WSP08927

• File Number: 8141.600.20
• Description: Fryingpan-Arkansas Project - Studies - Environmental Studies
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/12/1983
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Draft Supplement to the Final Environmental Statement Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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004tMUCh the same discussion occurred for the alternative of selling water

only to municipalities. While there is some demand for Ruedi water from muni-

cipalities, the demand is low enough that restricting Ruedi water sales to

municipalities only could not be justified. since most municipalities have

developed their own supplies with future plann1ng, the alternative was

eliminated.

Requests from industrial users are such that they could comprise the

entire second round of Ruedi water sales. However, since municipal develop-

ment is a secondary effect of industrial growth, it was not seen as practical

to restrict water sales to only industrial users. preference is given to

municipal use over industrial use of water in the Colorado Constitution.

Therefore it was not considered feasible to separate industrial use from its

municipal component.

The alternative of restricting sales for fish, wildlife and recreation

purposes had potential value in habitat improvement, salinity reductions, and

increasing the recreation and tourism segment :of the area economy by providing

improved and more constant recreational ameni~ies (a full reservoir and opti-

mum stream flows). However, none of these activities would 'generate revenues

for paYfuent of construct~on costs. Therefore; operation of the reservoir for

these purposes would not be in accordance with the Operating principles or the

authorizing legislation, and the alternative was not considered further.

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2.3 Mitigation Measures for ~lternatives Con$idered in Detail

~ll water sales resulting from future coritracts the Bureau may enter into

will be conducted, and the water delivered, according to the Operating

Principles established for Ruedi Reservoir and adopted by the state of

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Colorado, ~pril 30, 1959
The Operating Principles

(as amended December, 30, 1959 and December 9, 1960),
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contain minimum stre~mflow requirements by season

and/or months, and these minima would continu~ to be enforced by' the Bureau.

The minimum stream flows in the Fryingpan River below Rocky Fork shall not be

reduced below inflows to the reservoir or 39 cfs from November 1 to ~pril 30,

and 110 cfs from May 1 to october 30, whichever is less.

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