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1661 . Table 10 and exhibit 18 show the Reservoir during water year 1986. C. West Slope Colleetion System In water year 1986, the West Slope Collection System wi 11 be in operation only to divert approximately 6,000 acre-feet of water from the Fryingpan River Basin and about 3,000 acre-feet from the Hunter System. The exchange of up to 3,000 acre-feet of water into the Roaring Fork River with the Company's system will be made again this year. Under the terms of the exchange the water is to be furn i shed to the Company at Twin Lakes. This exchange will be done through and by means of Project diversions and storage in exchange for the Company making equivalent releases from the headwaters of the Roaring Fork River. The Company's releases would otherwise be diverted through their collection and diver- sion system. The exchange wi 11 be operated aceording to the agreement with the Company (appendix B). anticipated operation of Ruedi D. Turquoise Lake Inflow to Turquoise Lake for water year 1986 will be from four sources: Busk-Ivanhoe imports, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project imports, Homestake Project imports, and native flow of Lake Fork. Estimates of inflow from Busk-Ivanhoe and native Lake Fork were made using historical records and probability analysis. Projeet water imports are estimated to be 9,000 acre-feet. Homestake wi 11 import sufficient water to fi 11 their 30,000 acre-feet of storage space. The planned operation of Turquoise Lake for water year 1986 will be to maintain the reservoir at or near capacity by the storage of Project imports, Busk -Ivanhoe imports, and Homestake Proj ect imports. The Board of Water Works of Pueblo and High Line Canal Company each own one-half of the Busk-Ivanhoe imports. The High Line Canal Company water will be stored in Turquoise Lake under ,contract unless or until their space is no longer available due to Project storage demand. The Pueblo water wi 11 either be bypassed through Turquoise Lake for storage in Clear Creek Reservoir or for direct flow usage at Pueblo or be stored in their long-term storage space in Turquoise Lake. . The city of Colorado Springs can store all' of the native inflow to Turquoise Lake when they are in priority (maximum of 17,416 aere-feet). Water released from Turquoise Lake, in excess of either instream minimum flow or flow to meet downstream senior dghts along Lake Fork and on the Arkansas River above its confluence with Lake Creek, will be diverted into the Mt. Elbert Conduit. The water will flow through Mt. Elbert Powerplant and then be released to the Arkansas River from Twin Lakes vi a Lake Creek. . 18