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<br />1\nnpal gains in "USi;lbl"e watertl ;~lr:(\ .~-::h()\\.'n in column 8. They
<br />l'i1n<Je frol11 a 101,y of 3, 2nO ~\CTC-fcL,I,. (,O ,) bier1) or i:!, ()OO :\cl:e"j'cccl:,
<br />and t.hey CiV(~rag0 S, 601 L1CJ.~C- feeL.
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<br />In effect., the Fort:. Lyon \vould ~l~,_-ld,: it.:;; ~.dl~:lrc: of Queen
<br />Reservoir \,\yat.c!r for t:.h(: :.d:.:d:.o I s Sh;:"lt'C' 0 I~ ,(.',1"[:.] in dir(~ct:. flo'." t..Flt:c~r'.
<br />In 'this 8xchang(~ t.hey \vould qz.d.n (1 much rr:orc dcpcnd;]blc v/;:ltC:J:' ~;upply
<br />?lnd about 5,GOO C1cr()~-fnct. ,of llusablc wiltcrll :innudlly. r"!o:,:;;-L: .i.rJ:'i.-.
<br />gutors would' ag.rce that. ~~llpplcmefl't2l1 irl-:-iqilt,io!l VJ,tt~(~:r is I/?Ol~t:.h ~?2~)
<br />per acrE~-foot. 'J.1his v,::\luc produces ~l nel:. ClIHH.Fll b(~ncfiL of ~;140, 000
<br />and a prc:,;cnt worth ([: percccll't for 50 )'cae;) of over $1, 70Ci, 000,
<br />Stat.ec1 in, tt.~rms of the uvC'ra<]0 v.laLc:r (-!ut:.y unc1cl- t:hc l,'ort 'Lyon, t:ho
<br />ilddition~,], wate,r supply wuuld lrr,j'(J',lc., ilLout: 2,400 acre,;.
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<br />'1\./0 ~1ssumptions in our sl:udic;-; m,-'~'J.:\; L:.ll:iS c()mp,l.r.i.S(;D con!';c~r'v;:lt.i.V(;:
<br />first, tl)(d: 20 percent:. or t:.lJC s'L;.d:.(~ I ~:-; ;::;1l:1rc::; \.}ould b(~ lc~rt::. ill Llle
<br />CZitlin clit:.ch while pr:c.})nbly only ()bolll-. ln r,,:-"rcc'nL 'J./()u1.d hc; ]l';C(;~;::;dJ:Y
<br />and, ~,Qcolld, that no" water v.'ould De obLilincd f1:0Jlt t,lLH-.ld~/ Cr(;(~k, ':Jh.i.ch
<br />probCloly wi 1.1 y icl.d an ('tVl.~J' ~l(Je of ;:11.>011 L :>00 ,'"lC.l:C"'. [(;(:t:. ~lr:lnu~~ 1. 'I i. Tn
<br />actual pr;:1ct.ico, tl1C proposed CXC11 <:1nql.._: l!l.'-)Y y:i old mOl~(~ th~ln :5, ()OO
<br />acre-feel:.: of Ilusabl(~ W<ltC.~l: II t.O t.hc Fort Lyon.
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<br />AI1C)"l})(-:r advanta9(~ is \.o.lort:h nlention.ll1q. '1'11C" C:l.t.lin Vlat:C~J:'- l.'lOl.lld
<br />be, obL"l11l,d ~lL t:Jw )\c,Hl"Clld or: tell" cl:; {,<.:II J,";IU,C.r U,ll1 U1C lili.J-,:nd,
<br />allo\.Jin~J ~'11J tlH~ users ~llon~'! Lhe lc~nqtl] u!- tJ"lC (:,-:1"1'--l1. t.u h~n./(; an
<br />OPlJCH:tun.i.Ly fo.r: it~,) use. 'J.IJ1.is \'IOUJ(t h._: i_1I1port:.~lnL to mu i [ I Wl:~Y(~ ~l
<br />watel: us()): JDctltcd on .:H1 uPlh:r c1i,vjr;ioll 0(. t.lle ([itch.
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<br />no-t hc~sit,~'d::\'~ to 9iv(~ me ;:1 ctlll if you IL1VC~ ,-tny quc~;Lion~J.
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