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June 14, 1994 <br />Mr. Dan Beard, Commissioner <br />U.S. Bureau of Reclamation <br />1849 C Street, NW <br />Washington, D.C. 20240 <br />Dear Dan: <br />Following is an overview of the Ruedi Reservoir situation pursuant to our discussions last <br />week. Ruedi Reservoir was authorized in 1962 as part of Fryingpan - Arkansas Project. The <br />primary purpose of Ruedi Reservoir is to provide compensatory storage for Western Colorado to help <br />offset the effects of transmountain diversions to the Arkansas River Basin. Ruedi Reservoir <br />operations are governed by the Operating Principles described in House Document No. 130, 87th <br />Congress. <br />Ruedi Reservoir provides 101,278 AF of active storage. The active storage provides 28,000 <br />AF of replacement capacity and 51,500 AF of Regulatory Capacity with the balance held in reserve <br />for recreation and to cover any potential shortages. The regulatory capacity is divided up as follows: <br />Round I Sales - 7,850 AF <br />EIS Endangered Fish - 5,000 AF (permanent) <br />2 <br />2nd Endangered Fish - 10,000 AF (temporary) <br />�l <br />Round IIn'/'& Domestic - 12,4/ <br />Round II Industrial - 14,967 <br />Remaining - 1,273 <br />