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<br />3.6 POWER PLANT OPERATIONS AND SCHEDULING ................................................ 3-41
<br />3.6.1 Alternative 5a: East Slope Power Operation and Scheduling............................ 3-41
<br />3.6.2 Alternative 5b: Shoshone Power Plant ............................................................., 3-43
<br />3.6.3 Alternative 5c: Grand Valley Power Plant......................................................... 3-44
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<br />3.7 OTHER ALTERNATIVES .............................................................................................. 3-45
<br />3.7.1 Alternative 6a: Insurance Pool........................................................................... 3-45
<br />3.7.2 Alternative 6b: Obtain Historic Consumptive Use Credits................................ 3-45
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<br />, CHAPTER 4 RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS ............................................... 4-1
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<br />4.1 INTRODUCTION ................,.......................................................................,............,........4-1
<br />4.2 SUMMARY REVIEW OF AL TERNA TIVES .................................................................. 4-1
<br />4.3 DISPOSITION OF AL TERNA TIVES............................................................................... 4-1
<br />4.3.1 Alternatives 1 a through I g: Expanded Coordinated Reservoir Operations ........ 4-1
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<br />4.3.1.1 Disposition ........,....................................................,..............................4-2
<br />4.3.1.2 Basis of Disposition .............................................................................. 4-2
<br />4.3.2 Alternative Ic, Ruedi Reservoir Pumpback......................................................... 4-3
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<br />4.3.2.1 Disposition..,.. ............ ......... ............................ ... .... ......, ... ...,... ........ ...... 4-3
<br />4.3.2.2 Basis for Disposition.,....,...............................,...................................,..4-3
<br />4.3.3 Grand Valley Centric Alternatives.......................................................................4-4
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<br />4.3.3.1 Disposition. ..... ...., ...... .... .....,............... ......... ........... ....... ..... ..........., ... ... 4-4
<br />4.3.3.2 Basis for Disposition.............................................................,....,...,....., 4-4
<br />4.3.4 Alternative 3: Efficiencies of Conveyance and Distribution Systems................ 4-5
<br />4.3.4.1 Alternative 3a: Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.......... 4-5
<br />4.3.4.2 Alternative 3b: Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District.. 4-5
<br />4,3.4.3 Alternative 3c: Municipalities (Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Aurora,
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<br />and Denver Water) ., ... .... ..... .... ....... ...... ........... ... ...... ... ......... ............ ...........,.. 4-6
<br />4.3.4.4 Alternative 3d: Reanalysis of Grand Valley Water Management
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<br />Alternatives,....,..,., ......... ... ....,............ ..... ............ .........,... .......' ........., ...,.....,.. 4-6
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<br />4.3 .4.4'.1 Disposition,.. ... ........ ......... ....... ...... ..... .... ............... .......,., ...,......... 4-6
<br />4.3.4.4.2 Basis of Disposition ..............................,............................".,...,.. 4-6
<br />4.3.4.5 Alternative 3e: Analysis of GVIC Water Management ......................, 4-6
<br />4.3.5 Alternatives 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, and 4e: New Storage Projects Above Shoshone ..... 4-7
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<br />4.3.5.1 Disposition... ..... ............. ........ ....... ........... .......... ....,. ...... ....... ......,..... ...... 4-7
<br />4.3.5.2 Basis for Disposition .............................................................................. 4-7
<br />4.3,6 Alternatives 4fthrough 40: New Storage Projects Below Shoshone.................. 4-7
<br />4.3.6.1 New Mainstem Storage ........................................................................ 4-8
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<br />4.3,6.1,1 Disposition ................................................................................... 4-8
<br />4.3.6.1,2 Basis of Disposition ..................................................................... 4-8
<br />4.3.6.2 Tributary Sites Without Pumping ......................................................... 4-9
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<br />4.3,6.2.1 Disposition .......,...".,.....,.............,..,.......,.......................,...,..,...,.. 4-9
<br />4.3.6.2,2 Basis for Disposition.,.................,......,.,.....,.............................,." 4-9
<br />4.3.6.3 Tributary Sites With Pumping................................................................ 4-9
<br />4.3 .6.3.1 Disposition........,...,...,.,.,.............,............,..........,.., ..................'.. 4-9
<br />4.3,6.3.2 Basis for Disposition.................................................................. 4-10
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