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001826 . project as now devised, unless Lake Brennan is built up to hold more water than is desired by the town of Orested Butte. In this latter case some changes from the stipulation of March 9, 1935, will be needed. Other Uses for Leke Brennan During survey of the Leke Brennan site it seemed probable that a capacity of more than 1,000 acre-feet could be economically developed, and that water for a larger reservoir was available. Studies were there- fore made of possiblo uses for such additional storage, in the following ways: 1. Additional supply for the town of Crested Butts; Addi tional supply will probably not be needed. Li tUe growth can be anticipated and the building of the REA electric plant should reduce consumption materially, . 2. Supplemental irrigation supply on Slate Creek above East River; About 2,000 acres of hay meadows and 1,000 acres of arable land above the junction of Slate Creek with East River might get supplemental water from such enlargement, if the addition- al water were released down Coal Creek into Slate Creek. The owners of these lends would probably not be willing to pay the cost of such storage, 3. Supplemental irrigation supply on East River below Slate Creek; About 5,200 acres of hay meadows along this stretch of East River seem to have sufficient water even in yea:t"s like 1940, 4. Supplemental irrigation supply on Ohio Creek; During 1939 and 1940 there was a very decided shortage of water on Ohio Creek lands, for Ilhich water stored at Leke Brennan might be a sUppl,lI1lOntal supply I 5. Vlater supply for Antelope Valley; This valley, described in more detail later, would need a very large supply for 2,000 acres of land, . 6. Supplemental irrigation supply for North Fork lands; While the Peonia project as proposed should fully supply all North Fork lands reached by it, the value of Lake Brennan for later development should be considered. -19-