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<br />Ily.hu..'!cClric i~ Ihe CIc,lne~1 form of !,ower ~{"ner.:ltion. JunillCr.
<br />I r.'.... M"lllII.wI will J.:~'I'I',.lll' tmly pvwe" uul .lIr vr w,ller I'ollu.
<br />liun. AClu"lIy, the !.Ctllinl: dfect of the rcsel1loirs will re~lt in
<br />,h-"'I',I'oCJ ..ill J"wn~lle,ull .1111..1 l:ener...lly imprulleJ wolh.:r qu.ality.
<br />I"u\!l>h fi~h holblLH j~ !.m.lJ."~' cnh.tnced b~' mOder.Hi::; :.'"tc ;:x.
<br />11,'IIlI'" or nnud ,ml! low W,lIN. ..':<.It'n..ille ..tuJie~ or fi\h, wildlife
<br />.1".1 pl,mh ...,..: uelllb ..vlluU..l..:u In the I'ruJeu ...r..:.... ~lUdy pl,m~
<br />h,IIII' been .Ipprovcd by the Color:ado Dilli$ion of Wildlife, Hi~lori.
<br />~.IUy, Ihe Y...mp... K,II..:r ne...r Mdybdl h...~ r.nbed Irum cxU"emc
<br />.llIl'r,l~C~ of 220 cuhic fcet per ~econd in September to 7 .940 c.f.~.
<br />'" M.lv. 11",1.., Jlldllllll'.IIY up"'I...lillb I)l..n~ lur Junil)er-Cro~~, the
<br />I Iller wuulJ Ilc mot..lcraled 10 oIn oIverage of 820 and 4,620 rc$peC'
<br />111l1'ly. Opllllll...1 u,lm de..ill,m ...re beinb ~tuJH.::1..I with.. lIiew tow..rd
<br />hllll...., enh...ncing I'i~h ..ncJ wilJlife re~urce~.
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<br />W.......III (..I..r,IJ.. w..l,,'r I.U'hUlllption i~ projer..leJ Lv inl.rc..l'>l'
<br />IV SUO,QUO ...cre'lec-c..'n the ne:l.L 20 ye.r~ with increa!oe$ projected
<br />II ,Ill 11\1.''', rrum ..'lwrt.:Y dcvdurm..'nl tu envlHiOmentoll flUrrO'tl..~
<br />III.! ,'!)IlI.uhure Iu Julllc~tl", I he Culur..Ju Klvl.:r l.)1~U"ict huld~
<br />~,lll'r decree$ toUling 1,221,994 acre-feel for Juniper and Cro~~
<br />V1"ulll,.in re'>l'llIuif\ ,lIlJ nuw ribht~ Lol..linb 3.200 cubic reel p..:r
<br />...'Lllnd lur the power pl.:ant~. Loc.nion of Juniper-cro~~ and control
<br />II ih rel":,I\t:~ Jnd w..ler ~upply by Lhl' Kiver l.)i~lrict, ",n a~ency
<br />:.........rneJ by rcpre)Cntolljlle~ from 15 We\lern Colorado countie\,
<br />lr<lllide\ the oPPO((UnilY to oIl1elliate ~hort ~upplie$ throughout
<br />Vl'..lcrn Culor.luo. Cr..ig'~ w..ter treatmenl pl.ant h.a~ been rl.agued
<br />Vllh h~'Jvy ~ilt Ju..: 10 high run-off from the Y.lmr.l and Fo((ifi.
<br />,lll<ln Creel... The projccl hive~ Cr..ig .n .Iddilional w.lcr ~upply
<br />nJ lre.llmcnI OPtion, In time of ~hort ~upply, Juniper-a-o~~ Qn
<br />h.' operated to s.iui\fy !.Cnior decree-holdcr$ downstrc.m by e),-
<br />h..nll,c, w IhJl up~tre.lm u~..r\, Slcamboat Spring~ and Hayden
<br />, ......lIl1plc... c.an mcl'l their n..'CJ~. In the ..'Vent of ..I COlli on the
<br />I....r...r by the lower bol.!>in ~tatc~ against Color.do under the Color.do
<br />liver Comp.ct. rclc.~~ from J unipcr<:ro\\ un be used to Solthfy
<br />h.lt c.lII, elUbling UioCr'i .lon& every stream in Western Color.ido to
<br />"nlilluc, r.lthcr Ih.n ~u\pend, w"jler Uloe.
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<br />Hydroelcctric power i$ produced by u\ing fOllling w.ter to turn
<br />Lurbinl.'\. Res...:I1Iuir WolLer b...ckl.:J up behind a hydroc~tric uolm
<br />runction~ _$ 01 bdlcry providing the only known method of virtu.
<br />ally inn..ant.\neous power generation. As such, hydroelectric power
<br />i~ ellen more valu.ble when opcr.ilcd .is . peaking power facilily
<br />durinll, hours of peak clecuical dCm.LnJ which u.nnot be met oI~
<br />quicJ..ly by COl.I or nucle...r generating ~t.\tion$. Hydroelectric for
<br />pe.k dem.lond oper.aled in conjunction with co.lol-fired planu
<br />meeting b.aw:luad demand. i~ the mon efficient power gener.loting
<br />combination in c),i~tencc. HYdroelectric power i$ the only com-
<br />merciollly vi.ble form of enerJ.:y production that generUes no Jir
<br />ur wollcr pollulion. With ..:nergy cun~I1IoItion ;I. n.lion.1 gO..lI Jnd
<br />Woller con$Crv",tion .lo way of life in the Wen, hydroelectric power
<br />gencr..lliun i~ th..: unly cummcn;iJlly re..l~iblc method thOlt conwml:~
<br />no w.ler and con~umes no energy while it produces energy. Be-
<br />0.:.111'0\: hyJrudeClric plolllh Cun~nll.: nu fucl oInJ re4uire liull'
<br />m...,nLcn..rnw, ultimdle energy CQ)t to the conWJmcr i~ lower and
<br />not wbject to the rigors of inn.tion th.at affect other power
<br />~urce~. A~ proposed. Juniper would be oper.iled a~ . peaking
<br />power facility generating M1 average 134,000.000 kilowatt hour~
<br />pr..'r Yl.:...r. Cro~~ Muunl.lin\ function wuuld be to n:-febuI.iLe lhe
<br />rcle...!>C~ from Juniper into a cornunt flow, while ~ner.ill.ing ,In
<br />..Iver..t.>c 165,000,000 kilowalU per year. The entire projeCl would
<br />fulfill .11 energy need~, excluding hc.n, for some 35,000 homc~,
<br />B..scd on .verage heat v.lucs of variou~ fucl~, Juniper-cro\$ Moun.
<br />lolin wuuld ),oIVC the n.uiun 600,000 b...rreb of oil or 158,000 tom
<br />of cool per yc.n, In. comparison of nted capaCities. Junipcr-cro\\
<br />i\ IoOme five time$ that of Gk:nwoud Canyon'~ Shoshone pl...nt,
<br />18 percent greater than the umeo ~team plant M1d about h...lf
<br />lhe ori);inal H.:aY1..len cOoll unil.
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<br />A$ a touri~m attraction, Juniper-Cro$$ Mount.ain will suengthen
<br />the divcriificatiun IIf Northw.....l Color,ldu'~ encrgy.awicultuh"
<br />tuufl~m l.:CUnumy. In cump.lfiwn wilh s.imild( projeclS, 500,000
<br />day~ of activity Me anticipated bV the fifth ycar of oper,niOIl.
<br />Current e~tim...le\ for d...ily e:ll.p..:nditure~ Me $15 per fisherm.n
<br />and $45 per louti!om family, which is spent primarily on lodging.
<br />e"'lin~. b'l~line ...nd general retail !o.llc~. Stal.C and rebion"l citic~
<br />and approximate driving di~t.ance$ from Juniper-crou arc: Meeker,
<br />3.', mile~; K..n),,'Cly ..In1..l B..Ila>~. 58; Sle..mb.....1 Sprin~, 61; Kine, 7lJ;
<br />Vern...l, 89; Glenwood Springs. 103; Grand Junction, 144; Delw,
<br />183 ",nd Denver, 228.
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<br />The mO\t immcJidtc ..:conumic bcncfil of Juniper-cro~~ Moun-
<br />tdin j~ il~ con$Uuction. Preliminary eil.imalc~ indicate totill project
<br />'o~t will be ",round $95 million. A 1977 ~tudy on expendilures for
<br />~imil;'H prO~CI~ ~liIled that two-third~ of the total c;o~t i~ normally
<br />~ent lQC<llly for material~ .nd boor, The project would have a
<br />negligible permanent payroll ~jncc hydroclccU"ic pl.nts require only
<br />d few technical operator$. Tot.\l annual economic benefits to the
<br />reg~n.al economy in agrkulture and touriwn u.a rtwlt of Juniper.
<br />Cto~~ i~ expected to e),cced $15 million by the projecl's fifth YCM
<br />of opention. Due Lo the s,pin-off dfeCl to Western Colorado
<br />service M1d s.upply centers and n...tur.al travel patterns, economic
<br />bcnefiu arc e:ll.pected to center in Cr.ig and Meeker ,and extend to
<br />Ste.amboat Springs, R..angeJy, Rifle, Glenwood Springs, Grand
<br />Junction, Delta and Hot Sulphur Sprin~.
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