WSP00340

• File Number: 8141
• Description: Fryingpan-Arkansas Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 8/1/1989
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Final Supplement to the Environmental Statement - Ruedi Reservoir Colorado Round II Water Marketing Program - pg ii - 10.4
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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Impacts of end-of-month reservoir content on recreation, monthly average flows
in the Fryingpan and Roaring Fork Rivers on habitat and recreational fishing,
and related socio-economic impacts to tourism were analyzed. In the analysis
presented in the Addendum, the ]0,000 AF of conservation measures releases were
distributed with 5,000 AF occurring in August and 5,000 AF in September.
This FSES combines the Draft Supplemental Environmental Statement analyses
and the comments concerning the DSES received from federal, state, and local
agencies and citizens with the analyses presented in the Addendum and the
comments received concerning it.
The chronology of the Environmental Statement and accompanying publ ications
by Reclamation and its contractors are shown in Figure ].2.

].2 ProDosed Action
This FSES addresses the effects of a proposed water marketing program to
provide water from Ruedi Reservoir for industrial and municipal uses.
Reclamation proposes to make up to 5],500 AF of water available for sale from
Ruedi Reservoir. Reclamation proposes to enter into long-term (20 to 40 years)
contracts for water service to prospective purchasers. All individual contracts
issued under this program will require site-specific environmental impact
analysis (NEPA documentation). The anticipated contracts will have both standby
and delivery charges in anticipation that some purchasers will use the water
following its sale while others may not use theirs until some time in the future.

1.3 PurDose and Need
Reclamation is planning a second round of water sales from Ruedi Reservoir
based on requests for such sales from municipal and industrial interests (Table
1.1 and Appendix A). Sales of water from Ruedi Reservoir meet several objectives
of the Operating Principles (OP) for the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (House
Document No. 130). The primary purpose of Ruedi Reservoir is to furnish water
required for the protection of western Colorado water users, including present
water rights and prospective uses of water (paragraph 7, OP). Receipts from the
sale of water from Ruedi Reservoir are appl ied to pay for operation and
maintenance costs and to reimburse construction costs in excess of $7.6 million
(paragraph 3, OP).
Public recreation on Ruedi Reservoir and the Fryingpan River are also
recognized under the OP for the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. Protection of