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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />OUIU3~ <br /> <br />The 8,700 ~cres of l~.d served by ~ho Br~zicl Reservoir would be <br />.~ractica,l'ly indo),mdcnt of tIle li:;;ii;~tions of thc Ft. L.'\r"pie Cc,nal <br />during the [leriod of poak del;Jr.nd. The renc.inder of thc lr.nd scrvod <br />by the canal ~ould ~lso be~efit. T!lC 55 socond-feet (dorivod from <br />Table 15) of cnpn.city no lone;cr requirod b~, t!1C Horse Orook LnterCll, <br />"Old tho 18 second-foot of cC pClci ty no longer required by the reservoir <br />right-of-way land (estimated to De 1,350 irrigated acros), would be <br />divided among the remaining 95,000 acres in the division. This would <br />be equivnlent to canal enlc.rgements of 4 percent and 1.3 percent <br />res;.:>e cti vely, <br /> <br />Table 15 shows potential increased farm deliveries to the 95,000 <br />acres in the Ft. Lc.ramie Division during periods of peak demand. <br />Since irrigc.ti0n use has priority over (OO1'/er, the Lingle Power:ol!tnt <br />is not operated dvring times of 2eak irrigation dem&nd when all canal <br />capacity is used for irrigation, Coluwn 1 of Table 15 lists the <br />number of days each year WIlen the Lingle plr.nt was not operated, and <br />the canal was judged to be running at full capacity, as determined <br />from inspection of the daily flows of the Ft, Laram.i.e CClnn.l, There <br />could h~ve been llO inadequacy in canal capacity for irrigation while <br />tile po\VerplClnt was in operation, The earliest date of full Use of <br />canal capacity fcr irrigation was July 7; the lc-"oest, September 2, <br />Column 2 of Table 15 lists the increasod fal'ffi deliveries during days <br />shown in Column 1, which would be possible through operation of <br />Braziel Reservoir. <br /> <br />It is believed that increased farm delivories during periods of <br />peak demand would be Inrgely of.fset by decreased demands le.ter in the <br />se~son nnd the 076rQll result would be more timely delivery of irribc- <br />tion water rather than increased cons~ption, <br /> <br />Miscnllan60~s Benefits <br /> <br />(a) Decreased canal maintenance costs: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />At present when a rain causes a sudden dec~ense in the demand for <br />water on SO::1e portion of the Ft, Laramie DiVision, the fIoVl of the <br />Fto Laramie Canal must be decreased as ra?idly as possible in the <br />inte::-ests of water conservation. This often results in sl~ughing of <br />the banks m,d increased maintenallce costs, ~ith the Braziel Reservoir <br />in operation (and not full) the flow could be decreased more slowly <br />B::1.d the increased T1vlastell stored in the reservoir. <br /> <br />(b) Increased power production at Lingle: <br /> <br />The Lingle Hydroelectrio Powerplant obtains its water supply <br />during the sumrr,er months fr~m the North Platte River at .Vhalen through <br />the Ft. Laramie Canal. Tailwater is returned to th~ river and u3ed by <br />downstroam irrigators. The production of power at Lingle must often <br />bo curtniled or cumpJE:,-t-;':31:.r rJ.j,sr:'flnt.irJ'.led. during midsurn."T1er 'Nhen irrie;h- <br />tion demN1d'3 ~rG h~.gh. The 7.2 -hh01JSfJ.ll'-:' b.tI)"f1-::.:f'.o1; .....J"'<-.l. :..t~8 mn".1111 <br /> <br />39 <br />