WSP03949

• File Number: 8141
• Description: Fryingpan-Arkansas Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 12/16/1975
• Author: Terence Brace
• Title: The History of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Prepared by Terence Brace
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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h'l.a recei"Jod the most oxtonaivo oT:J.lIlin:Jtic,ll and ,'J.llnlysiG of
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The cOllstruetion '111<3 opsrf.ltiol1 01' th0 )"PojOGt il1volve~

';;LI) divorsir,>n oj' H".~.()I' from tho lW'lt'i.nt.\JI'!J ot' l;lL0 ?I'yinC;i':J.I1,

i\o:l'C"ioc.; ;cork, ant: oi;h0r tI'iilutal'io:J ot' thG ';JOJt'jl'O 31opt.J to

r.he Ark.'1DS:l::l n~.ver I3acin on LL10 .8D.ctC1rn Slopo_ 'rh(3 PP().~0Ct

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(1) Huxir'lum f'OI1:JorVll tion 01' \.w.I;Gr

(2) .Protection 01' ."/(,stern COI01'lldo wut0.L'

(,~) ProsC3~.'v:ltion 01' roc;'0ati0l1ul value:;, all land::J held by
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Projccta f~r public use, s:J.ve tho::Jo rosorved by the ag9ncy.
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(~.) publ:l.n bonofit Co., thC3 p80p10 of ColorC\do, tho benefit

~u:.;t J:'I::t:l.o i:1 1.1+"( to 1 - 1'0;' oHch dollC\r invo3ted ;';;1 ,47 ~'!orth

o~ g00da and e3I'vicCH will bo ~uturnBd ~o local ~rB~~ plus Ghe
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iJ ta te il.nd n.9 i;ion.

(5) rndiroclly bonefit the Stuto of Colorado in the incrcBSB or

it~; ':dxable pI'oport~" 're.luaticr,.
(6) Diro(,;tl;y benefit municip:Jli tion by pl'ovidin::: Il.dequFl to

Gupplios of "ator for domestic US8.

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Water Lel,islativEJ Goals 1966 Session, p. 1.
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Southoautel'n Color;ldo \'I'1ter Con~'or'JaneJ Dist,('i.ct,
Ql2.~.:'1 tinr;_..~rinc.tplos lcryin13P,1.n -Al'k.'J.\1s a~ l-':"r:E:J~ t~" p. J.
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Colorado Laws Govr,rnin~ Water' Conaei.'vancy Distr'ie,t8, p.
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The F'r;(ingpan-Arkan,s~W..!lter l~_ro.iE":t :md Its
9_\;1'1).c 1;~t'a , p. 12.