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<br />o <br />- .~ <br />~ <br />.~. <br />(:) <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />-,2- <br /> <br />. PROPOSED-P!AN---- . <br /> <br />18. Upstream Relations (Cont'd) <br /> <br />voir, and no stream flows are required to pass La Junta exoept such quan- <br /> <br />tities, together with aooretions.to the river below La Junta, as may be <br /> <br />required to satisf'y the priorities and needs of ditohes near Las Anilnas. <br /> <br />19. EstimatV~d Conservation Benefits. <br /> <br />Estimations of total annual and average conservation benefits, <br /> <br />measured in terms of additional water supplies of too Arkansas River to <br /> <br />become available f'or inoreased diversion and use in the two States through <br /> <br />operations of the Caddoa project, have not been made, and are not requir- <br /> <br />ed, in oonnection with the plan of operation and administration herein pro- <br /> <br />posed. <br /> <br />However, at a later date, mElll a correoted initial capacity table <br /> <br />has been prepared and released by the War Department, Corps of' Engineers, <br /> <br />a reservoir operation study is oontemplated, l:e.sed on the adopted plan of <br /> <br />operation and administration, whioh will disclose the approximate extent <br /> <br />of annual and average oonservation benefits. together with related infor- <br /> <br />mation, ino luding the amounts of impounded supplies lost by evaporation. <br /> <br />the quantities spilled from the irrigation pool or released from the flood <br /> <br />pool inoident to flood damage prevention operations, and the probable rates <br /> <br />of siltation as affecting the useful life of the irriGation pool. <br /> <br />In general, it is known from previous operation studies, based <br /> <br />on various other assumed plans of operation, toot suoh oonservation bene- <br /> <br />fits will fluotuate widely with variations in climatic conditions. In <br /> <br />cyQl~~ of drouthand qefi.ciljnt; rll.infa1.Le.Ild runoff.'...:t.hey ~will-"'e. ."bsent <br /> <br />or zero. Maximum values will prevail following periods of major floods <br />