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<br />in Clear Creek Canyon would be located above the existing diversion, conveyance, <br />and off-stream storage facilities. The reservoir would permit more efficient <br />utilization of Clear Creek water. <br /> <br />I <br />, <br />! <br /> <br />Transbasin Diversions - Water conveyance systems exist to transport water <br />from the Williams Fork drainage to Clear Creek. A Clear Creek reservoir could <br />be used to store any excess Williams Fork spring snowmelt which is available for <br />diversion and cannot currently be stored in the Denver Water Department's northern <br />system. Spills presently experienced in Williams Fork could be conveyed through <br />the existing Gumlick Tunnel into Clear Creek Basin. Diversions could be increased <br />from Williams Fork to Clear Creek through Denver's Williams Fork Pumping <br />Collection System or through the Henderson Tunnel. The Henderson Tunnel <br />alternative is presently under study by the Climax Molybdenum Company. A major <br />storage reservoir on Clear Creek could substantially increase the firm yield for <br />these additional Williams Fork diversions. <br /> <br />, I <br /> <br />Pumoed Storaqe Hydroelectric Power - Combining pumped storage hydroelectric <br />power with a water supply project might reduce the cost of water supply. Several <br />possible pumped storage projects were identified within the canyon. <br />Implementation of pumped storage would depend on the local need for peaking energy <br />and upon the ability to incorporate a pumped storage feature with other project <br />goals. <br /> <br />,......, <br />I <br />, , <br />, : <br /> <br />......, <br /> <br />Environmental Issues - The environmental studies conducted to date have <br />provided only a cursory overvi ew of the envi ronmenta 1 issues associ ated with <br />project development. These preliminary studies did not identify any major <br />environmental obstacles to project construction. <br /> <br />6.2 RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />r- <br /> <br />I These preliminary studies indicate that further work is warranted on the <br />Clear Creek Project, based on the original three objectives for this project: <br />1) to develop a sufficient quantity of water 2) at a competitive cost 3) while <br />adequately addressing the issue of relocating U.S. Highway 6. Therefore, it is <br />recommended that further investigations be undertaken to evaluate the many other <br />issues and refine these preliminary findings relative to the development of a <br /> <br />6-5 <br />