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0010n . . The Ft. Laramie Canal has a designed capacity of 1,550 second- feet at the head, Tunnels Nos. 1 & 2, located TIithin a ~ew miles of the V[halen Diversion Dam (see Exhibit I), were constructed to cnrry thnt vollune of wnter., Thus the cetpt'.city of the entire cnnal is restricted to the cnpacity of the t~~els. In the early days of the jJroject the pl'incipnl cro?s were nlfalfa., fornge crops, 'md smal~ grains, and t"e cn);aci ty of' the cenal was nciequate to supply w,,'oer under t:"IQt cropping plC'.nD lrO\~leVer, the project settlers sro.duo.lly turned to higher vi',lue crops suoh as s"bar beets, beans, and potatoes nnd changed their cropping pl"n, unti 1 row crops now predominnte. These crops hnve changed the irrigation domc,nd puttel'n of the districts. Instend of a fD.irly unifor,. demnnd on the canal, there nre nC'w pe~k de"'''nds in the lntter petrt of July Cond throughout Aug\lst ti:nt o.re considerabl,,, higher thnn those in former years. The peak de:r.nnds exceed tile capacity of the canal, neMs si t:J.ting the limi ting nn~. the rotetion of water during such periods. Because the per.!, demands occur during criticnl periodsi'n crop ;;ronth, the l1BCessary limitation on delivery of wnter is n source of complaint nnd irritntion o.mong the \':o.ter users., The Bro.ziel Reservoir 'llould enable storage of \'JUter no.-' Hasted "hen it is not noeded.. Thnt cOl"served wnter could then be roloo.sed in-to the Horse Croek Ln.teral system, bolo\'! Mile 6.0, in nccordanco nith that system's :oroportio!1nte shn:'e of t;,e tote.l prCljoct supply. This operation would roduce the dem~nd mo.de on the Ft. Ln1"[\)~ie Cnnnl by tho Horse Creek Lnternl ':.nd ,'.'ould, ill effect, incrense the ce,pncity of the ccennl thereby nllo"ing more efficient delivery to moro w~tGr users. OthGr Vlntor Uses Tho Lingle Po"!Orplr.nt is (\ feo.tl1ro of' the Bureau's i!1ter-con- nected powor system in Colorndo, Wyoming, cmd !lebraskn. Th.e r",tor supply lor opernting this plant comos from the Ft, Laramio Co.nal, Irrigation has superior right to c(\~al cn2ncity and it is nocessary to shut do.-m tho plnnt when the irrigntion domnnd is such th~.t the entire co.pncity of tho co.nnl is ~oeded for thr.t purpose. It "Cluld bo possiblo to oporClte the powerpla:l-t for a few more dc.ys ee.ch year ~ith the Braziel Reservoir in operation. U:'ldeveloped Resource~ The imraedie,te vicinity of the Braziel Reservoir site is devoid of any miner'll deposits and there nre no str.nds of timber in corr~er- ci~l quetnti-ties. Development of hydroelectric poneI' at the Brnziel site is imprncticable r.S the usable florls e.1"" sme,ll r.nd the hee.d ',"Jould be 101'1 o.nd fluctuating. . 8 .\