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<br />'~nd dU..d storage SpeCE Hill be reduced by 5(] ,000 end 17 ,000 ~c,.~-_ ',~ t
<br />resp:..: c.tjYE..ly.
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<br />",2tcr supply studies indic~t,'_ th,t under the c()nrl.itions of up-
<br />strew:! dG.vclopl1lt:-nt 'vJhich 1Ilill ort:-v,:-'il during_ thl. first Yi....2rS of l'!,~.rro1ds
<br />use :.11 of thE:.. 'w';C1tbr IUc.ds QV2..ilc.ble:. by NerroirJs C,.'.n l"lL ust:...d to ':Jllf vi-
<br />~tE:; shortc..gE.s ori lends nOvI irri~/:ted b€:tWt:Cfl 1~~-r3~7 L!nd J11IE:5burr:.
<br />If further u[Jstrta~Yi dt-_vslopmt::..nt tc:kcs plc:ct.. end IIlOrE-.. Color;_ldo HiI" to
<br />""tcr is imported into the bouth Pl.Jttc River B.?sin, it might be
<br />poosiblc to irrig'lte SOHlf. lC'.nds nOli dry frcr;ucd. COll~;truction of 2n;-r
<br />,]orl,s fCt, servin€; new l"nds will be deferred until the wc,tcr supply is
<br />;,rovLIl ad€qUc'_te for that purposG. i\t that ti:1l2 dLfiIlitl. scll.-ct-ioll of
<br />t:J( l;:rl,js illost f~a[;iblL for dE..vt:lopmcnt will bE; m:::dc.: in conjunctictl
<br />with t~, 10CBl pEople.
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<br />ht~rro-dS Rt:sE...rvoir will cOI:seY'vc.: flood flows whi..ch nO-,J p.'ltlS t~..:.
<br />C8lore,do-I-:L"Jr8skc l.i r,,~ 'lI1ucc.d. SUCh unusE,d flood flows do not QC'C'lr
<br />Lv'_r.~r Yl:-.:;T but wh'_n thi.y do OCGur th....y .:::..r;.: c'.pt to be: or- c(.msLckr:.'.t:ll
<br />m<:~gni tude; for l.x[:lll}:!lL J il1 1942 ;.:.ppro:<im2 tc::ly U l(j ,000 acrt:..-fcr:t ,'SC'~' }.'i...d
<br />unutl(_d. t~ lE.rgc. c'-'.}Jc.ci t:.r rcsr:;rvcdr is rLC]uircd JO c<:_ptur.:. thE:..sF-..; flow::;
<br />trjbe.!l tn;;y occur and holu t~1C~1l until ~)uCI~ ti~:lL c.s they cr-:.n bE:.. uS'.:d h'_n~-
<br />fici211y. Usins only flood 1"lo>1s []S 2 source of supply, II rC.scrv"Jir ')f
<br />th.:. c.cq.l.:..cir..y pl,..:.nn~d for Nc.rrmv3 could I.::que.tt: thL flows so ;_:~ to !IF'J~€.
<br />J.Il <..VlrE;~.;,':~ of 36,OlJO 2CYl.:.-1'8E...t e' ,'ii...~:I' ~~v<'lil['blc.
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<br />ilOvkvr::r, sincE:. the Colorado-l3it. Thompson ?rojE.ct wi.ll ~-;()(.'n 1)(- .in
<br />opcrc.ction, the. totel l-I~tLr e.vC:.ihblc in thE South Plc.tk ~.i'Jc,r '.;ill
<br />he incrt::-;tS,.. d by tht.. 211l0unt of vJ,:' tc r impor tc..d by the: t proj'_ ct. The
<br />first us," oJ the addi. tioncl ,I'ctcr wi.ll be on tributcri'..s oJ th', ~")uth
<br />Fl"ttc itlvc.r, but r,:...turn flovls fru;n thi.s first use ltri.ll sholt1 up in th'.:.
<br />j'nrrows Qr~c.. A p,rt of these f10\;s "ill occur during th~ irrir:ition
<br />5(_~i..son .:'.nel bt':. subj(..ct to USe by holdO::Ts of w<?tl.r rit'hts. Th,~ rC!II[Jillini;,
<br />;.orbon of th,c rc,turn 1'lm,s will occur in the winter time or 2t tiln"s
<br />when thl;:f C21"lflOi., t\. used or stored by ;_xi~tjng SjstCffiS vlhich noVi h: vc
<br />priori ti(.s st.-nior to 2.ny th2t rnight i.;i:.- :..cquirl;d for l~c.rrowc. This
<br />w~..t.(.r, whic:-t lrlould 0 thcrwisc run:2.in urns~ d, Cell: be store d i.n N8rrows.
<br />It i:; l. st c<nc.tcd th,"t under this condition :,n cvcrcg'_ of 61,,000 ,'ere...
<br />1''-e t of uthLrHi5>, H:"st',d 1-12.tLr would be. made .:ve.Llabh c.nnu"lly. Tile
<br />,.:.tt;~chL.l..i ch~rt illustrr, "Lcs how ~',(lrrO\'lS "VIf2tcr :night hflV'.. bccn u;::Ld if
<br />the. re. c;Lrvoir heed been ill ope,r2 bon from 1925 to 191"5. E:,oh col",nn
<br />illustr::.'tl..s.. by y;_.:.~rs, thl, totc..l .JivlrS:LOn rLquirc..rflLnt for Ull l'nJd~--;
<br />:i.n the N9.rro"Ws Unit End thl port.i.on of thl';. r.:..quirCffiE-nt trl8.t H~Trc)ltI2
<br />rlDulcl h<:;rE:.. b~o::n (..'.b11.:. to ~,uppl'y. III .'3(vi:-.re:.l YCf:.rs, short2g\.s vwuld
<br />still h~v( b~Cd :!..'~p'L.riE:.ncr:.d. .I n TJ'lC:IlY Y~--':':.rs, hO-,Nt-.. v. r, tILt:. short~ ~~( 5
<br />~flonld h~.'lC. bLL.fl COIllplctc.ly .:-.lll~v.L,~"tt.d.: :'L,j in flL.lrly c:Tl Ce~SES l,~IL.:Y
<br />1.Jvuld hr>VL bl t. n rCdl!CE--d 111:.:t~_ ri<:lly.
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