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13~d 2 orr.PATIlIG PRliICIPU;S, FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJl;CT . ($") "Ruedi Reservoir" means the re'servoir presently pianned for construction on the Fryingpan Fiver above the town of Ilasalt as part of .the project. (h) "Ashcroft Reservoir" means not only the reservoir con- templated for construction on ,Castle Creek, a tributary of the RoarinF. Fork River, but also, unless the context 1"8- ~uires otherwise, any other reservoir that may be construc- ted in the Roaring Fork basin 'above the town of Aspen in lieu of that reservoir. (1) "c.f.s." means cubic feet of water per second of time. 2. The Ruedi Reservoir shall be constructed and maintained on the rryingpan River above the town of Bascilt with an active capacity of not less than 100,000 acre-feet. ,In addition thereto and in order to offset adverse streamflow conditions on the Roarin~ Fork River above the town of Aspen which might occur as a result of the project enlar~8ment of the Twin Lakes Reservoir, the Ashcroft Reservoir on Castle Creek, or some reservoir in lieu thereof, shall be constructed on the Roaring Fork draina~e above, Aspen to a capaci- ty of approximately 5,000 acre-feet: providin~, However, That the Ashcroft Reservoir shall ba constructed only i, the Secretary of the Interior after appropriate study shall determine that its benefits exceed the costs: And providin~ further, That no part of the con- structio~, operatio~or maintenance ofl said Ashcroft Reservoir shall be char~eable to the Fryinr.pan-Arkansas project. All of such stored water shall be released under the conditions and limitations hereinafter set forth. 3. The receipts from the sale of water from Ruedi Reservoir, CUI permitted in para~raph b(b) hereof, shall be applied solely to the operatial and maintenance costs and to those reimbursable construc- tion costs Of said reservoir which exceed $7,600,000. The cost of per~tual operation and maintenance of the Ruedi Reservoir shall he borne by usere of project water and users of water stored in Ruedi Reservoir in such proportion as may be determined by the' Secretar, of the Interior. ' . 4. The inclusion of the Ruedi Reservoir in the project shall not preclude the construction of any other replacement or re/lUla- tory reser,:,oirs on the Colorado River or its tributaries above Cameo, gaging station. 5. The Ruedi Reservoir shall be co~leted and in operation before any water is diverted to easterni Colorado by means of the project. 6. (a) The replacement capacity of Ruedi Reservoir, and any reservoir constructed in addition thereto, is that portion of the total reservoir capacity required to permit project diversions at times when such diversions could not otherwise be made because of !. .