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<br />f'l'\"'2e:~ <br />utJ (...() U <br /> <br />~:~?~~t~;r~~ <br /> <br />'at site' or bus bar due to lack of integration with a power system which <br /> <br />could offer the advantages of interchange and other econom'ies. " <br /> <br />p, <br /> <br />Existing Reservoirs Could Pe Used (Bullalo Park Improvement Association, <br /> <br />Barry McNeill). <br /> <br />[Had an unfavorable reaction] "been anticipated five years ago, the inter- <br /> <br />vening time would have been used by the Denver Water Board and the U. S. <br /> <br />Bureau of Reclamation to study every option at their disposal for increasing <br /> <br />existing water storage without sacrificing any additional mountain valleys. <br /> <br />"Five years ago none of us were much concerned with environmental <br /> <br />impact, today we are, and consequently the problem has increased tremend- <br /> <br />ously in scope.. . . <br /> <br />"The 'Announcement dated April 17, 1974' by the U. S. Bureau of Recla- <br /> <br />mation lists two dams that were originally designed and built with proviSions <br /> <br />engineered into their structures to enable their capacities to be increased, <br /> <br />Gross and Standley .", <br /> <br />"Further study should be intensified Looking toward better use of these <br /> <br />existing structures and the Chatfield Dam. <br /> <br />"The Chatfield Dam as it exists today has a capacity of 335,000 A. F. <br /> <br /> <br />'t was not built larger as the Denver Water Board confidently expected to build <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />x..,....!;<'-"%i,;:1i.. <br /> <br />the Two Forks Dam in order to effectually operate the Roberts Tunnel. <br /> <br />"In the light of the controversy that has arisen, Chatfield should be <br /> <br />completely restudied. <br /> <br />"Tn the above 'Accouncement of April 17, 1974' the expansion considered for <br /> <br />Chatfield was enormous; from 335,000A.F. to 920,000A.F. causing relocations <br /> <br />"Smaller Chatfield expansions should be,studied. <br /> <br />Could Chatfield be increased in <br /> <br />,.....;. :' <br />. . ~ .h <br />~~;.:;~ '-." ,-~. <br />.,' .... - <br />~::ii\~'~:-::~-- ::~;:~;-if <br />~-;:;-.~; '-".::/< ...t ._ <br />:.:'<:.-":./' <br /> <br />of two major railroads and two major highways. <br /> <br />\'~'~:::/IA~~{~,<_:~~~<. -..~~f$ ':<~ <br />.. -.,:"),:< ,--,-p <br /> <br />-"';':"0 <br /> <br /> <br />. ',". · '.Y:{'0~~:;i:'~:<<~" '(;^i';'<~i~,.~~j):t.J~.~;"i,~:~;;r:" ':~kY'~'f.i~~ <br /> <br />-15- <br /> <br />-;:;...::;--~:;:, ".<' - -_...~::, <br />,,,:.- -'. <br />