WSP02809

• File Number: 8141.700
• Description: Fryingpan-Arkansas Project - Annual Operating Plans and Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 11/1/1972
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Annual Operating Plan Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Colorado 1972 -1973
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN
FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO
1972 OPERATIONS
1973 OUTLOOK

General

Thi$ is the fO.Ert!L.gnnl!,~ Operating Plan for the rryingpan-Arkan$as
project whiCh;' when completed, will consi$t of federally owned dam$,
reservoirs, canals, tunnels, pumping plants, hydroelectric power-
plants, electric transmis$ion lines, sub$tations. and other facili-
ties. A$ indicated by the enclosed project map, the$e features are
or will be located in the Roaring Fork Ba$in of the Colorado River
Basin and in the Ar-kan$as River Ba:;;in, central and $outhea$tern
Colorado. respectively.

These exten$ive work$ will ultimately make possible the order-ly and
beneficial use of water for irrigation, hydroelectric power genera-
tion, fish and wildlife preservation. and municipal and indu$trial
uses, and provide flood control and other collateral benefit$.

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The Fryingpan-Arkansa:;; project wa$ author-lzed under Public Law 87-
590. 87th Congress, H.R. 2206, on Augu$t 16, 1962. The project will
be operated under Operating principle$ adopted by the State of
Colorado April 30, 1959, a$ amended December 30. 1959, and December 9,
1960. These Operating Principle$ were pub1i$hed by the 87th Congre$s,
l$t Se$sion, as Hou$e Document No. 130. A copy of these Operating
Principles is included as an appendix to this report.

Currently, the only project features in operation are Ruedi Reservoir.
Turquoise Lake. Charles H. Boustead Tunnel. and the South Side Collec-
tion System exclusive of Hunter Creek. The pre$ent construction pro-
gram schedule shows the Nast Tunnel completed in December 1973.
Therefore. 1973 operations will include the $ame feature$ as tho$e
operated in 1972.

Ruedi Re$er-voir will be operated for project replacement purpo$es if
needed, and for some flood control benefits and fish and wildlife
and recreation enhancement. Until the amount of $torage $pace re-
quired for replacement of project diver$ions ha$ been determined,
the Bureau of Reclamation cannot negotiate any firm contr-act$ for
$ale of Ruedi Re$ervoir storage water. The Bureau i$ currently con-
ducting $tudies to determine the amount of replacement storage space
required.

Turquoise Lake will be operated for- regulation of project water and
for- regulation of nonproject water on a service basis, a$ well as for
incidental fi$h and wildlife and recreation purpo$es.

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