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0366 2.6 " and wet years. The following is the monthly d stribution of water sales at this level of demand: Oc tober, 5,500 acre-feet November, 5,200 acre-feet December, 5,300 acre-feet January , 5,300 acre-feet February, 4,900 acre-,feet March, 5,300 acre-feet April, 5,500 acre-f eet May, 6,300 acre-feet June, 6,600 acre-feet July, 7,200 acre-f eet August, 6,900 acre-feet September, 6,000 acre-feet , 2.1.4 Alternative 4. Municipal/Industrial Water Sales to Augment Junior Water Rights With a Single Fill Li~itation on Ruedi Reservoir Under a single fill restriction all inflo~s to Ruedi Reservoir would be I charged to the reservoir decree beginning in 09toberof each water year. This produces an administrative condition on the reservoir known as a paper fill. When the ,inflow to the reservoir has exceeded the reservoir storage capacity, a paper fill is in effect. The reservoir may not have actually physically , filled at this point, but under the restrictio? of a paper fill additional storage of water is prohibited for that reserv~ir decree. The purpose of a I single fill restriction in water administratio~ is to allow development of junior water rights in the basin. In the case;of the Colorado River basin, this could allow for storage of water in other reservoirs in the basin with more junior reservoir decrees or for a second ~ill right on Ruedi Reservoir. , , The Colorado River Water Conservation Districtland Aspen/Pitkin County have I both filed for a second fill right on Ruedi RejerVoir. This alternative is identical to the second alternative (Section 2.1.2) I . except that the single fill restriction has been imposed. was assumed not to be in effect. The maximum level of water sales which co~ld be achieved under this alternative is 50,800 acre-feet, which would o6cur in a dry year. The level I I of sales in an average year would be 24,700 ac~e-feet. Sales of water would I occur in late summer and early fall when Color~do River flows are lowest. A second fill right , Most months in the year have no need for supplemental releases from Ruedi.