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<br /> <br />'. ~'"! Q~q <br />.. - - ... ..~ "- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />an alternative to the present Curecanti Project location in the late <br />40's and early SO's.l As proposed, the 27S-foot (84-m) high <br />concrete arch dam would create a reservoir with 54,000 acre-feet <br />(66.6 million m2) which would back water up through the gorge to <br />the downstream border of _ the monument. The proposed installed <br />generating capacity of 35,500 kilowatts would have an average <br />annual energy output of about 186,000 megawatt-hours. Electrical <br />output from this project would be significantly in excess of the <br />city's own requirements, and it is assumed that such energy would <br />be marketed on' a regional basis to meet needs in other areas. <br />Since the proposal for Delta's project was recently made, details of <br />the economic feasibility and adequacy of water supply are not fully <br />known. However, based on a reconnaissance study conducted of <br />the Smith Fork project,2 the cost of water would be about $180 per <br />acre-foot ($180/1.233 m2) annually. Preliminary estimates indicate <br />that total investment costs to Delta, including interest during <br />const.ruction, would be about $40 million. The possibility exists <br />that some arrangement may be made with another project sponsor to <br />accommodate Delta's domestic water supply and electrical needs in <br />their proposed water development project(s). <br /> <br />Sulphur Gulch Alternative. An alternative to the Cedar Flats, <br />Smith Fork, and Tri-County projects has been formulated which <br />would be totally outside the wild river proposal area. It calls for a <br />diversion on the Gunnison River downstream from the North Fork <br /> <br />1. Reconnaissance Geological Report of the Ridgway Dam Site - <br />Reconnaissance Geology Report of the Smith Fork Dam Site- <br />Gunnison River Project, Colorado. J. Neil Murdock, August 1947. <br /> <br />2. Smith <br />Colorado. <br />1976. <br /> <br />Fork Project Reconnaissance Report, City of Delta, <br />R.W. Beck and Associates. Denver, Colorado. August <br /> <br />95 <br /> <br />