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<br />OG"ft:\kLd storag~ spcc~ \.,ill be rE.ducc.d by ;:S,lJUO end 17,000 8crc-fi,ct
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<br />~~2t~r supply 5t\ldi~s irldicetc thEt unctLr thL con~ttiorlS of up-
<br />strcmll lCVllopillLnt ~..rhich vJill prt:.vL'il clurin& tho. first y\":!rs e>f I~;:.rr~'ls
<br />use. :.11 of the. \'iC'tcr !TIC;.d8 av~il[.bl(;. by N2rrows c~:,n bL llSl.J1. to ~..:J.IE vi-
<br />s.tt:- shortc..gi:s OIL l['.nds now irri:.;~tt:d bE..twt..cn 1~c'I'3cY und J'll€-sburc.
<br />If further upstr"C"il d,-v~lopm,.nt tckes p12cc c'nd Inorc Colcc:'.do iU'" I.
<br />H2.tlr is iinportt:.d into the oouth Pl.:lttt; RivE-I' B,3-sin, i t rrd~h t b<~
<br />'po~~si'nll: to irrig8.tE:. SGtll( l~,-nds nO\l dry f2rmLd. Construct:ion of <::n:r
<br />w',l'ks 1'01' servin~ ne w l'.'nds will be dEferred until tb~ wiltLr sunply j 5
<br />; rovt..l1 ~dE:qu(.tt.. for that purpose. A.t that tL";ll2 dLfirlitt. sclE:.ctton uf
<br />tilL l....rds ,rlOst fl:..-,olSib1L fur dt..vElopmt.nt uill bt.: mEek in cOIljllnction
<br />\11 th t:ll locc:l pt.oplt...
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<br />k:Tl'O"tlS RE::scrvair vlill canse r'v,~' flood flows which n01;.l p:-.~s th':
<br />Color,r,do-l\c."JrClsk" llne unusLd. Such unused flood flows do not. IJCC'lr
<br />I:;V' f'l y,:'Qr but wh-..1:. thl.Y do occur thl.Y C:Tl cpt, to be of c'.ln:-ji.ckr"hLc'
<br />mq:;Ili tude; for t.xL:,nplt., ill 1?112 :::pproxim~'tl.J.y Ulu,OOO acrL-f'Lc t t SC'l}..'Ld
<br />UTlutJ'_lJ. t. lcrgc. c':"_pc~ci t;,,- rC::iE:rvoir IS rl.quircd ,0 C.'"Lpt'.lr€. t.hl:: Sf:. 1'10\--15
<br />\-ihcr. ULY occur and holLi t:llm until ;:iUCll tir:ll:' c..s they cc~n be t~5,-:,1 bl.nc-
<br />ficL:lly. UsinG orlly flood flows ;," a sourC8 of supply, il. r,.sLt'v,olr .,1'
<br />thL CDI!"city pl~..nnLd for N,~rrO'.'Js could t.qUE~tc. the flov!::'; so :..s to ~.1' ko:.
<br />all "v'-!"';""c CJf 36,ouo 2crt.:.-ft.E..t ~: .'.I(::.r .:;,vo.ilr.hl€..
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<br />tlOWl vE:r, sincE:. the Colo1'udo-13iE TnoIl1pson Projt..ct -w- i.ll ~')(Jn L!.: .in
<br />opc.r"tion, the. totc:l H:LLer i,v,.il.',blL in the Soutn Pl,_tt.,_ Rl'l'.T ..'!ilL
<br />be: incY'[.;tSl d by thE.. o'mount of 1,-1(" tLl' impol'tc.d by tho: ~-' prujL ct. I'hl.
<br />first us,. of thl ,'ddi tiollcl Hate I' "rill b~ on lributcrLs of the c<,uth
<br />n"ttc i1ivcr, but return floHS fru,n this first use \)ill show up it! the
<br />i'orrows Gr'.i'. P pc rt of these 1'10\13 "ill OCCllr durIng th~ irri(c: tie,n
<br />Sl<t5:01l 21td bt:- subject to USf_ by holdr.::.rs of wrt,-r rif'ht~;. The rUII[Jillin:'
<br />r-ortion of tht. r~turn flcj'vjs T/rill oc(:,ur in the 'V'Jintcr ti~nL or 2.t timl_::::
<br />whc n theY ceI.not be uSt:d or 3tor(.:d by :_xi::.tlng S'jst(:m~::: "dhich nOvl h"Vl
<br />priori ti~s sLnior t(, any thc2t Jnl_ght iX.. ~.cquirl::d for l~<:.rrolvs. This
<br />w::. tel', lr[;1ic~ Hould 0 thL-I'wisc !'Llrl:::'.in un1l:?C d, C;~J. b(~ store din f'iarrm'L.
<br />It i5 (,c,L,n:'.tcd th,.t under this condition ;en ,evLr2g'_ of 611,000 ,:,cr,.-.
<br />fee t of otherwise. ',I:.stld I1c'LLr would be madE '.vdlOibh annucl1y. '1'1.(
<br />,. tt'.:Chl,j ch~rt illustn tcs how ;,arro>ls w,~t'r :night hc.v,.. blen Uc "d if
<br />th,. ri.:,er'!oil' hed becn ill oplrctiol1 fro!i! 1925 to 19115. E:er. collliTIn
<br />lllustr:.'tcs, by Yl..::rs, ttH. totLl divt.rsion rl.qu.irL.1knt fOI' t1H~ l'\r,d~;
<br />in th... I~nrr(Jws Unit 2nd t:-JL port.ioll of th( rt..quirlm<::.nt ttlflt J~~Trows
<br />HoulJ he: 'T(. bLLfJ :_,blt to ~ Upt1ly. In 51..- Vr r.::..l j"cc:.rs, short::~ V( S "[ould
<br />still h[;\J( b':-C:l ;:,':;,:pi...riE.r;ccd. fn rn~~ny yr<.rs, hOirJt:.v r, ifF -shOl't:,!:..,s
<br />,101IL1 h'v< bLln cOJllplekly cl1cvL'.l.od: r.d in D',orly ,,11 ceSfS t,he,v
<br />1.,ollld hr-'\[( bc..t.n cl-:..ctuccd dwt.....rL lly.
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