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<br />002960 <br /> <br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />3.2.1 Alternative la: Green Mountain Reservoir Operations ....................................... 3-4 <br />3.2.1.1 Reduced Winter Power Operations....................................................... 3-6 <br />3.2.1.2 Green Mountain Reservoir Conjunctive Pool Operation...................... 3-7 <br />3.2.1.3 Green Mountain Reservoir Preemptive Release ...................................3-8 <br />3.2.1.4 Release ofWatcr Carried Over in Green Mountain Reservoir ............. 3-8 <br />3.2.2 Alternative I b: Ruedi Reservoir Operations........................................................ 3-9 <br />3.2.2.1 Existing and Future USFWS Ruedi Reservoir Release <br /> <br />for Endangered Fishes.... ... .............. ..... ...... ................... ...... ...........,....,..,....... 3-9 <br />3.2.2.2 Minimum Winter Ruedi Reservoir Bypass Flows ...............................3-10 <br />3.2.3 Alternative Ic: Ruedi Reservoir Pumpback Alternative.................................... 3-11 <br />3.2.4 Alternative Id: CBT West Slope Facilities Operations ..................................... 3-13 <br />3.2.5 Alternative Ie: Denver Water Systems Operations ........................................... 3-15 <br />3.2.6 Alternative If: Bypass Diversions to Storage.................................................... 3-16 <br />3.2.7 'Alternative Ig: Reduce Constraints on Existing CROP .................................... 3-17, <br />3.3 GRAND VALLEY CENTRIC ALTERNATIVES .......................................................... 3-18 <br />3.3.1 Alternative 2a: Gunnison River Diversion ........................................................ 3-19 <br />3.3.2 Alternative 2b: Replace Orchard Mesa Irrigation District Hydraulic <br />Pumps with Electric Pumps ......................................................................... 3-20 <br />3.3.3 Alternative 2c: Pumping into the GVIC System from Colorado <br />River Below 15-Mile Reach ........................................................................ 3-22 <br />3.4 EFFICIENCIES OF CONVEYANCE AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES................. 3-23 <br />3.4.1 Alternative 3a: NCWCD..........................................................................,..,......3-23 <br />3.4.2 Alternative 3b: SECWCD...........................................,....,..............,.,.......,..,.....3-25 <br />3.4.3 Alternative 3c: Municipalities.........................................,......................,..........3-28 <br />3.4.4 Alternative 3d: Reanalysis of Grand Valley Water Management...................... 3-28 <br />3.4.5 Alternative 3e: Analysis of GVIC Water Management..................................... 3-30 <br />3.5 NEW STORAGE F ACILITIES........................................................................................3-31 <br />3.5.1 Storage Above Shoshone .................................................................................., 3-32 <br />3.5.1.1 Alternative 4a: Reconfigured Eagle-Piney Project ............................. 3-32 <br />3.5.1.2 Alternative 4b: Ranch Creek Reservoir ..............................................3-33 <br />3.5.1.3 Alternative 4c: Wolcott Reservoir Site ............................................... 3-34 <br />3.5.1.4 Alternative 4d: Eagle-Colorado Reservoir Site .................................. 3-34 <br />3,5.1.5 Alternative 4e: Jasper Reservoir ......................................................... 3-35 <br />3.5.2 Storage Below Shoshone ................................................................................... 3-35 <br />3.5.2.1 Alternative 4f: Roan Creek Reservoir................................................. 3-35 <br />3,5.2.2 Alternative 4g: Mt. Logan Reservoir .................................................. 3-36 <br />3.5.2.3 Alternative 4h: Owens Creek Reservoir ............................................. 3-37 <br />3.5.2.4 Alternative 4i: Main Elk Creek Reservoir .......................................... 3-37 <br />3.5.2.5 Alternative 4j: Colony's Middle Fork Reservoir ................................3-38 <br />3.5.2.6 Alternative 4k: Dry Hollow Reservoir................................................ 3-38 <br />3,5.2.7 Alternative 41: Kendig Reservoir ........................................................ 3-39 <br />3.5.2.8 Alternative 4m: Main Stem Reservoir ................................................3-39 <br />3.5.2.9 Alternative 4n: Parachute Creek Reservoir......................................... 3-40 <br />3.5.2.10 Alternative 40: Starkey Gulch Reservoir ............................................3-41 <br /> <br />I' <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />p:\data\gen\Ocwcb\ 18133\report\phase-1 \contentsdoc <br /> <br />11 <br />