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<br />00].389 <br /> <br />year and the winter and spring of the following year, the water would be <br />released frCID the Sugar IDa! and Twin Lakes Reservoirs at a fairly uniform <br />rate to meet the power generation demand and would be restored in the <br />Pueblo Reservoir. This would permit a flow well suited to the develoiDent <br />of firm po__r through the five powerplants that would be included in the <br />upper Arll:ansu Ponr System above Salida. Sufficient water would be by- <br />passed at project diversion structures to maintain adequate fish flollll <br />and provide an adequate water suppl,y for irrigation of lands Iilbove Sal1da. <br />The Pueblo Rellervoir would provide storage for irrigation amluunicipal <br />( <br />water and would also furnish sediment !Illd flood control. Beleasas fran <br /> <br />that reservoir would be made in accordance with irrigation requirements. <br />Except for unappropriated flood lI'aters, the sUllllller flow of the Arkars&e <br />River Jl\)uld not be controlled. Winter flow of the Arkansas River could <br /> <br />be stored a."1d released from Pueblo Reservoir during the following irriga- <br />tion Beason provided the irrigators with direct flow rights below Pueblo <br />agreed to such a pIlUlo Preliminary nsgotiatioIlS indicate that such an <br />agreaDlent could be reached. ii1nter flows thus stored would be released <br />upon demand during the irrigation saaso!! to the irrigators having direct <br /> <br />:;.J <br />..~ ' <br />,'" <br />:>) <br /> <br />flow rights to the >Tinter water. <br /> <br />,,/' It is !Illticipated that the operation of the project system would be <br />in such a IDaIlner that water would be available <br />in the Pueblo P.eservoir by <br />April 1 to the full capacity of the reservoir or <br />\ ' , acre-feet. <br />The usual de~d for supple:mental, water begins iuly 1 to 15 and extends to <br />..~, October 15 ~o 30,. The outlet of the reservoir is planned to deliver the <br />, " <br />" water, ,f:~'~hat reserVoir in 60 to 75 d'lys, including the water that must <br /> <br />\1r"" <br /> <br />-;7 <br />