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<br />OUFi:lLt <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />be given to the utilization of flows of the Fountain River by Cola-ado <br />Springs o.n:l the surrounding o.rea in the Fountain Valley in lieu of use <br />of the rosiduo.l flows of the Fountain River for lunds in the .....rkansas <br />Valley proper, During the period 1942-1947, the flow of the river at <br />the town of Fountain averaged 67,000 acre-feet annoo lly, The average <br />flow of the Fountain River at its juncrtion with tha Arkansas at Pueblo <br />for 1942 to 1947 was about 64,000 acre-feet. This indic"ltes tlat a <br />lo.rge portion of the flow of the Fountain River originate s o.bove tha <br />town of Fountain. <br /> <br />32. Although extensive information is not readily available o.nd <br />little fiold reconnaissance was conducted, very preliminary studies <br />indicate that the West Fountain reservoir site, approxinntew 1-1/2 <br />miles west of the town of Fountain or 0. site on Jim.'1IY Camp Creek east <br />of Fountain, both on tributaries of tha Fountain Rivor, might be <br />developodu Water from 0. reservoir at either of those sites could be <br />pumped a hoight of about 800 feet for the oity of Colorado Springs and <br />about 300 feet to ser-oJe the arable lands. Those heights are consider- <br />ably less than the static head of 1.055 feet required for all water- <br />nrunicipal and irrigat~_on..--from the South Platte Rivero <br /> <br />33. other possibiEties might be the developoont of reservoir <br />sites in tho Fountain Valley in lieu of or in conjunction with the <br />West Fountain and the Jirnnw Camp Crook sites. Tharo also may be a <br />possibility of developing these facilities in conjunction with a. <br />multiple-purpose plan in the Fountain Valley ~er--"ing flood control" <br />sc6;ment retention, and wa~er flow retardatio~. Such a program miGht <br />i:IOJ"ldo the Eden Reser-oroi-r three miles above :2ueblo on tha Fountain <br />R'.'\Tu', The U, S. Forest S,orvice has already prerared 0. report on <br />wateI' flow retardation in '.;he Fountain River Basin, <br /> <br />34. Consideration at' various resorvoir sites and consideration <br />of Fountain River wutor far municipal and irrigation supplies will re- <br />qu ire careful analyses of existing water rights with attendant re- <br />placement and/or acquisition problems; determimtion of the qualita- <br />tive and quantitative adeq1:.aey of the water; e:x:o.mimtion of the en- <br />gineering. agricultural, mld economic factors involved; compliance <br />w:tth the Arkansas River compacrt; am studies of numer cus other <br />nntterso <br /> <br />35. Tha plwsical characteristics of the plant, for utilization <br />of the water of the Founta;n Valley so as to attain optimum benefits <br />as:30ointed with all ml~tij?b-uses. should be such as to serve all <br />p,,:rposJs most econoTi':\c.o.lly, based, of course, upon protectinr, pre- <br />sent ...,tor users reg8.~-dleeg of their location as to availability of <br />supply am/or replacement of water from a satisfactory source. From <br />a financial viewpoint. the 00 at of irrigation water from the ::>outh <br />Platte River imported for use in the Fountain Valley points up the <br />noed for studies of' alternati va and !Tl.0~.'::' 0conQ~i:'Yll invostments <br />.t.hn.t 00U]d accvLlplis): sim-l..l'::l.!"' resul'b'.;e> <br /> <br />11 <br />