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<br />,,~p~;~ etor2g~ SpeCe Hill be rcduc~d by 58,IJOO end 17,000 ecre-feet
<br />respi..: ctj ,rely.
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<br />'I/fter supply studies indicc,tc thct under th'_ conrh tions of 11p-
<br />strCGr;J d(vcloplliLnt vIhich \-Jill prt:.v<:'il durinf" th... first y,_,?rs of j~,.rrc\Js
<br />U3C ;111 of the... h'Ei tiSr 1TI:i-dc::: o.v.:'.il[',blt. by N,~rrow3 cein bL- i.lscd to ~:J.lt ',ri-
<br />~tt: shortLg;: s on lends now irri;::,r:. ted bt.:.twELn i-:(TSf..:Y ..':'nd J1.l1csbur;::.
<br />If further upstrc211l df,vt:lopmc:.nt t;:KC3 ~lc:cE. end morC. Colo:::",:_~do [(1\'.. I"
<br />l'''.,t,_r is iinporkd into the bouth Pl.1ttc RiVer B.~sin, it mir.;ht b~
<br />possible to irripte 50;1", L~.nds nOH dry f<:rml.d. C.QJl.strllctioll of <:n:1
<br />works for sc.rvin€; new l"nds will bl_ deferred until the w'"tcr SUf,plf is
<br />rruvuJ .:.dcquc.if.. for tha L rUI'pOS~. .I'~,t thHt tLih::; dLfirli tt... sclE.:cti.on rJf
<br />tilL 1,'1",,15 .,lOst f{..nsiblt. for devElopm.:..nt will bE. In.:.:dt.:. in coujUI1CtiOll
<br />\iitll thl. loc~l pEoplE.
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<br />b::.rrOilS Rt:; St.. rvail' wilJ. COEse rv(;: fl,')od flows vlhich r1m....T p.'"lSS tl1~
<br />C:olo[',~,J:)-1';l:~ra5k.:-: line unUSed. .sUCh unus~;d flood f10....;s jo not IX'("lr
<br />r:;v,. r.! .Yl:er but lrlh':"r. thi.y do occur t.hl..Y CX\~'. opt to be o~" cl_\ns'i.d':...r<..~hlt
<br />fr1c.pLi tudc; for Lxc.1flplL, in 19l!2 f.:pI,roxim,.'..tl:.ly 1310,000 G.r~:r.:_-fLi~t ,sc:I}Jli
<br />.urHl.s1:...d. t~ l~ rf.!.L C2p2Ci ty rC,SF_rvcd.r i~ r( quir'"d ,0 c~;pt'lrL t.llLSl-'; flows
<br />Jr,-he!l tn~y occur and hDlli t:1Url until ::iUC;') t.i~~Ic. 2~) they c['.n bo;:::. lls'..d br_.nc.'-
<br />fici;:lly. Using only flood i'lOlrlS F!S e source of sUllply, a rl..SLt"\l"uLr 01'
<br />the.. cap'::lci.t.y pl<..:.nnt..d for N2rrows could <::qUF!.tc. thL floHti so :_:s to ';;.: k:
<br />an ;.v\...rCI;~e of 36,000 e.cri.:.-f~E. t c: .y'c::r ,::vc.il<:'.blE.
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<br />dr.TlrkVE:r, since Lhl.. Color,:.ido-:Bic T:lomp:::-iOn ?rojlct o;,.;i.ll SI)'JD b~ in
<br />"per" bon, tho totc:l >Jeter c. v;ciL.blc in th" South 1'1" tt.c hi '!Lr '.,]i] 1
<br />'Q~ inr.n>~ls'. d by tht.. 2!rIOUllt. of vu.tcr imported by thct project. Th'.
<br />first USf' of tho "dditiolwl ,Inter "Ul be on triblJt'Tio..'i of the. ,"c'lth
<br />Fit.tte lUvEr, but r'_turn floHS i'rr,.n this first use will sho,] 1l~ ,], ths
<br />i\~,'}rrows .:]r'_~-.. P p<-'rt of these: fl0113 will occnr during thf: irrie: tlon
<br />SCls('.n 21ld bE: subject to us~ by hold~:rs of wc:tLr rit'hts. Tht: r~rrILJil1irlC
<br />}..ort.iun of :...hl:. r~turn 1'10\'1s will oct;ur in thl_ wintt::r timL or 2t liHl'.'.:
<br />wtlCn thc~{ CC1f,r:Ol. hi:. us(;d or stor(;:Q by ~_xi:.:,tjng systems i"lhich nO"'l h:.vs
<br />prioritil_,S 3Lnior to 2.ny thc::.t mlr~ht ".JL.. . cquiri.;;d for rJ~_rrO\oJs. Thi.s
<br />w:~.t(.r, whic;l 'lrlOuld othl.f'wisc !'Lm:.:.in un1.lS( d, C<:i. b( stor( d 5.fJ harrow:;.
<br />It i:..5 (,st.l-ln'::<.tE.-d th,"t undlr this condition ,~n ['.v,..:.rC!g,_ of 6L!,OOCl ~:crc'"
<br />fee t of Lthcrwis", I/:_stcod j']c'tcr would be made ':vc,U&bh Qnnu2lly. 1l1C
<br /><.'.tt':chcd cltc'.rt illustr:c.tcs hO>J ;,a1":'ows wctc.r might ha.v(. bc-'_n use..d if
<br />th, r(. ~,Lrvoir hc:d bE::Cfi in op~r2 tion fro]:1 1925 to 19L~5. E::ch CCJIUl1llJ.
<br />i.llustrc:'t.l-3, by ;Y~_l.:!.rs, th,:. t(Jt~.l .Ji'vlrsion rcql.'l.ircillL:..nt for Ull l:'.r,d:~
<br />in th\:.. K~rTOWS unit 2nd t:-Je porti.on -:;,1' the rt.:quirunEnt thClt i'JC:'.rrow3
<br />Hould hc.:.r".:. Q(:;(.rJ ;.:b1t to ::upplyo IIi SLVLrc.J. YC2I'S, short:::!w_s vJOuld
<br />still h~"iT'::- b..:'e~l .:'~jJ'.:.rif;nccd, 1 n rn[~HY .Yt:<...rs, hOirJtv. r, tlk short,.~/ s
<br />l,'lcil.lld h: If( bCll1 cOJilpletc.1y .:.llcv.L.:'.tt.d,: L,i in n._<'l.rly ell C2St'S i,he;!
<br />i.1ollld hC''lfc bl.t.n reduced Jll<-~tl.ri;,'lly.
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