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. 2 OPERATING PRINCIPLES, FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT (g) "Ruedi Reservoir" means the reservoir presently planned for construction on the Fryingpan River above the town of Basalt as part of the project. (h) "Ashcroft Reservoir" means not only the reservoir con- templated for construction ,on Castle Creek, a tributary of the Roaring Fork River, but also, unless the context re- quires otherwise, any othe~ reservoir that may be construc- ted in the Roaring Fork baSin above the town of Aspen in lieu of that reservoir. (i) "c.f.s." means cubic feet of water pel' second of time. 2. The Ruedi Reservoir shall be constructed and maintained on the Fryingpan River above the town of Basalt "lith an active capacity of not less than lOO,OOO acre-feet. In addition thereto and in order to offset adverse streamflow conditions on the Roaring Fork River above the town of Aspen which!might occur as a result of the project enlargement of the Twin Lakes Reservoir, the Ashcroft Reservoir on Castle Creek, or some reservoir in lieu thereof, shall be constructed on the Roaring Fork drainage above Aspen to a capaci- ty of approximately 5,000 acre-feet: Providing, However, That the Ashcroft Reservoir shall be constructed only if the Secretary of the, Interior after appropriate study shall determine that its benefits exceed the costs: And providing futther, That no part of the con- struction, operation;-or maintenanc~ of said Ashcroft Reservoir shall be chargeable to the Fryingpan-ArkaI)sas project. All of such stored water shall !he released under the conditions and limitations hereinafter set forth. 3. The receipts from the sale of water from Ruedi Reservoir, as permitted in paragraph 6(b) hereof, shall be applied solely to the operation and maintenance costs and to those reimbursable construc- tion costs of said reservoir which exceed $7,600,000. The cost of perpetual operation and maintenance of the Ruedi'Reservoir shall be home by users of project water and,users of water stored in Ruedi Reservoir in such proportion as may:be determined by the Secretal'V of the Interior. ! . 4. The inclusion of the Ruedi Reservoir in the project shall not preclude the construction of any other replacement or regula- tory reservoirs on the Colorado River or its tributaries above Cameo gaging station. 5. The Ruedi Reservoir shall he completed and in operation before any water is diverted to eastern Colorado by means of the project. 6. (a) The replacement capacity of Ruedi Reservoir, and any reservoir constructed in addition thereto, is that portion of the total reservoir capacity required to permit project diversions at times when such diversions could not otherwise be made because of . .