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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ~q'3~ ~~~G~ D. Build Alternative Reservoirs at Different Locations A number of water projects have been proposed for the north- west corner of Colorado, some of which could furnish water to the beneficiaries of the proposed Taylor Draw Reservoir. Among them are the White River Pumping Pipeline and Reservoir Project, The Oil Shale Corporation Project, the Powell Park Project, the CRWCD Diversion and Storage Project, the Superior Oil Company Diversion and Storage Project, the Wolf Ridge Project, the Boies Project, the Rio Blanco Oil Shale Project, the Cow Creek Project, the Flat Tops Project, the Fourteen Mile Project, the Stillwater Project, the Figure Four Project, and the Yellow Jacket Project, all in the White River drainage basin, and the Cross Mountain Project and the Juniper Project in the Yampa River drainage basin. In addition, there are a number of other future possible diversions, which do not contain water storage provisions in their plans. The White River projects, except for the Yellow Jacket Project, the Flat Tops Project, and the CRWCD Diversion and Storage Project, are either in the Piceance Creek basin or are concerned with supply- ing water primarily for oil shale development. Many of them will consume most of the water stored and will have very little return flow to the streams. Of the projects named above, the nearest to the Taylor Draw Dam and Reservoir are the White River Project and The Oil Shale Corporation Project, both of which will be using stored waters for development of oil shale. It is not known if either will have water available for uses to be served by Taylor Draw Reservoir or if any or all of the projects listed will ever be constructed. All, in varying de~rees, would help reduce the flood potential at Rangely. VIII-5