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12C98 orr.RATING PRIllCIPLES, FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJ/;;CT . (r,) "Ruedi Reservoir" means the reservoir presently planned for construction on the Fryingpan River above the town of llasalt as part of the project. (b) "Ashcroft Reservoir" means not only the reservoir con- templated for construction on Castle Creek, a tributary of the Roarinr, Fork River, hut also, unless the context re- nuires otherwise, any other rese~voir that may be construc- ted in the Roaring Fork basin above the town of Aspen in lieu of that reservoir. (i) "c.f.s," means cubic feet of water per second of ti,me. 2. The Ruedi Reservoir shall be constructed and maintained on the rryingpan River above the town of Basalt with an active ca>>aci ty of not less than 100,000 acre-feet. In addition thereto and in order to offset adverse streamflow condit,ions on the Roarinf': Fork River above the town of Aspen which might' occur as a result of the project enlargement of the Twin Lakes Reservoir, the Ashcroft Reservoir on Castle Creek, or some reservoir in lieu thereof, shall be constructed on the Roaring Fork drainage above Aspen to a capaci- ty of approximately 5,000 acre-feet: Providinr, However, That the Ashcroft Reservoir shall be constructed only if the Secretary of the, Interior after appropriate study shall determine that its benefits exceed the costs: ~ providin~ further, That no part of the ,con- struction, operation, or maintenance of said Ashcroft Reservoir shall be charp,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, as permitted in para~raph beb) hereof, shall be applied solely to the operation and maintenance costs and to those reimbursable construc- tion costs of said reservoir which exceed $7,600,000. The cost of perpp.tual operation and maintenance of the Ruedi Reservoir shall he home by users of project water and users of water stored in Ruedi Reservoir in such proportion as may be;determined by the S.cret~' of the lnterior. ' . 4. The inclusion of the Ruedi Reservoir in the project shall not preclude the construction of any other replacement or reilUla- tory reser~oirs on the Colorado River or its tributaries above Cameo gaging station. 5. The Ruedi Reservoir shall be completed and in operation before any water is diverted to eastern 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 . .