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<br />ODlli87 <br /> <br />Section 1 - Summary <br /> <br />Water users in the State of Colorado have agreed to annually supply 10,825 acre feet of water to the <br />15-Mile Reach of the Colorado River in association with the Upper Colorado River Endangered <br />Fishes Recovery Program (Recovery ProgramJ. Five alternatives to supply the Recovery Program <br />water have been independently investigated in recent years. This report summarized and compares <br />these alternatives based on the previously developed information. The five alternatives presented in <br />this report are illustrated on Figure 1.0, and are summarized below. <br /> <br />FigUI'e J.OLocation of Alternatives <br />Legend <br /> <br />,1~E:::I..I...l-[D, <br /> <br />) ~ "_V'Jolford'Mountain ,.~ (,f <br />, t: Reserv~~ erh~i:6r~~"::-"\ <br />0.=;-10 .::u JO 40Miles 0 10.83AII>::ma"veProie~ls ~-~~ j,:- i:.~---::-(-.' I <br />-MainRlv~r ./~ --'.r-/ \hrdtn\)~ T "'\- <br /> <br />. ~: F"; ~., -,_ ('! '.-~." --~~~~~~. ~~' -: '~_C~~~~~;~ . ,X: <br />_(' -' ii Y i ~;~/ '__..-!~ ' J::f:,:.).: ;\...- ~ ~ <br />'-"-_"" /,:'.;- '-'.----::t'f -~WOICOItI"~"'l\-->. <br />~ . ,..... -"-":---'-"-':--'-"~"-', . -~-- ~:;kll~......~l _ '( i ; ~ _mR~servo'r l;:-, IlIJ~~h <br />"..._.,:!.,,': 'Sl"llr.:l<~ "'<', ~.,,! <br />i....'...,... ,...........fufi< ~ ...... ...:?~,.,' .;-V!l~=:):. <br />r . '.Websler Hill 1 "'-r~ c'" ~'_, __~_~___,' <br /> <br /> <br />~~I~~~~l:~j1~~:/,"i,'L . <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />_\ <br />,- <br /> <br />1.1 Water Yield <br /> <br />A reliable annual water supply of 10,825 acre feet can be provided to the Recovery Prof,'fam by <br /> <br /> <br />three of the alternatives (Sulphur Gulch Reservoir, Wolcott Reservoir and Webster Hill Reservoir). <br /> <br /> <br />Two of the alternatives (Wolford Mountai~ Reservoir Enhancements and Orchard Mesa lITigation <br /> <br /> <br />District Water Management) will not likely provide 10,825 acre feet of supply in all years, <br /> <br /> <br />particularly in critically dry years (Table 1.0). These two alternatives may provide an important <br /> <br /> <br />portion of the water commitment to the Recovery Program, but may require implementation in <br /> <br /> <br />combination with other sources of water supply. <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />RECOVERY PROGRAM ALTERNATIVES <br />1-1 <br />