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<br />0363 <br /> <br />2.3 <br /> <br />:~ ., <br /> <br />2.1.2 <br /> <br />Municipal/Industrial Water Sales to <br /> <br />0., , <br />, 't <br />, <br />Aug~ent Junior <br /> <br />Alternative 2. <br />Water Rights <br /> <br />This alternative develops the maximum amount of water which could be <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />delivered by Ruedi Reservoir to augment junior water rights. A survey con- <br /> <br />ducted by the Bureau of Reclamation (completed in August of 1982) identified <br /> <br /> <br />93,660 acre-feet of demand for water to augment junior rights for municipal <br /> <br /> <br />and industrial uses. The survey also identified that approximately 80 percent <br /> <br /> <br />of the water would be required for,industrial use and the remaining 20 percent <br /> <br /> <br />would be required for growing municipal uses. A net future demand for water <br /> <br /> <br />in the Colorado River of 433,000 acre-feet was estimated based on the type of <br /> <br /> <br />industrial and municipal development expected to occur in the Colorado River <br /> <br />mainstem. The operational analysis for this alternative assumes that releases <br /> <br /> <br />from Ruedi Reservoir will augment the most junior water rights on the Colorado <br /> <br />Ri ver. <br /> <br /> <br />The maximum level of water sales which could be achieved under this <br /> <br /> <br />alternative is 74,300 acre-feet in a dry year. The level of sales in an <br /> <br /> <br />average year would be 34,600 acre-feet. Sales of water from Ruedi Reservoir <br /> <br /> <br />would occur primarily in late summer and early fall when flows in the Colorado <br /> <br /> <br />River are lowest. Most months in the year have no need for supplemental <br /> <br />releases from Ruedi Reservoir. During these months autf-Iows from Ruedi <br /> <br />Reservoir consist mainly of minimum releases for the fishery and bypasses for <br /> <br />local senior rights. Figure 2.2 illustrates typical graphs of reservoir <br /> <br /> <br />levels and Fryingpan River instream flows below Rocky Fork for dry, average <br /> <br />and wet years. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2.1.3 Alternative 3. Municipal/Industrial Water Sales on Demand <br /> <br /> <br />This alternative is similar to the second alternative except that water <br /> <br />would be sold on demand to users on a scheduled basis regardless of the con- <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />dition of their water rights. The amount of water sold from the reservoir <br /> <br /> <br />would remain constant in any given year. M&I demand is based on an 80 per- <br /> <br /> <br />cent/20 percent split between industrial and municipal users, respectively. <br /> <br />Releases for M&I users would occur -in every month. <br /> <br />The maximum level of water sales which could be achieved under this <br /> <br /> <br />alternative is 70,000 acre-feet. Figure 2.3 shows typical graphs of reservoir <br /> <br /> <br />levels and Fryingpan River instream flows below Rocky Fork for dry, average <br />