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. . . ^ ( . ~u~~ Report of the Regional Director the required winter nOlI's at a point iJllllledia tely belOll' the confluence of the Roaring Fork River and the Colorado River; and (d) To satiefy the obligation of the Roaring Fork Rivar to contribute its proportional share of a demand of at least 300,000 acre-feet of water annually in the Colorado River below its confluence with the Roaring Fork River, for domestic and manufacturing uses. Said demand for use in Wastern Colorado is to be met at the times and in the amounts required. Water stored in the replacement capaci ~ of the Aspen Reservoir shall be released by the United States, upon the re- quest of the state administrative agency having responsible charge of the distribution of the water of the stream or streams affected, whenever the needs in the Colorado River assin in Western Colorado below the project diversion points for the uses covered by this paragraph 6 exceed the available supply of water; provided that the rate of release of s',ch stored water shall be reasonable and proper with due regard for the needs in Western Colorado for replacement water and with due regard, also, for the obligation of the project to supply such water. No charge shall ever be imposed for water released from, or made available by reason of releaees from, the replacement capa- city of the Aspen Reservoir. 7. That portion of the total capacity of the Aspen Reservoir not needed as replacement capacity constitutes surplus capacity. Water stored in such surplus capaci~ may be sold or leased by the United States to water users in Western Colorado. Charges for the use of such water shall be comparable to charges for use of project wa ter for similar purposes in Eastern Colorado with appropriate adjustment for the repayment ability of such water users. If it hereafter appears that the cost of procuring water, from sources other than the surplus capacity of the Aspen Reservoir, for the same uses as those to which water from the surplus capacity of the reservoir is to be made available shall have been increased by reason of the construction and operation of the project, then the charges for water released from the surplus capacity shall be diminished by the amount of such increase in cost. 8. Project diverllions from Lime creek shall be made only in the months of May and June of each year. 9. To protect recreational values, including fishing, no diversions from Western Colorado w1ll be made which reduce the remaining aggregate stream flOll's to le.s than either of the following mim mum standarde:r (a) The Fryingpan collection system at the points of diversion collectively, exclusive of Lime Creek, -- 15 c.f.s. October 1 through March 31; 30 c.f.s. April 1 through September 30; R 30