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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />0023~5 <br /> <br />CHAPrER III <br /> <br />PROJECT DEVELOPMENl' <br />(Juniper unit) <br /> <br />Subalternatives for the Juniper unit include different routes for <br />the canal from Juniper Reservoir to Deadman Bench. These routes extend <br />down the north side of the Yampa River and then cross the river by means <br />of a long siphon. The costs for canals along these routes are more than <br />for the selected plan. The studies for all plans indicated that the <br />lareer the area served, the more economically feasible would be the <br />development. <br /> <br />The selected plan of development colild be eXpanded to include the <br />potential hydropower developments of Juniper Dam site and other sites <br />downstream on the Yampa River. These potentialities were not appraised <br />for this report but are discussed briefly in Chapter IV. <br /> <br />Competitive uses for the water utilized by the Juniper unit include <br />trans basin diversions from Elk River north of Steamboat Springs to <br />either the main Colorado River drainage or the Little Snake River <br />drainage. A preliminary appraisal indicated that the diversion to the <br />Colorado River would be economically infeasible. The diversion to the <br />- Little Snake River is discussed in Chapter IV under the Great Divide <br />unit plan. <br /> <br />48 <br />