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<br />~~ .J""!I r- .-;: <br />.1 ' , , <br />,.- " <br /> <br />(c) The preservation of recreational values. <br /> <br />In order to accomjllish_s,uch_p'.lr,poses-the--pro;ject-sha'H-be-operated <br /> <br />by the United ~t~tes in compliance "nth the federal reclamation laws, the <br /> <br />laIrs of the State of Colorado, and the following operating principles: <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />1. As used herein, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(a) "Project" means that certain enterprise planned <br /> <br />and designed by the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the <br /> <br />Interior, for the transmountain diversion of water from the <br /> <br />headwaters of the Frying Pan River and other tributaries of the <br /> <br />Hoaring Fork River to the basin of the Arkansas Hiver, together <br /> <br />~nth all of its appurtenant works and facilities in both East,ern <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />and Uestern Colorado. <br /> <br />(b) "Eastern Colorado" me>ans that portion of the Stat-e <br /> <br />of Colorado lying 1.'ithin the natural drainaGe basin of the <br /> <br />Arkansas River. <br /> <br />ec) "Western Colorado" means that [lortion of the State <br /> <br />of Colorado lying within the natural drainage basin of the <br /> <br />Colorado River and served by diversions made from the Colorado <br /> <br />River, or its tributaries, above its confluence rnth the <br /> <br />Gunnison ltiver. <br /> <br />(d) "Eastern Colorado Conservancy Dis trict" means that <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />entity to be hereafter created to contract for payment td the <br /> <br />United States of an appropriate portion of project ~osts <br /> <br />allocated to certain water uses in ~astern Colorado. <br /> <br />(e) "Aspen Reservoir" means not only the reservoir presently <br /> <br />planned for construction near the town of ASFen as part of the <br /> <br />project but also any other reservoir that may be construct~~ ,in <br />