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<br />1 (', ,.~dge Clifford H. St.one <br />U '~e T'rnl <br /> <br />~ 24, :1949 <br /> <br />(c) Ii' the City is compelled by excessive charges for project <br />water, to obtain Blue River Water independeiit of the Blue <br />River Project, that project is financially damaged through <br />a reduction in waters available for power production. <br /> <br />Gunnison-Arkansas Project <br /> <br />The Midd1e Beaver Creek Plan would provide SO!ile 2700 acre feet <br />of water for Colorado Springs, but, aside from matters of cost, is subject <br />to the follamng object.i.ons:- <br /> <br />(a) There is no assurance that the City could make, with the <br />Southern Colorado Power Company and the Penrose irrigators, <br />the llP-cessary arrangements for water and power replacements <br />on the very favorable terms contemplated by the report. <br /> <br />(b) The plan hinges on the availability of Gunnison-Arkansas <br />?roject wu.~.-Br iT:. -t;-:.e _E...r1-:ar~~ r..:.......cr. If t.t~6 TII'ojr:C"t. (:(JlJlu <br />be aut.~.:C'~~~ed 2....-;.d. ;:-aT]~.c:d ;!.8'?q:=-2.-::-e 2.;"';-!":'~.:::,::'a;;..i.:::~3 ::..-: ;:;-:;6 <br />l:.e:-::t C':'~~~:;rc::=::s, ~"!':; :.c~ ";;'D1.ild :-~0::. ::..:: S;,) ::V:'....:...l.:..:...'le ~ 2.c5s :'':-'''::;"1 <br />Eou:- ~.r'2:.rs. ::'J.e i'orr.i.dable oJ:,~~'osi-~.";"O!-~ .:~ ':l".;~e projec"V now <br />p!"ese~t 2..'1.d -r.r..e historical ctela:ys i!:. ~ec~.i::.b ~:::~l:ori~.:i:.ion <br />a...TJ.d f:.!::d.s for a...""1:''' l..::rge projec~, 1-'larrant t.He conclusion <br />that fully 6 to 10 years may elapse before this plan cO;lld <br />become effective. The Cit;r cannot ..,<lit to meet the imme- <br />diate need for some 4000 acre feet of l7ater. <br /> <br />The Lmver Beaver Creek Plan is subj ect to the SaIne obj ection <br />on arrangements unless the Government actually delivers the project water <br />to the proposed pipe line leading to Colorado Springs. A i'urther objection <br />to this plan is its inadequacy to meet future water requirements, making it <br />necessary to resort to a relatively small and high-costing 5lIEll develop- <br />ment to secure the additionally needed water from the Blue-South Platte <br />Project. <br /> <br />Blue River-South Platte Project <br /> <br />The single purpose South Platte Project for diversion of 7000 <br />acre feet sho.1S a cost of )33.75 per acre foot, and the dual purpese I,reject <br />with a diversion of 45,000 acre feet, a cost of ~149.54 per acre foot. for <br />municipal vmter. For a municipal supply from the project of 20,000 acre <br />feet, the cost would then be approximately ~~72 per acre foot, '\'d.th pumping <br />pm7er purchased. IIm.ever, with such a divcrsion for municipal purposes, <br />pm.er development would surely be justified, with a reduction in cost to <br />about $65, including ~24 per acre foot for water in Eleven Mile Canyon <br />Reservoir. As this cost is slighUy less than the accUlJll.l.lative cost. of <br />~j;66.ilo per acre foot for 13,000 acre feet, [rom the Gunnison-Arkansas Project <br />plus 7000 acre feet from tl!8 Blue-South }utt.e LT'Oject:o 1.;-, follOim that the <br />Ci ty should elect to S€CiJ.l'e watc:r .f'~'OITI the Eli..t(~-;~;,=>:.1i:.l:. ~-12. T.;t.e Project,? <br />Further reasons for Sllf.:.L:. a decision aI'C i'~'Dt;d.o;:. ~'rDlli tne evDlplication~ <br />attending the securing of tile use of Beaver Greek water;:;, a:ld the possi- <br />bility 0.1' securinG interim \tat.er fro;;; the Cit,' of Denver, pendll1g c~le- <br />tion of the Blue-Couth :?latk lrojec"~. <br />