
Executive Summary
FIGURE 2: EAA RESERVOIR LAYOUT
Reservoir Design
The total storage surface area of the reservoir is approximately 31,000 acres
with a maximum normal pool depth of 12 feet deep, and provides 360,000 acre-
feet of storage volume. Earthen embankments surrounding the reservoir will
have a minimum height of 23 feet above ground. The internal embankment
separating the two cells is 21 feet above ground.
Seepage Buffer
The 200 foot wide seepage buffer runs along the east, north, and western
boundaries of the reservoir. This seepage buffer will extend 200 feet from the
base of the embankment. In addition to providing its intended seepage
management function, it will also provide wildlife habitat within the project
footprint, encompassing a total of 560 acres. The design of the buffer is to mimic
an upland-wetland mosaic and allow for maintenance of the reservoir
embankment. The first 50 feet of the buffer from the toe of the embankment will
be an upland maintenance corridor. From 50 to 100 feet, the buffer area would
be re-graded to pre-construction elevations and allowed to re-vegetate naturally
as a wetland. From 100 to 200 feet, the buffer area would contain a deeper (-2
EAA Storage Reservoirs Revised Draft PIR and EIS February 2006
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