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<br />I~ OROER TO AVOID INTER~ERENCE ~ITH THt DECREED RIGHTS OF DOWNSTRe~M SENIOR <br />A~PR~RI~TDRS. REPLACEMENT RELEASES IN THE AMOUNT ~ 19.1'7 ACRe-rEET WERe M~DE <br />~R~ GREEN MOUNT~IN ReSERVOIR TO COMPENS~TE ~OR SIMVL1~NEOUS DIVERSIONS OR STOR- <br />"CC "T GR~NeT DR WILLOW CRCEK; AND. DCNVER ReLtASeD 12,827 "CRc-reeT ~POfo4 WILLI..",S <br />rORK "NO DILLON RCSCPVOIRS TO COMPENSATE FOR DePLeTIONS BT DENVER AND COLO~DD <br />SPRIN~S. AN ..DDITION"L 19.800 "CRE~rtET ~EPt peLC"SED ~RON GRCCN MOUNTAIN RESCR_ <br />VO'R ON C"LL or WEST SLOPC ~~TtR VSCAS TO SVPPLY N..TVRAL SHORTAGES ON THt RIVtR. <br />TNE LATTtA OV"NTITT Qf ~"TER REPRESENTS A SUPPLT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE OTHERWISE <br />8[[N AVAIL..aLE TO WeST SLOPt w..TtA USERS WITHOUT TH[ COLORADO-BIC. THOMPSON PRO- <br />JCCT. <br /> <br />THC aENe~ITS DERIVED rROM THE COLORAOO-BIG THONPSON PR~ECT ay THE WATtR <br />UStAS ~ TH[ DISTRICT ARE ~RCOVENTLT CITED IN LOCAL AND NATION"L PuaLICAT,ONS. <br />SeLDOM. HOWEVER. IS CR[OJT GIVEN TO TH[ PROJECT FOR THt B[N[~ITS DER'VED. WITH- <br />OUT COST TO THC"'. BT ~AT[R VStRS ON THE COLORADO RIVEIfI. WHEN "'["SVRED IN TERMS <br />~ DIRECT BENtFIT TO WATeR USERS ON BOTH SIDtS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE IN <br />COLORADO "NO. IN TtRMS O~ BeNEFIT TO THE NATION AS .. WMOLE, THe ANNV"L BENtFIT <br />O~ THC PROJtCT IS "LMOST INC~LCULAaLE. IN ADDITION TO ~ULL P"TMENT OF PROJECT <br />COSTS ~R~ POWER RtV[NUCS "NO DIRECT PATMENTS 8Y THC W..TER USeRS AND T~XP..YtRS <br />OF THt DISTRICT, OTHER BENE~ITS TO TNE STATE "ND THt NATION IN TERMS or INCRtAStO <br />TAll REVeNUE, NON-SURPLUS rooo PROOUCTION. AND INEXP[NSIVE: ELeCTRIC POWCR WILL PAY <br />FDA THE PROJECT MANY TIMes OVeR ~IT"IN THe CONTR~CTURAL RePAYMeNT peRIOD. THC <br />COlORAOD-BIC, THOMPSON PROJECT IS TRULY A "SHOW-Pltce FOR RCCLAMATION." <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />GREEN HOONTAIH R(S(R\IOIR ON THE eWE RIVER <br />REPLACEM[NT AND COMPENSATORY STORAGE <br />FOR COLO~OO RiVeR WATeR useRS <br /> <br />- 9 - <br />