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<br />I <br />. 000162 <br /> <br />COI.OJllA1)O tiA'l'D CONS1!lRVAftON l3QMU) <br />us State Services 8u11cUng <br />1525 Sherman SU$et <br />uenver, coloraao 80203 <br /> <br />a A ~ 2 B a Bay ~ <br /> <br />'1'Ch l'elix L. Sparks, Director. <br /> <br />PROM: L. R. Kuiper, Chief Sngineer. <br />SI1B.JECT I Juniper Project Reconnaissance Report:. <br /> <br />ll'easibility ~port:s of projeots 1n the Coloraelo <br />aiver system in Colorado no;" in process are estimated to be <br />COll\Plet:ea in December 1967. <br /> <br />In analyzing anticipated net. C.R.Il.p. power revenues <br />it appears that repayment of the proJteClts least advanced of those <br />now uncler active feasibil:ity study shOUld not begin prior to <br />1988. Repayment of the initial phase of the .:runiper Project <br />could begin in 1999 and of! the ultimate phaee in the year 2000. <br />'l'b1e sUligesto that. the 1n1tia1 phase need not 'be authorized <br />before 1974 anCl the ultimate phase before 1985, allowing one <br />year for post authorization advance planning, 3 years for con- <br />struction anc1 10 years for development.. <br /> <br />CompleUon of a feasibili t.y gracle report. much :before <br />1970 or 1972 for the initial phase and 1981 or 1983 for the <br />ultimate phase would be dsklng obsolescence of the report <br />prior to authorization. <br /> <br />A feasibility grade report would require 3 to " years <br />for the initial phase and a))out 5 ye1;U's for the ultimate phase. <br />'l'berefore init.iation of! feaSibility grade investigations could <br />be deferred until about 1967 for the in1U21l phase and about <br />1975 for the ultimate phase without loss of time and without <br />cUsturbing existing pdox-it,1es. <br /> <br />In the initial Phase operations a total of 767,000 <br />(page 66) acre-feet of water per average year is required for <br />power and fish flow releases. 'l'his project 18 very near to the <br />utah state line $0 th:Ls water would De committed and not avail- <br />able for future use in Colorado. Serious consideration should <br />