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. ~iS8 Raised by: Representinl!; William J. Rose *Tam Sco tt *Stacy Standley Fryingpan Valley Association Colorado Rivers Council Mayor of Aspen Response: Paragraph 10 of the Operating Principles states as follows: "For the protection of recreational values, including fishing, on the Fryingpan River below Ruedi Reservoir, releases of water from said reservoir, not to exceed the streams inflow, shall be made so that the streamflow immediately below the junction of the Fryingpan River and Rocky Fork shall not be reduced below 39 ft3/s from November 1 to April 30, and 110 ft3/s from May 1 to October 30, or as actual experience to court decree hereafter dictate." The Operating Principles provide for a possible increase in the minimum flows when actual experience or court decree warrant. . During the interim period, when the water decree demand below Ruedi Dam is less than the available watet in the reservoir, releases from Ruedi Reservoir are held to 100 ft3/s from October 1 through November 15. Then, in order to provide maximum flood protection below Ruedi Dam, the reservoir will be drawn down by March 31 to a point necessary to accommodate anticipated snowmelt runoff and enable the reservoir to refill for summer recreation use. Under this type of operation, flows below the dam have been in excess of the minimum requirements. Currently releases below Ruedi from October 15 to July 1 are being regulated to accommodate recommendation of the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Fish and Wildlife Service. 11. Issue: We have to be sure we at least get the water the law states - which in this short time has not been done, due to measuring and not checking often enough. Over a period of time, these measuring devices we hope will be installed to give us minimum streamflows. The checking stations should be located adjacent to or a very short distance from the diversion dams to insure accurate bypass measurement. Raised by: Representin& Howard Dearhammer *Tam Scott *Stacy Standley James Hindelang Ruth Pope Sandra Gardner Fryingpan Valley Association Colorado Rivers Council Mayor of Aspen Cross routes Network Aspen/Pitkin League of Women Voters Herslef (letter received June 13, 1974) . XI-456