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<br />INO DAM <br />1NAlIER PROJEc:,. <br /> <br />. . (A Summary) <br />PROJECT IS VIABLE <br /> <br />. Strong demand for new waler supply. <br />. High qualilY project wlter. <br />. Lower costs than cx.isling alternatives. <br /> <br />SUPPLY IS RENEWABLE AND SUSTAINABLE <br /> <br />+ Over 2 billioniacrc feet (AP) of water in the San Luis Valley (SLY) confined aquifer. <br />. Nearly I mill\on M of.nnual recharge 10 the SLY confmed aquifer. <br />. Less than 40Q,OOO AF or annulI pumping fromSLV confined aquifer. <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENT IS PROTECTED <br /> <br />. No new dams or reservoirs. <br />+ RehabilitAtes over 50 miles crripan.n corridors. <br />. Enhances existing welland~. <br />. Creates new wellands. <br />. Maintains ov~r 100,000 Icres of open space. <br />t Protects ovct 80,000 Icres of the Sansrc de Cristo Wilderness Arca. <br />t Creates 10,OPO acres of new wilderness. <br />. Protects Gr~t Sand Dunes National Monument, <br />. ESIIblishcs 50,000 .cre wildlife refuge. <br />i <br /> <br />BENEFITS AR~ COMPREHENSIVE <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />. Contributes up to $~O million ofwaler to Rio Grande to help lolve problems ofwlter <br />quality, in.meam now maintenance, endangered species IlId wildlife hlbitat. <br />t Saves taxplyers $1 million annually on SLY Closed Basin Projecl. <br />t Relief to SaS\Jaehe County ranchers and others adjacent SLY Closed Basin Project. <br />. 100,000 AI hew front range water supply. <br />. 10 year loan :ofwater allowing Colorado to mitiSale damages to Kansas. <br />. ElCtends economic life of Denver Basin Aquifer. <br />. Eliminates f~nnland dry-up in South Platte and Arkansas River basins. <br />. Preserves Colorado', w.ter.allocation in Colorldo River for future needs. <br />Presenled by <br /> <br />STOCKMAN'S <br />WATER COMPANY <br />."Develbping Colorado's Water for Coiorado" <br /> <br />[Q c...n,typISLVREAJ:f()RS" <br /> <br /> <br />SUPPORT <br />SAN LUISVALLEY <br />WATER i <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />.-.--------- <br />