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<br />1- <br /> <br />EXHIBIT <br /> <br />'''' , <br />v <br /> <br />CHAPTER U <br /> <br />PRELIMINARY <br />PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />anticipated that the Uncompahgre project water users will cooperate fully <br /> <br />in this method of operation since storage water released from Ridgway <br /> <br />Reservoir to the Uncompahgre River required to operate the hydraulic- <br /> <br />driven pumps will normally increase the divertible flows available to <br /> <br />them in the river during the latter part of the irrigation season. The <br /> <br />Uncompahgre project water users would also benefit thro'ugh use of !DUni- <br /> <br />cipal and industrial water supplies and flood control provided by the <br /> <br />Dallas Creek project. <br /> <br />Project water 'supplies <br /> <br />The increase in usable wa~er supplies made available by the project <br /> <br />would average 75,300 acre-feet annually, including 31,900 acre-feet in <br /> <br />reservoir releases previously discussed, 26,700 acre-feet in natural <br /> <br />flows, and 16,700 acre-feet in return flows. <br /> <br />Of the total supply, 60,300 acre-feet would be provided for irri- <br /> <br />gation and 15,000 acre- feet for !DUnicipal and industrial use.' Nominal <br /> <br />amounts of water would be provided for culinary and landscape use for <br /> <br />the recreational developments at the project reservoirs. An aerage of <br /> <br /> <br />approximately 70,400 acre-feet annually would,be used to drive the tur-" <br /> <br />bines at the Ridgway Pumping Plant, but the power wa~er would be reused <br /> <br />for project purposes and to aid in meeting downstream requirements. <br /> <br />Water would be allowed to bypass project works as necessary to meet <br /> <br />downstream requirements and provide fishery flows. <br /> <br />The project irrigation supply would meet about 95 percent of the <br /> <br />estimated prdject irrigation requirements. The project muni~ipal;end <br />