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<br />."1 < "81< <br />OiJllJ (j <br /> <br />\::..., <br /> <br />e,c, <br />" ,.' OPERATION OF THE PROJECT <br />---'- -. ........ . .... <br /> <br />',i <br />" <br /> <br />In order to eliminate the difficulties encountered by winter diver- <br />, sions fran tha higher al ti tudes. the 'transmounta1n 1<unnel would be closed <br />fram November through March each year. Maintenance and repair of the <br /> <br /><, <br /> <br />i <br />,\ , <br />" <br /> <br />i <br />~~ -'.J <br /> <br />\ ...)~~ (1 <br />tunnel and other diversion structures would be accomplished during those, \- 'iJi') <br />'t.:," ": <br /> <br />winter months. Water lIOald be diverted to the ArkallSas Basin on~ when 'V' i! <br /> <br />the existing and potential demands of the Western Slope water users have <br />been fully met by the replacement to be provided by the Aspen Illilllervoir. <br />The several existing small transmountain diversion canals and tUlmels <br />which d1.vert water fram the Colorado River watershed t.o the Arkansas River <br />watershsd would continue to d1.vert under project operation. <br /> <br />Except for a limited amount of unallocated flood flaw. runoff 'lfhich <br /> <br />originates in the Arkansas River watershed W\:luld not be used as GUIlI1ison- <br />Arkansas Project water snpp~ for irrigation. However. where natural. <br /> <br />streamflow exceeds the local water users' demands and m1n1mUIII fish flow <br /> <br />'re'lUirementB. Alicansaa River water could be utilized in project operation <br />for the generation of po_r.' This is not a COI1SUlllptive use of water. <br />and the flow diverted for power generation would be re17.u-ned to the river. <br /> <br />The ranof'f of the waters of the upper Fryingpan and Arkansas Rivers <br /> <br />here contemplated to be used would large~ be obtained frem the melting <br /> <br />sn01l8 during~, June, and early July. The en1arged Sugar Loaf' and Twin <br /> <br />Lakes Reservoi:Ml lIOuld store and control intercepted Arkamas River flow <br /> <br />and trans mountain water for power purposes. Arka.nsae River flow could be <br /> <br />stored on1;r when suffici811t project water is available for release frem <br /> <br />the Pueblo Reservoir to (:I.l'l'iga.tOrll in exchange. During the fall of the <br />"-, r". <br />-"" t' i.i.;...~Y\.:~ to ";'.... \..r C4,. <.f...... ... t ? (~7. {? <br />.., (. .,..... r it . V1....-H.t\./,' <br />,-) <br />