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<br />controlling requirement is for power with a total demand of 800 <br />cfs for p~~er and ror domestic needs under the higher canals. <br />With the new area of 9,000 acres developed the future demands <br />are then estimated as 1,800 cfs in the months of May to August, <br />inclusive, tapering off unifonmly to 800 cfs on April 1 and <br />Nove~ber 30. These amounts have been assumed to represent the <br />Cameo demand. For the purposes or this study, it was assumed <br />that the Colorado River C~~pact would not affect the oil shale <br />industry or water storage in Sheephorn Reservoir. <br /> <br />8. Irriqation Releases <br />All irrigation depletions of the Colorado River during the <br />1952-1965 study period are automatically taken into account in <br />the oeasured discharge at the Shoshone gaging station. It was <br />assumed that there will be no appreciable increase in irrigation <br />along the Colorado River and its tributaries upstream of Glenwood <br />Springs. The required release from Green Mountain Reservoir to <br />Qeet the requirements for irrigation on the Blue River was assumed <br />to be 25,000 acre-feet per year. <br /> <br />9. Williams Fork Reservoir <br />It was assumed that Denver would ultimately utilize all of <br />the Big Lake Ditch water rights such that Williams Fork Reservoir <br />would not be bypassed by this ditch. It was also assumed that <br />Denver would utilize Williams Fork Reservoir to replace out or <br />priority transmountain diversions through the Moffat Tunnel and <br />the Roberts Tunnel. Mofrat Tunnel diversions also include out <br />of priority diversions from the Williams Fork. <br /> <br />10. Ruedi Reservoir <br />Ruedi Reservoir has an active capacity of 101,300 acre-feet. <br />It was assumed that an average or 58,400 acre-feet would be <br />released at the end of each water year for use on the Western <br />Slope. <br /> <br />-6- <br />