BOARD01235

• Board Meeting Date: 2/9/1951
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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"PARAGRAPHS OF TIlE OPERATING PRINCIPLES WHICH HAVE
BEEN CHANGED FROM THOSE APPEARING IN THE
JUNE 16, 1950, DRAFT

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(Omitted words crossed through-
added words underlined)

Introductory Paragraph

"In order to accomplish such purposes the project shall be operated by
the United States in compliance with the Federal reclamation laws, the laws of
the State of Colorado relating to the appropriation, use, or distribution of
~, and the follo'ving operating principles:

Paragraph 1 (e)

"(e) "Aspen Reservoir" means not only the reservoir presently planned
for construction near the tCWfn of Aspen as part of the project but alsoL unless
the context requires otherlvise, any other reservoir that may be constructed in
Western Colorado above the town of Aspen in lieu of that reservoir for the
purpose of protecting water""ilses""In western Colorado.

Paragraph 5

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"The primary purpose of Aspen Reservoir is to furnishl.. in like manner
~ if the project ~ constructed by ~ ~ conservancy district organized
pursuant ~ the ~ of ~ State 9! Colorado, the ,later required for the pro-
tection of Western ColoradO water users ~aeeepeaHee w~ ~ the provisions of
Section 1, Chapter 19~2, Colorado Session Laws, 194J, reading as follows:
"provided, however} that ~ vfOrks ~ facilities planned ~ designed for ~
exportation of water from the natural basin of the Colorado River and its
tributaries in C"O:fcira<ro,i:>y any distriC'tC'reated under this CiiiiPtershaIl be
subject to the provisionsof the Colorado !liver iom~act and the Boulder Canyon
Froject ACt, as amended; that any such ~ or aC:lITties-shaIl be designed,
constructed ~ operated i~s~ manner that the present appropriations ~
water, ~~ additions thereto prospective ~ of ~ ~ irrigation and
~ beneficial consumptive-use purposes, including consumptive ~ for
domestic, mining ~ industrial purposes, within ~ natural basin 9f. the Colorado
~ in ~ ~ ~ Colorado, ~ which ~ is exported, ~ ~ be impaired
nor.increased in cost at the expense of the water users ,vithin the said natural
biiSin; ~ that the faCilities and other means for the aCCOiiij3liSiiiiient of ~
purpose ~ be incorporated in, ~ ~ ~ part of, any project plans for ~
exportation of ~ from said natural basin in Colorado.

Paragraph 6

(First Sub-paragraph)

"The replacement capacity of the Aspen Reservoir is the portion of the
total res Jrvoir capacity required to protect existing rights to the use of water
in Western Coloraco for domestic, irrigation, and manufacturing purposes (includ-
ing power generation) and hereafter aCquired rights to the use of water in West-
ern Colorado for domestic, irrigation, and manufacturing purposes (eXcluding
power generation) against any and all losses of needed water because of stream
depletions resulting from project operations. In the determination of such re-