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<br />FRYINGPAN-.\RKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO
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<br />Basin enlargl'd from its present capacity of 17,000 acre-feet to 117,000
<br />8.cre-f~ctJ for st.\)mge and regulat.ion of wa.tel' imported from the west-
<br />ern slope' (e) till' Snowden diversion dRm on the Arkn.nsus River above
<br />Snowden; Colo., and the Snowden diversion ennui which would convey
<br />wnter from t.he ArknnsH,s River to the enlarged Twin Lakes Reservoir;
<br />(f) the Twin LukE:'s Rt'sPI'voir in the upper Arkansas Basin, n fC"lmiks
<br />s.out,h of Sno\"rden. Colo., enln.rged from it.s prc.3ent active cn.pacit.y of
<br />5G,QOO nt'-fe-fcet, to 260,00U acre-feet, for storngf' ltnd regulation of
<br />water imported from the western slope hy t.he Fryillgpun-Arkansas
<br />diversioll, water import.ed by existing Twin Lakes diversion, and water
<br />din~rt.ed from the Arkansas Riv~r by Ute Snowden ('anal; (g) the
<br />Puehlo Rescrvoir on t.hc Arkansus River we~t of Pueblo, Colo., with u
<br />capaeit)' of 400,000 aere-fe-et. to st.ore water for irrigat.ion and municipal
<br />llse and for fluod ('.olltrol; (h.) a .project power syst,em comprising tlO
<br />miles of cttllnls, seVL'-H power ph-tilts having an illstlllled eapacity of
<br />104,800 kilowatt.s, Sf'\-ell switchyards, nine substations, and about 40U
<br />l)lilt's of tl'fLnsmiss.ion lillC's; (-i.) ~pe(:ifie ffillllieipal WiLt,(~r supply fa('ili-
<br />t,ies for furnishing additiollal I1lunieipttl wat.t~r to Colorado Spring'S,
<br />PlIdllo, and sevC'rnl ArkulBu~ Vnlley Lowns, which supply facilitil's
<br />would be COnSLl'llt.:u'd by t.he United States ollly nft,er construction by
<br />the eOlmmmit.ies thl'mselvE's proves illf(Jasihle. These proposed
<br />works) \\:hich I11Ukl~ up tlw illitial development, ore estimated to cost
<br />$147,440,000 on t.lw hllSis of Octoher 1949 pI'ice levels which arc just
<br />slightly lmn'r thUll present price Ic\'C'ls. The cost. of operation il.lHl
<br />maintenance, including reserves for replacement, is estima.ted to be
<br />$1,;33,5,200 anllllldly.
<br />The- initinl de\'dllpmcnt of the Gunnison-Arku.lIsas projeeL IHi3 e.1I-
<br />gineering feasibility. It represents the minirnum PI:llcticul project.
<br />H i~ designed us u :-;elf-.contaillcd unit ano it~ const.rllction would IIl)t
<br />imply a commit,ment for expansion, extensioTl, or ('l1ln.rgcmellt; 11l'itlwl'
<br />w(ml{l it. impllir or duplicate future development. It would be OJ.H'I'-
<br />at-eel in accordunce wi th the principles set forth in t.he regionul director'g
<br />report. The Twill Lakcs Rt'servoir & en,flal Co. lias cxpressctl a
<br />"..-illingncss 1.0 exct.:utc the wHter exchange agreement which is pre-
<br />requisite to the prevention of dumngp- to tlw fisheries of the Roaring
<br />Fork H.iver, tLlld which is e0l1tell1plated by the operating principles.
<br />The water to be imported fronl the Colorado Riv~r wutershed is to
<br />come- from Colorado's apport.ionlnent. under t.h~ upper Colol'i\.\lo H.ivl'r
<br />Basin eompneL, aud there is sufficilmt, witt.er supply for the project.
<br />The init.ial dev(,lopment of the Gunnison-Arkansas proj('-ct is eco-
<br />llorniellJly justifil~d and financially feosibll'. The niLio of Rl1llUld
<br />bendit.s to annual.costs is about 1.7 t.o 1.0. Net annual revenues
<br />wOllld nI110unt to ahout, $2,870,000. It is est.imut.cd that all reim-
<br />bursaLle costs would be returned t,o the United St.l1tes in 50 years.
<br />'rhe tentative a.llocll.tion of cost.s llmong t.he various purpos('s and the
<br />est.imuted payment.s arc Sllllllntll'ized in the following t.abuIILtion:
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