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<br />_. .~__14A_~ _ <br /> <br />. -(-Ini-t;.al- De.,-olop;lont)_ <br /> <br />PUEBLO RESEIlVOIR <br /> <br />Potenti[ll pl"ns for the Pue"lo Reservoir [".re J:or u -iOO,OOO "cre- <br />f')ot roservJir which WQuld be croc,toc: by c.n e,c,rth-fill ('en across the <br />i.rko.nsc.s River, 6 niles west of Pueblo. See route lecf.tion (:remine;, <br />exhibit 4. <br /> <br />Accessibili ty <br /> <br />The donsite co.n be renchoc'. by (:ri'linc; 6 rules "lOst fron Puoblo on <br />ColorC'.(:o Str,to HiGhwc.y No. 96, to the e:;;"ietin!; fle'od cJntrd bo.rricr <br />dc.n "cross tho .L.rkc_nsc,s River. Tho hiChwr.y is ,:,n c.ll-woether, Gro.vel- <br />surfc.cuc. ro[~d. <br /> <br />The T'i1i..."..in line of tho Donvor ,':.n(~ Rico Gr~~n(lo \'wstcrn i{~.ilro('.(l. fr'Jr.1. <br />Pueblo to Cnn:on City tr[lvorsos tho ;.rk"nsr,s V'_llcy pc.rr,llcl to the river <br />"nd po.sses throuGh '.n openinG in the existing bo.rrior ,}r,n. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Estr.bl1shnent ef 0. construction canp for housing Governnont o')n- <br />struction workors would probo.bly not be roquired becauso oJ: the pr'ox- <br />lllity of thc site to Pueblo. <br /> <br />Hi gh ts - of -vmy <br />, <br /> <br />The rosorvoir would inundnte nbout 500 [leros of irriGotod aGricul- <br />turnl l:\nc\ "lonG the ,'.rkCtnsCts River. The oc.lcmce of tho i:-lUndr.te(: "-reo. <br />would bo Gr"-zing land. J.bout 90 percent of the ,,-reo. is privc.tel;{ [Nmed. <br />No cnjor difficulties should be oncountered in the o.cquisition of a <br />right-of-vmy. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Ih torio,ls <br /> <br />--. ----- <br /> <br />Suitable eo.rth-fill nc.teriCtl for the 100,000 "ere-foot reservoir <br />is obto.ino.b;Lo on the ,south si(~o of the ri ~~~cr near tho c:['.I,f.1si to; hc.wcvcr I <br />furthor explorati,Jn of the borroVl aroo. shoulc be 11,,'1.(:0. Coc.rse c')noreto <br />o.ggroGCttos aro c.vo.11o.blo fron tho Lrkc.nsr.s River burc.ons "bove "ne: bo- <br />10Vl the d"-Dsi te. Fine q;grogo.te could be obtr,ined frol1 plants n,-N, 10- <br />oo.:t;cS at__the~-"nflue"c~_2L_t..he FountCtin_ alle. j,rkc:.ns~ p..i. vers_i~l'ueb~__ <br /> <br />31 <br />