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,. 001987 \^lEST SIOPE RESERVOIR CONCEPT STUDIED Page. . . . . . . . . . a . . . . .2 1l/2B/71 DENVER POST BY Dick Prouty From the reservoir at ;':Olcott. the water then could J:e pumped about 17., miles to Piney lake, \oimch \olould becorr.e a reservoir under the water cepartment plan. Tins v;ould require a lift of about 1,BOO feet. EAGLE-PINEY SYSTE. From Piney lake reservoir the ragle-Piney collection system would put the \'later on its way to Denver. If any \\uter is available in t'1e Colorado River, it could be picked up at a facility at State Bridge, plUTped over the'divide and into Alkalai Creek \olhere the Eagle-Colorado reservoir Kould be. . "\';e have the sarre concern about drying up streams as the people on the \'lestern Slope" said Jarr.es Cgilvie, Denver l';ater Departrr.ent l1'anager. "l';e can't countenance that cmd \,7i.ll \\'Ork l'lith others to get satisfactory levels of rensin- flows that \o;on' t affect fish and other environrr.ental values." "\':e fully recognize the rights of dmJllstream interests," he said, I'\.Te'll be skimning off tl:e peak flows, not .taking all the \\'8.ter out of the streams." "l':e're considering the things conservationists are telling us \.7i.tr.out sacrificing the I'later vie need, have filed uFon and expect to acquire," Ogilvie said. COST SHARIKG . "But the additonal costs are going to have to be >;licked up by someone," he said, observing it isn't fair for Denver vlater users to have to pay the entire cost. OgHvie said the Eagle-Colorado proposal isn't an, alternative to Eagle- Piney. It \\'Ould pennit Il'aximum flexibil,ity in lll3l1aging water to the benefit of both East Slope .and l:est Slope interest, he said. Glen G. Saunders, Denver water la\oJ}'er and consultant to the board, said the concept offers a real challenge "if environrr.entalists \oJaIlt to take the initiative, they can turn this into sorr.ething to really ber.efit the environment." "t'le are living (in the Denver area) in an uninhabitwle area. I':'e changed the ecology to get what \\"e have here, to irrprove our environment. 1ID\)I'I'IONl\L COSTS "It'll cost extra to take the water out below (Vail), so let those \'mo reap the benefits of it pay for it rather Ulan the !,-eople of Denver," Saunders said, noting "vie can' t realistically say we have all the water we need." And, Saunder::: a!'lJ<ed, "If Denver doesn't do it (water mmagerr.ent) , who's going to do it?" ~,