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V-7 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I narrative so the heights and storage are not known. A separate water treatment plant was included in his costs. The advantages are t~at costs will be shared with irrigators and the dam is located at a higher elevation so it could serve more of the rural service area. A major disadvantage is the high cost. with inflation and new environmental restrictions, it is probable that the cost for the reservoir would be double that shown on the Mesa Engineering estimate. A second disadvantage is that it would probably take 10 years to getjapprovals for a new reservoir at this site. Also, since the Reservoir will be shared with irrigators, Norwood may encounter the same problems they have now. Feasibilitv. For the above reasons, the dam on Ed- Joe Draw will no longer be considered in detail. 5. Alternative 5 - Pump statton and Pipeline for San Miauel River Water. Discussion. Under this option a pump station will be placed on the San Miguel River, southeast of Norwood at the mouth of Beaver Creek. The San Miguel River flows through a deep canyon at this point. Elevation at the pump station is about 66S0 feet. A pipeline would be extended up the west bank of the Beaver Creek valle~ and then up the east canyon wall to a point just south of the Cornfourth gravel pit at elevation 7660 feet. The static lift would be 980 feet. With head loss, the pump would have to pump against a head of over 450 psi. In addition, construction of the pipeline on the very steep slopes along the east canyon wall of Beaver Creek would be relatively expensive. In order to assure reliable access to the pump station, either a bridge on the San Miguel River or an access road for 2 miles on its south bank is needed. Feasibilitv. According to the Division Engineer, there is presently available water year around in the San Miguel River. However, it is probable that this system would be expensive to build and operate, particularly as the primary system. The existing Gurley system presently provides adequate low cost water during the warm weather months. The San Miguel could possible provide a reliable, high quality source of water in winter; therefore, a cost estimate will be made to determine its economic feasibility as a winter supply.