WSP03705

• File Number: 8449.913
• Description: Platte River Basin-Miscellaneous Small Projects and Project Studies-Windy Gap/Foothills
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/1/1970
• Title: Foothills Project-Two Forks Fact Sheet and Review
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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s?ec~~ic ~~i~eli~es o~ bow to ~ple~e~~ MOP a:c ~bese &~iceli~es
have uo~ bee~ a~op~eci ~~oug=o~: tbe E~eau ~ wa~e= ~eso~ces
:pla..zl.:li!lg.

!!l A~&US~ 1573, a ci~ize='s ac-::'sor? o~ s~ee~~!lg co~~~ee was ~o~ed
to :p~o~de tbe liaiso: be~ee= t~e public .anc State a!lC Federal pla:-
~<~& pe:sc.:l=el as ~ell as to p~ovide advice a:c suggestioos on pote:tia2
;:=oj ec't t ea:t1.::es. Tbe .s?ecit~c t~c-::ic~ c~ tbe coc:li ':~ee is mo=e
.c1ea=lr de~i.=.ec. as tollows:

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Liaison bet~eeo the public aDd ~be B~eau.
?~ovide a p~~lic fo~ fc= ~te=c~a~ge at ideas.
Eevie~ p~e~~o~s E~ea~ ~~ o~~e= age~cy pla~s for
developme~t.
~ev~e~ ~d ~~lyze al~e~,~ive pl~s =0= ~be Upper
Sou~h ?lat~e unit.

T~e '3t::ez.u develcpeci :;. t:n:.l -::. ~de oi v,-=iou.s 2..1 'te::-=a -:::'VES ~o the bas:":
TwO Forks ~l~ w~ic~ was t~e~ prese~'te~ to ~~e Cit~ze~'s Ad~isc~7
Cc-~~t~ee fc~ ~alyses a=c =ec=~e~datio:s ~be~ec=. T~k ?o~ces
~e=e o=~a~~ec "i~~~ ~~e c=~i~~ee wh~c~ ~cc=essec ~~ese va=io~s ,:-
te~a~ives a=~ ~~=seq~e~~ly el~~a~ec ~~y ci ~bec as bei~g ~ot
feasible. T~e re~~~~g ~l~e=~a~iv~s a=e:
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'!"'ria Forks. T=-.is al te=:::a:.;:i ve is it 890",000 ;;.c:-e ~oot: ::-eservoi=
loca~eci on ~~e =a~ ste~ 'ot ~be So~~~ ?l~~te R~ye=J one ~ile
dow: s~~e~ ~~=c ~bE ~o~s~te of SO~~~ ?la~~e. ~b; rese=voi=
~~c ~=ovide ~~ic~pal and i~d~s~=ial "a~s= ~e~~a~ionJ
by~oelec~~~c power, f~sh ~ci ~l~~ieJ ~C =ec=ea~io~, ~~=
coC?le~e s~~ea= ~~ag~e~t.

nes~ ?lu:. T~s alte==at~ve ~s 790,000 ac=e toot =ese:vci:
0: Wes~ ?l~ C=eek, =ec~i=i=g e~e=s~ve ~~ve:s~cn :acilities
~cr So~th ?~at~e ~lo~s-~~oug= a- ~~~el ~d co~=~i~ a;?=oxi-
=a~ely 15 ~iles ~. len&t~. T~~s rese=7o~ woul~ ~rovice
~~~cipal a=c i~dus~~ia1 ~ate:-. :-e~~la~ic~) iist ,~~ w~l~~i:eJ
and pe=~aps =ec=ea~io= e~a!lce~e:~, bu" powe~ benera:io~
~ulc Dot be available a~dJ at co~~se, s~~ea= ~a~age=e~~ is
g=ea~ly recuced cue "0 t~e ~,cil~t~ bei!lg loca~ed o~~ ~be
=i:l s~ e!ll .

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:e=~ca1e. T~~s al~e=~a~ive is a 785,000 ac=e :oc~ =eser~oi=
o~ ~be No~~ ?ork o~ t~e So~~b ?lat"e ?~ver. It woult pro-
vide to soce e~e~~ ~ce p~?oses a: cu=~c~~al a~c ~=dus~~~a:
wa~e= =es~l~t~o~s.o~ tbe Ncrt~ ~o~k: != adc~~~o~, =is~ a=c
w~~~~=e a~~ =ec=e~:~c~ e~~~c~e~:~~o~2~ be ~=o~~~ec. T=e
-'a....-:,-:-:;v wou.'d -'o"'~""ci"cie "-Iowe~ g"~e~O!I-":c~ -
- ---- ~ ~ -'" - -- y - -- -~...- .....

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Nc~~:ece=al Develop~e:~. ~is al~e=~a~~ve would ~clude =0
:ede=a! ~volve~e~~J b~~ ass~es t~at a "a~e= age~cr 0=
a~e~cies suc~ as ~~e De~ve= Wa~e_~ 3ca=~, '_~._~_-~, e-~ -ou'c::.
... _ r.:___ "'_.J":"
":lu.:.lc. ~o :-o~ks.