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Portions of several of the policy statements contained in the December 22, 1983, notice that are particularly relevant to this EIS supplement are extracted below: Policy Statement 1. Green Mountain Reservoir has a total storage capacity of 153,639 acre-feet of water. Of that total capacity, 52,000 acre-feet are available to provide replacement water in western Colorado when water is diverted to the eastern slope through the C-BT Project. The yield from remaining capacity (commonly referred to as the 100,000 acre-foot power pool), including the refill right, will to the extent feasible be released through the power plant, and the water so released shall be avail- able for other beneficial consumptive uses in western Colorado. ~olicy Statement 2. Water will be released from Green Mountain Reservoir for western Colorado use from the 52,000 acre-foot C-BT replace- ment pool to the extent necessary to replace C-BT diversions which would otherwise be curtailed by a legal call on the river. When the administra- tion of water under the State of Colorado priority system would result in curtailment of a water right for irrigation or domestic uses within western Colorado (which was perfected by use on or before October 15, 1977), and the water need is not met by release from the replacement pool, water will be released without charge from Green Mountain Reservoir from the 100,000 acre-foot power pool to the extent necessary to permit diversions to the full amount of these decrees. However, releases from the power pool for these purposes shall not exceed 66,000 acre-feet of water annually (measured at Green Mountain Dam). This quantity is deemed adequate to satisfy all perfected uses with a priority date senior to October 16, 1977. Policy Statement 5. Differential water service charges will be assessed for water released for domestic, irrigation, and industrial purposes. For the purposes of the operating policy, the following defini- tions of water use apply: a. Domestic Use--The use of water by individuals, cities, towns, public or quasi-public districts, private corporations, home- owners' associations, or other entities for domestic, municipal, and miscellaneous related purposes as those terms are traditionally and commonly construed, excepting only the irrigation and industrial uses of water as defined below. b. Irrigation Use--The use of water for the commercial produc- tion of agricultural crops and livestock and other uses consistent with any water right decreed for irrigation purposes. c. Industrial Use--The use of water for purposes of producing or processing a nonagricultural product or service for sale, including without limitation such uses as manufacturing, mining, milling, land reclamation, snowmaking, and nonhydroelectric power generation. 1-9