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<br />11~3 <br />reS,,"""'.HC.. Tin-cuglLap,rrcr'l'.iate-reaolut.i;ons .the il'::ig:ltors 'in the A.rk;"-nsas - <br />, <br /> <br />. Valley h~v~ '?'~;"(.es~;~1 ~',neir \'li11ingn(;ss t"J rsrrnit tlle a.ccumulation of the <br /> <br />necessaIJ' operating pool .for po'!i"r pI1r?O:Jeo during tree early sta"es of the <br /> <br />project and have agreed to subordinate irrigation rightD in project storage <br /> <br />to the extent necessary t) insure the production of firm pO'.'!er. Stucties by <br /> <br />the :::ng~neering Subcommittee have indicated that 13,,000 acre-feet of <br /> <br />atorage capacity is necessa~j to be reserved in perpetuity as an operating <br /> <br />pool to permit .firr., pO'ver production. Studies by that Subcommittee shm. <br /> <br />that a rim, poner production of 400,000,000 kilowatt-hours ammally can <br /> <br />be secured, r!ith a maximum shoJ'ta~e .i n on~ 12-month period of about 25%. <br /> <br />Secondary po.."er ~verag:ing apprc'xir'3t,ely 100,000,000 kilO'Natt-hours annually <br /> <br />will be available. These conclusions are based on the assu~ptiDn th~t <br /> <br />outages during the ~'inter period "'ill not be serious 0, <br /> <br />Uses of Water .for Municipal Purposes <br /> <br />The 1948 draft of report contemplated the use of 5,700 acre-feet <br /> <br />of" project "Tater for municipal purposes., Studies by the Committee indicate <br /> <br />that potential U3eS for municipal purposes l'Tould be appr.."ximately as fol10-"ls.:____ <br />- - ~------ ~- - --- -~~ ~- .-- - -- -- <br /> <br />Location <br /> <br />~ II1'mediate Need Future /.ieeds <br /> - <br />. ' 8,,000 acre-feet 13,000 acre feE:~., <br />~ <br /> 3,000 " " ~ 20,000 " " <br />~ 4,000 " ,I 20,000 " " <br />-~ 15,00'0 .\ u -, 5'3,000 " II <br /> <br />Valle;}! Tm'ms <br /> <br />~:.Fueblo <br /> <br />.':.::-Co).orado Springs <br /> <br />rot'll <br /> <br />Refers to new water in addition to about 2,000 acre-feet of <br />water to be secure,i from Wurtz Pitch tlut "Till bE' made useable <br />to the City ,'d_ th storage facilities to be provided by the project. <br /> <br />** <br /> <br />Colorado Sprinr,s is c ,)nsidering alternative possibilities of <br />securing water, includinr independent constr~ction of the _~_~_____-- <br />Hoosier..Fass .Diversions .from-the.Blue-River~--.- ~- - - <br /> <br />, <br />