . , , . , 23
<br />6.1 ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS.,."..".""....".".",.,.,..,." 23
<br />6,2 ESTIMATED COST ESCALATION. , , . , , , . . , , , . , . . , . . , . . , , , , , . , , , . , .23
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