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<br />7 <br /> <br />1. Foothills-Strontia Sprin~s. <br />Because Foothills-Strontia Springs would become <br />the system's base load plant, a dependable hydroelectric <br />power source is available. <br />The first phase development -- 125 million gallons <br />per day capacity -. would develop enough power not only to <br />provide all of the energy requirements of the treatment plant <br />and substantially reduce current pumping, but also generate <br />a surplus of 3.0 million kilowatt hours annually of "cl.ean" <br />electrical power per year, plus reduce present energy use <br />by 16.4 million kilowatt hours per year. That's enough for <br />the needs of more than 10,000 persons. <br />The ultimate capacity of Foothills -- 500 million <br />gallons per day of treated water -- would generate a <br />salable surplus of 65 million kilowatt hours of pollution- <br />free hydroelectric power per year -- about enough for a <br />city of 37,000 persons. <br /> <br />2. Foothills-Upstream Dam <br />While this alternative to Foothills would eliminate <br />much of the current pumping (the treatment plant still would <br />be in Roxborough Park, and provide gravity delivery of <br />treated water to virtually all of the Denver Water Department <br />system). the hydroelectric power plant would be eliminated <br />because Foothills no longer would be a 365-day base load <br />plant. <br /> <br />The 125 million gallons per day plant annually would <br />consume 8 million kilowatt hours of energy. The hydro- <br /> <br />00725 <br />