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<br />Or,Qi' <br />I..... iJ <br /> <br />'JfJ1<<d ~ the 'iI,,;t tk ? <br /> <br />The Narro"s Unit "ould serve multiple purposes. It "ould <br /> <br />supply supplemental irrigation "ater, provide urgently needed <br /> <br />flood control, increase recreational opportunities, enhance fish <br /> <br />and "ildlife resources, and improve the do"nstream 1ffiter quality. <br /> <br />Should the need arise, some of the conserved "ater could be <br /> <br />converted from irrigation to municipal and industrial use, It <br /> <br />might also be possible to provide some s~pplemental irrigation <br /> <br />"ater for upstream lands through exchange procedures although no <br /> <br />specific plans for such exchanges have been formulated. <br /> <br />Storage water "ould be released as necessary from the <br /> <br />reservoir to supplement the irrigation supplies "ithin the 166,370- <br /> <br />acre irrigated service area of the Lower South Platte Water <br /> <br />Conservancy District. This supplemental irrigation "ater, estimated <br /> <br />to average 119,400 acre-feet annually, "auld have a very favorable <br /> <br />imp,ct on the overall economy of the area. <br /> <br />A "ater budget is attached "hich sho"s the average annual <br /> <br />historical "ater supply (for the representative period 1947-1961) <br /> <br />"ithout the Narro"s Reservoir and the supply anticipated "ith the <br /> <br />Narrows Reservoir in operation. The Bureau of Recls.mation estimates <br /> <br />that irrigation benefits from the supplemental water would average <br /> <br />$1,631,500 annually. <br /> <br />3 <br />