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<br />r- <br /> <br />:. :' <br /> <br />.... <br /> <br />reduces the bacterial count, a desirable change from the health <br /> <br />standpoint. East Rifle Creek water stored in Harvey Gap Reser'- <br /> <br />voir has been used for domestic purposes for many years and has <br /> <br />proven satisfactory except in late summer after the reservoir <br /> <br />has been nearly emptied and the ~~ter has become warm. <br /> <br />It is probable that the water stored in Rifle Gap Reservoir, <br /> <br />which would be mostly snow water, would be softer than the East <br /> <br />Rifle Creek water now used which is from limestone formations <br /> <br />and very hard. <br /> <br />The town of Rifle has not used its Rifle Creek right in the <br /> <br />past, except in emergencies, and probably will not use it in the <br /> <br />future as the town has recently completed a plant to treat <br /> <br />COlorado River water and supplement the present supply from <br /> <br />Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Colorado River from the south. <br /> <br />Reservoir Operation <br /> <br />Operation studies of Rifle Gap Reservoir indicate that at <br /> <br />least 6,000 acre-feet of active storage capacity should be pro- <br /> <br />vided at Rifle Gap. Table 10 is a summary of the reservoir <br /> <br />operations for the 10-year dry period 1930-39. <br /> <br />.51 <br />