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<br />......,..'..','..,...-',','....,., <br />':.""""""":"':':"':':':' <br />""'ffiilif'" <br />,:llnOJI <br /> <br />EF-4 <br /> <br />EF-5 <br /> <br />EF-6 <br /> <br />EF-7 <br /> <br />EF-S <br /> <br />---1 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />Table 4 -. Analysis of Endan ered Fish Recove <br />',~m.~~~~l~i <br />mltv'i~a+~ili\6~: <br /> <br /> <br />Use other <br />water/sources <br /> <br />Buy water to store. <br /> <br />Transmountain <br />diversion from White <br />River. <br /> <br />Contract to store <br />non.project water <br /> <br />Supply more irrigation <br />water thru Silt Pump <br />C.n.1 <br /> <br />Use water already available from <br />other sources (like Ruedi Reservoir) <br />to enhance river flows to recover the <br />fish. (This is also 8 part of the no <br />action option.) <br /> <br />See Item no. R.4 and the <br />following ---- > <br /> <br />See Item no. R-5 and the <br />following ...> <br /> <br />See Item no. R-6 and the <br />following ... > <br /> <br />Additional water would be pumped <br />from the CO River enabling water. <br />previously diverted into and released <br />from Harvey Gap Reservoir, to be <br />stored at Rifle Gap Reservoir. This <br />water would be delivered to benefit <br />the 15-Mile reach in the late summer <br />& ..rly f.lI. <br /> <br />See item no. R.8 and the <br />followln --, > <br /> <br />- 32,150 .f of Ru.di w.t.r <br />to be delivered annually for <br />15 year term (includes <br />.bout 10,000 .f <br />committed perpetually in <br />EIS). <br />- 3,000 .f of Wolford Mtn. <br />Res. water is also available <br />annually. <br /> <br />Not likely to produce <br />significant useable <br />amounts of water. <br /> <br />Could produc. up to 2,000 <br />.f. <br /> <br />Only h.lp could be I.t. <br />irrigation sea80n retum <br />flows increasing flow <br />availability at Cameo. <br /> <br />Additionally, water retained <br />in RG Reservoir for <br />recreation purposes under <br />option R-S could b. <br />r.I....d in the fall to 1 S- <br />Mile Reach. Also. as <br />carryover water subject to <br />first spill. could be released <br />to meet spring peak needs <br />of the endengered fi.h. <br /> <br />31 <br /> <br />~1I1'11111~11~11!1111!111 <br /> <br />This option does not use <br />the Silt proj.ct to h.lp <br />solve problem. <br /> <br />Currently unknown, <br />other studies are <br />underway. <br /> <br />a Other studies are <br />underway to locate water <br />but only Ruedi and Wolford <br />Mtn. water is currently <br />available (After 15 years <br />only about 10 k af .vailabl. <br />from RuecH). <br />. Like RG, .11 Fed.rally <br />constructed reservoirs in <br />the upper basin Bre being <br />examined to see if water <br />can found for flow <br />enhancement purposes. <br />RIP is looking for the most <br />cost effective sources. <br /> <br />Probably detrimental to <br />White R. end.ng.red fi.h <br />needs. <br /> <br />Thi. would be . tredeoff <br />between pumping when <br />higher .pring peeke ere <br />desired for the fish versus <br />releasing water to enhance <br />flows during the late <br />summer or earty fall.' Also, <br />pumping could resuft in <br />further depletions to 15. <br />Mile reech flow. in the <br />earl summer. <br />