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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"""' <br />c <br />co. <br />0) <br /> <br />ANTICIPATED EFFECTS OF ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS (continued) <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />Between Green River near Greendale, Yampa River near Maybe!l, Duchesne <br />River near Randlett, White River near Watson, and Green River at Green <br />River, Utah <br /> <br />Cheyenne-Laramie, Wyoming. The city of Cheyenne diverts water from <br />the Little Snake River to a tributary of the North Platte in exchange <br />for water diverted from Douglas Creek for municipal use by the city of <br />Cheyenne. This transmountain diversion is now using about 8,000 acre- <br />feet (10 x 106m3) and it is estimated that this city and the Laramie <br />area will ultimately deplete the Colorado River by an additional 42,000 <br />acre-feet (52 x 106m3) beyond the year 2010. <br /> <br />Central Utah Project (Jensen Unit). This unit lS located In Uintah <br />County along the Green River east of Vernal. Storage of water in Red <br />Fleet (Tyzack) Reservoir on Brush Creek together with pumping from the <br />Green River will supply 440 acres (180 ha) of new land and 3,640 acres <br />(1470 ha) of presently irrigated lands. Approximately 15,000 acre-feet <br />(19 x 106m3) of water is anticipated to be depleted by this project. <br /> <br />7. Above San Rafael River near Green River, Utah <br /> <br />Utah Power & Light, Huntington, Emery County. The anticipated <br />future effects on the San Rafael River would be steam-electric plants <br />depleting about 15,000 acre-feet (19 x 106m3) of water and replacing <br />an estimated 5,000 acres (2000 ha) of presently irrigated lands with <br />industries. The salt was assumed to be depleted with the water. The <br />Huntington Powerplant started one unit in 1975, and another in 1977. The <br />Emery County powerplant started units in 1978, and 1980, and have others <br />scheduled for 1984 and 1987. <br /> <br />8. Above Colorado River near Glenwood Springs, Colorado <br /> <br />Denver Expansion, Englewood, Colorado Springs Expansion, and Pueblo, <br />Colorado. Expansion of municipal supplies for these four cities will <br />eventually deplete the Colorado River by 234,000 acre-feet (290 x 106m3) <br />above present uses. These are transmountain diversions from the Blue, <br />Fraser, and Eagle Rivers in the headwaters of the Co lorado Ri veL The <br />diversions would vary according to runoff each year. <br /> <br />Homestake Expansion Project, Colorado. The Homestake Project 10 <br />Colorado, constructed by the cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs, will <br />ultimately divert an additional average annual amount of 31,000 acre-feet <br />(3B K 106m3) to the eastern slope from the headwaters of the Colorado <br />River although the diversions will vary from year to year. Present <br />diversions amount to about 25,000 acre-feet (31 x 106m3). <br /> <br />Windy Gap Project, Colorado. This transmountain diversion will use <br />the facilities of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project to divert up to 54,000 <br />acre-feet (67 x 106m3) annually for domestic use by the cities of <br />Longmont, Loveland, Estes Park, and Greeley, Colorado, and the Platte River <br /> <br />50 <br />