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<br />RECREATION FACILITIES will be developed
<br />throughout the Fryingpan-Arkcnsas Project by me
<br />Bureau of Reclamation in cooperation with the
<br />National Pork Service, Forest Service, and State
<br />and local agencies.
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<br />Ruedi Reservoir is located on the Fryingpan River
<br />eost of Basalt, Colo., in the high mountains on the
<br />Western Slope. It is the first of several new reser.
<br />'lairs on the proiect to provide recreational facilities
<br />for camping, booting, fishing and other outdoor
<br />adivities. Recreational facilities will olso be avail-
<br />able at Turquoise loke on the Eostern Slope. High
<br />visitor use is anticipated at Turquoise Loke because
<br />of its proximity to metropolitan orecs on the Eastern
<br />Slope of the Rocky Mountains.
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<br />Maior recreational development planned for Pueblo
<br />Reservoir will help fulfill the need for water-oriented
<br />recreation in the Arkansas Valley. The mild, semi-
<br />arid climate in the area is suitable for year-round
<br />outdoor recreation. Sunshine con be expected in the
<br />area about 73 percent of the time. Summer days
<br />ore hot but humidity is low. With the construction
<br />of Pueblo Reservoir, boating, water-skiing, swim-
<br />ming, fishing and picnicking will be enjoyed by 0
<br />great many people, not only on weekends, but on
<br />week days after working hours. Concessioner-built
<br />and operated facilities ore proposed.
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<br />Development of project facilities also has improved
<br />access to some of Colorado's famous high country,
<br />opening new opportunities for the big game hunter,
<br />trout fisherman, hiker, photographer, artist- and
<br />daydreamer.
<br />A PRIVATELY-DEVElOPED, SELF.CONTAINED
<br />COMMUNITY called Pueblo West, to have a future
<br />population of 60,000, is fast taking shape iust north
<br />of the Pueblo Reservoir site - a significant reflection
<br />of today's interest in water-based recreational op-
<br />portunities.
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<br />HYDROELECTRIC POWER will be produced at the
<br />Mt. Elbert Pumped Storage Powerplant and the Otero
<br />Powerplant. Mt. Elbert Pumped Storage Powerolant
<br />will house two pump-turbine units, each with a rated
<br />generating capacity of 100,000 kilowatts. Thepump-
<br />turbines will lift water from Twin lakes to Mt. Elbert
<br />Foreboy during off-peak hours and will generate
<br />power with water released from the forebay during
<br />daily peak power demands. This will be the Bureau
<br />of Reclamation's first use of pump-turbines which
<br />ore justified primarily for peaking capacity. Otero
<br />Powerplant, located near Clear Creek Reservoir, will
<br />have a capacity of 11,000 kilowatts. The power
<br />system will be interconnected with other Bureau
<br />power focilities. Revenues will assist in repayment
<br />of proiect construction costs.
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<br />MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WATER. totoling
<br />20,500 acre-feet annually, will be developed by the
<br />project to supplement existing supplies, which ore
<br />inadequate and, in some cases, of questionable
<br />quality. Two separate water delivery pipeline sys-
<br />tems, the Fountain Volley System and the Arkansas
<br />Volley System, will serve communities on the
<br />Eastern Slope. Arkansas Volley towns now ore
<br />served largely by wells and cisterns, many of which
<br />deliver water that- according to the Office of Saline
<br />Water- does not meet minimum quality standards.
<br />Development of 0 new supply of municipal and in-
<br />dustrial water thus will represent a major environ-
<br />mental improvement in terms of health and general
<br />welfare of the people in the volley.
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<br />IRRIGATION was introduced in the Arkansas Volley
<br />in the 1860'5. Rapid and extensive expansion of irri-
<br />gation near the turn of the century resulted in over-
<br />appropriation of surface flows. Today, early-season
<br />water supplies will meet the demand of many of the
<br />junior rights but only for short periods of time. Only
<br />the most senior rights con be served os flows decline
<br />in the late summer months. To supplement and help
<br />meet the irrigation needs, the Fryingpon-Arkansas
<br />Project will provide supplemental irrigation water
<br />to 280,600 acres in the valley.
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<br />A wide variety of crops ore grown in the area. Princi-
<br />pal crops are alfalfa, corn, sorghum and sugar beets.
<br />Specialty crops such as onions, beans, tomatoes, and
<br />melons olso are grown extensively in the volley.
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