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<br />FR)LNGPAN-AREJlNSAS PROJECT, COLORADO
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<br />011 the Uoarillg Fork in the vicillity of Aspen which might occur tiS a
<br />reslllt of tile project enlargement of the Twin Lakes Resen'oi." nnd
<br />increllses in Twin Lakes diversions. The legislntion reqtlil'es that
<br />the Secretary of I,he Interior investigate the feasibility of snch a reser-
<br />voir. However, it could not be constructed until appro,'ed by tbe
<br />Congress.
<br />It. should be pointe,[ out thnt the present project plans place addi-
<br />tionAJ emphasis upon future deyelopment iu western Colorudo. The
<br />relocation of tbe western CoJurlldo storage featlJfP from Aspen to
<br />Ruetli hitS resulted ill almost foul' times tIll' original stofnge capacit.y.
<br />This additional regulntory storage cnptlcity in Ruedi Reservoir will
<br />be neNh:~ll to serv(~ western Colol'ndo in tlJe foreseeable future. Thcre-
<br />forB. it is fn.ir to stat.e that the Fryingpull-ArkanStlS project. is a pro-
<br />posn.l to dp'Velop thL~ \"'Ilt,ers of the FrYlIlgpftll Hiv('[' fur \I,se in both
<br />western and cllstern ColoI'ndo.
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<br />ECONOMIC AND FINAr\CIAL ASPEC'l'S
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<br />The Fryingpan-ArkllnSfl.s project. is cstimn,tcd to east $lH9,905,OOO
<br />on the hasis of prices prevailing at the present time. The cost, of the
<br />Yllriolls features would be us follo\...s:
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<br />Ruedi Dam and Rcser\'oiL______________________~______
<br />Fryjngpo.n-Ark~ulBRS tunneL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __. __ _ _ __u __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~
<br />Sugar Loaf DalU aud Resen'oir cl1lnrgement~ __ _ _ __~ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __
<br />Twin t~lke8 Dam and Rcservuir cularg~mcnL_________._________
<br />Pueblo Da.m, Reservoir, and pow(:rplallL._____________._______~
<br />Sa.lida, furebay und aftcrbay______________________________.__~
<br />South Side <:ollcctioll svstenL _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. __ ~ _ ~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___
<br />lIunter Crcl'k extensiuil canal and diveroiun dallL __ __ __ _ _ ___ ___
<br />North Side collection 6\'steJU_____________________~____________
<br />Snowden cliverAiun darn and canal _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ ~____ _ _ _ __ _ __
<br />Elbert Chnal and powerplanL ~ _ _ __ n _ __ u _ __ _ _ _ _ _ n _ __ __ __ ___
<br />Twin Lnkcs~Ot('ro, hurl Wapnco CallaIs, Otero ann Wapacu power-
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<br />plants___ _______._______________________~___.~____________
<br />Princeton, Pancho, Salidll Canals, Prillceton-P3IlL:ho-Salida powcr-
<br />plant.s___~ _____ _____ ___ _____ ___ __ __ ___ __ _________________
<br />Tr:wsmission lines, ~ubRtatiuns, a.nd switchyurds_____ _ _~ __ _ ~ ___ __
<br />Municipal watcr systern_ _____u___________~____~____________
<br />General property _ u _ _ __ ~ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ ~_ _ _ _ . _ __ ~ ___ _ _ _ __
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<br />$12,831,000
<br />9, 213. 000
<br />0, 003, 000
<br />8,311,000
<br />37, 758, 000
<br />1, 225, 000
<br />9, 079, 000
<br />672, 000
<br />] 0, 282, 000
<br />1,030,000
<br />G,528,OOO
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<br />]2,920,000
<br />20,646,000
<br />11, 9:14, aoo
<br />13, 7Hl, 000
<br />1,040,000
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<br />Tutal coustruet.ioll cost____ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _.__ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ 169,905,000
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<br />It wilt be noted thllL t,he total cOllstrllct,ion ('ost, inch..les $13,761,000
<br />for 11 municipal wlItel' sys{,em tllllt wOllld serve Colomdo Springs lmd
<br />t,he valley tOWIIS. This dclivCI'Y system mny be ('onst,rlleted by t.hese
<br />commlluit,ics themselves. The lr.gisln,t,ioll proYid~s t.lltlt thl!Sl~ single
<br />pU!'I)()SC Hlunieipnl \\'Ilter supply works CilllHot he constl'l1ct,l~d hy l,IHJ
<br />SeeretlllT ullless lw dt~tL'I'JJlines it is infe:lsibk for l,he COllHllllllit,ies
<br />in\'o}n~ci to COJlst,rllct t.he works t.helllsches. In the event. t.he
<br />communi tics consLI'lI(~t t,he mUlIicipHI wn,tcl' s~'st.l'm the CSt.1Illllt.t'd
<br />project cost would be reduced to $151;,144,000,
<br />Of I,he total estimakcl cost, or $lliU,UO",OllO. $18,()08.000 is nlloc:1t.ed
<br />to nonreimbursllhle pUJ'pose~ and $] GO,n97,OOO is nllocttted to rL'im-
<br />bUl'sl1hle pllrposps, The nonreimhursahle f1urpo,'H'S Hn' flood eont.rol,
<br />$15,014,000; fish llnel wildlife, $:l,8:J(),000; lllld reercut;oll, $5i'i,000.
<br />The reimbursahle allocat,ioll of $150,997,000 \\,{Hlld be inerr.llscd to
<br />$153,H62,OOO by the addition of $2,905,000 foJ' int.crest during ~on-
<br />str\lctioll. Of the $15:J,Ufj2,000, $64,851,000 is allocated to power,
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