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<br />025 \lHE PROJECT PLI\N
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<br />The project will provide ~nnually 20,500 acre-feet of municipa} ,~~er
<br />supply and .3 ne" headgate su;oply of 163,100 acre-feet cf irrigation w.ater
<br />for 280,600 acres of l~nd in the Southeastern Colorado Wat~r Conserv~nCj DIe-
<br />trict. By utilizing the f~llinG waters as they stairstep from 10,000 f22t
<br />to tIle J)lains SGm~ 5,000 ic~t helow, about 500 million kilcwatt-hours of elec-
<br />tric energy will be generated annualJ.y. The 20,500 acre-feet of wdt9r will be
<br />available for municipal use in Color~do Sprines, Pueblo, M~nzanola, La Jllnta,
<br />Rocky Ford, Las flnimas, Eads, 2.nu ~ossibly other ta....ms where additional quan-
<br />tity and better qUQlity of water 0re critically T)ceded. In addition, the proj-
<br />ect will control floods origillatinp abcve Pueblo, trap sediment, ~reserve fish
<br />rlnd wildlife condit i()]1S, 2nd l'lT'oV ic!L: ('ccrC,lt .icn;ll O~)fJ(;rtuni t it;s. Project im-
<br />po~tation will amou~t to 69,200 acre-f~ct of surplus water annually.
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<br />Imported 2nd native \'Jnt2r \'lill first be 3tclr~d und reguluted in TUi."r~ ''": iS8
<br />'.--::',,~ r,-...'.'3''<C, r,,~:., which is to bG cnlar.:;ed t() Hcar ly 7 times its present capaci ty.
<br />Releases "i;."I. flOl{ through the Elbert Can,ll, then through the Elbert hydroelec-
<br />tric powcrpL:mt and into the: Twin La.kes !'8scrvoir, which is to be enlarscd to
<br />a.Dout 5 times its present ca.pJcity. From there, the Hater will flow south'__lard
<br />;:hrough the 4S..mile Ark2.nsC'lG Pc.wer Ci1nal ,.:-tnd pow0r system o.nc. will be returned
<br />to the main stream near Salida. Power is to be generated en route in Otero,
<br />"!~~~co, Fri]~c8ta!1, P2:nchcl, ~11d S~lida hydroelectric plants.
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<br />The ~':,:=n:.:r ~.Jill th.:;n fJc",.J in th.", [,1.v,:,']' intr) ]-'LH.::L,l/) p.'~'~_;C'1:~\',')ir Hh'21"e r!lcst -:)f
<br />'::18 irri~aticn rC:.l.e.:JS,-,S ,lre tc b,~ I,rh]'~ llIr':Ju~,h th~ IUeblcl hy.jro~lect!'.ic !JOl.H:~P-
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<br />Completion of Ruedi l\~servoir l'(".r rep,"!..:!.cernent unci c.th.::r beneficiCll !,ur-
<br />'oases for the T,J~st(cr;1 Slop8 wetter users is schcdulc.d br::forc tr~nsmountG.ill li:i-
<br />-';'21"sions 2re made. Concurrent constl'uct ion is scheduled for other pr:Jj'2ct
<br />,':"'2turcs and some diversion could begin before complcti;.Jn of the entire: Hcst'.::!."n
<br />.:aope Collection System. This would hasten fillinf'; East"~rn Slop'2 rescJ:"v()_i.r:,::
<br />for ultimate full operatinn. The ~ower system construction is scheduled (~~rin~
<br />;:l18 latte:'> port of the construction r~l"iocl.
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<br />\va.te:r..:; to be div::'rt2l1 to -::hc /\r]..:;-105,]5 Vall~~: (lriEinCl"'e from melting Snf]HS
<br />_'D the hi[h mountains fll]rd'2rin['. the ]..:.ol~,rin.t!, for).: .:Inri fryine.iJa.n Rivers. Numer-
<br />tlUS tributnry streams ahove l,O~000 feet ~r0 to b0 ta?ped an~ the water collect-
<br />ed in c systE.m of 0;;.:.1' 30 mill2:;; or ccmc::ls .1nd tunnels.
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<br />;'p This 5.3-mil~ Divide TUIl~~e1 i.!il.L ~icl.'c8 the C:-.ntinental Divide Clt ~ln ,:1-
<br />titudc of 10,000 feet. It will b~ 10 feet 6 inches in di~meter.
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<br />Turquoise Luke--L0cut~d 5 miles west of LCudvi11e~ and is owned by the C010~2d0
<br />Fuel and Iron Corporction. Its preS€llt c~pacity of 17,000 ~cre-feet coverinc
<br />,SOO acres will .be ir:croascd to 130.,000 acre-feet by constructing -:l 135-foot
<br />high earth dam a short dist.:\nce downstream from the existin~ dam. The n.~ld
<br />\.'(]ter surfa.c0 at e10vation 9,380 feet Hill cover 1,550 2.eres.
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