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<br />.,' -'161 <br />: J. 'j <br /> <br />VI. Water Development to Meet Out-of-Basin Needs <br /> <br />Several alternative plans could be developed to meet the out-of-basin needs <br /> <br />as identified by the WWDC. The following chapter includes a description of the <br /> <br />component facilities recommended to develop a water supply for out-of-basin water <br /> <br />users. This discussion is limited to the most feasible alternative for each <br /> <br />component in the development plan. Table 4 includes a tabulation of pertinent <br /> <br />statistics ~nd environmental data regarding the system components of the Bat- <br /> <br />tIe Creek to Jack Creek Diversion Plan. A more thorough discussion is included <br /> <br />in the Substantiating Report. <br /> <br />A. Battle Creek to Jack Creek Diversion Plan <br /> <br />A water development plan to make 33,200 AF/year available for muni- <br /> <br />cipal use in the North Platte drainage was studied. During the course of the <br /> <br />study, however, it was determined that the optimum project from an economic stand- <br /> <br />point would develop only 30,000 AF/year. The additional 3,200 AF/year would be <br /> <br />very expensive to develop. Details of this conclusion are discussed in the <br /> <br />Substantiating Report. <br /> <br />The recommended development plan includes the following components: <br /> <br />I. The Battle Creek to Jack Creek Pipeline. <br /> <br />2. Jack Creek Reservoir. <br /> <br />3. The Jack Creek to North Platte River Pipeline. <br /> <br />1. Battle Creek to Jack Creek Pipeline <br /> <br />The proposed Battle Creek to Jack Creek Pipeline would be op- <br /> <br />erated to divert the headwaters of the Little Snake River, by gravity, into the <br /> <br />Jack Creek drainage. The plan proposed for this development is similar to the <br /> <br />plan originated by Cheyenne as Stage III of its three-stage water development <br /> <br />project. <br /> <br />VI-I <br />