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<br />THE PROPOSED FRYING F
<br />Benefits
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<br />Incr~ased efficiency of the existing irrigation ditch systems of
<br />the Valley.
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<br />Production of 505 million kilowatt hours of electric power
<br />annually.
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<br />Reliable water supply of good quality to aU communities of
<br />the ColDrado Arkansas Valley sufficient to take care of
<br />present and future needs.
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<br />Communities east of Pueblo to be served by Valley pipeline,
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<br />Glmmunities west of PueblD to be served by trans-basin water
<br />from the Arkansas River channel.
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<br />Immediate increase in the ColDradD Springs water supply' in
<br />the amount of 2,700 acre feet annually.
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<br />Low CDSt electrical energy fDr Southern ColDrado,
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<br />Storage and better control of Roaring Fork River water for
<br />use on the western slope.
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<br />Fish and Wildlife resources and recreational resources will
<br />be preserved,
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<br />Flood protection.
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<br />Silt protection to John Martin Reservoir and Valley ditch
<br />systems.
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<br />~AN~~ARKANSAS PROJECT
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<br />. I Physical Features
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<br />. A trans-b:3sin diversion of 69,200 acre feet of ......ater from the
<br />dr.linage basin of the upper Frying Pan River on the western
<br />slope thru a 6 mile tunnel underneath the Continental
<br />Divide to the upper Arkansas River on the easrern slope,
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<br />. Enlargement of the existing Sugar Loaf Reservoir located
<br />near Leadville from its present storage capacity Df 17,000
<br />Olcr(:: feet to 117,000 acre feet.
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<br />. Enlargement of the existing Twin L8kes Reservoir located
<br />near Leadville from its present storage capacity of 56,000
<br />acre feet to 260,000 acre feet.
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<br />. Construction of :3 60 mile canal system parallel to the Arkan-
<br />sas River between Sugar Loaf Reservoir and Salida tD carry
<br />water thru 7 h).dro-electric power plants for the production
<br />of 50) million K\V.H. of electrical energy annually.
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<br />. Diversion of the upper Beaver Creek water from the e:'I.isting
<br />reservoir to the mumcilJal supply sy~tem of Colorado Springs.
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<br />. Constructiun of a 400,000 acre foot capacity reservoir on the
<br />Arkansa!> River six miles west of Pueblo,
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<br />. Constructiun of a domestic water sLlpply line to Arkansas
<br />Valley communities 10GHed between Pueblo and Holly, at
<br />the option of the communities [0 be served.
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<br />Construction of a replacement storage reservoir at a site one
<br />mile above Aspen, Colorado on the Roaring Fork River. This
<br />reservoir to serve the western slope area affected by the diver-
<br />sion of water from the Frying Pan River Basin,
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