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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />--- - -- <br /> <br />183B <br /> <br />Ch:cptor l.--Introduction <br /> <br />Coloro.de, O[1.st of tho Contimnto.l DiYido, lies i:1 0. sw.brid t<, <br />c.rid regiun ...,hich must daFend on irril.';:ltion to o.ttai:J mo.xi!1l1D bcnafi ts <br />frou its rich o.gricu Ituro.l l~nd. In order to cxp:\nd irrir,:ltion 8.ppro- <br />eio.bly. en tho Eo.stern Slope, wo.tor on tl1v '.iastorn Slope uust ba divortod <br />to the :Oo.stern Slope for utilization. <br /> <br />The GUIU1iso1!-Arko.ns"s Proje ct is b" sed on 0" pl"n for tho d ivor sian <br />of wo.tors frara tho upper Gunnison c.na Roo.rint; Fork Bo.oins on tho <br />Ylostorn Slopo to tho Uppc:r Ark::~!lSc..S ~{ivor f~Cl.sii1 Oil the ~~o..stcrn SloFO in <br />Coloro.do fur utilizo.tion on present in:cdoquo.toly irrig[1.tcd lo.nds :cnd <br />now lands o.nd by vo.rious cities and t~lns in noedof [1.daition[1.1 uunicipal <br />wn.ter supplies. Tho projlOct would i."wolvo construction of regulc:tinc;, <br />ropla.cbnont,t ~DrQ.go, c.nd "distribution resorvoirs, tuL;othor \yith l~u...1"1urQUS <br />co.;mls, tunnels, diversion dC\J'ls, pumping plc.nts, pewcrplo.nts, 0. pm7er <br />transr.lission grid, o.ncl mo.ny Dore uppurtonc.nt fccl.turG's. Tr.o c}.."'pcncc of <br />div0rtir:g the so \JQ.tors is toe [;rc.:~t fer rGp:::~.rj:K;nt by irriS2..tion benefits <br />alone. Th:Jrcforo, tho 'lJ.lr\.tcr di-,.'ortcd in the GUllnis'Jl1-;""~rl::':'.nsc.s Project <br />vmulct bo uti:':.izLd f,Jr hydroelectric pm'[(]r productir)]l .":'.8 wall :lS for irri- <br />!;o.tien purposos c.nd l~unicip:J.l w:'.ter c.nd ':lauld sup;>ly the o.roa ..lith ,"uch <br />nooded electric peuor o.nd anergy. The rOVC:1ue received fron too so.lo of <br />this hydreoleetirc povmr a.nd anurgy would assist in the rOpo.yr.lent of the <br />projoet cost. <br /> <br />Tr.o tra.nST.1ission systOT.1 uS tonto.tively plannod in this report for <br />the Initio.l Developr.>Jnt is pc.rti:clly depenlent on t;le potentio.l Bluo- <br />South Plo.tte Project tro.nsnissi,)n systor.1 fer the :.le.rketir.g ef c. portiu" <br />of tho preject plOwor c.nd energy in the n"rthem part of Color"do duriq; <br />trD eo.rly ye~rs of the project developncnt. H~,over, if for o.,~ re~son <br />the Blue-South Plo.tte Frojuct trc.n sr..ission sy sten is :oct cCr!stru cted, <br />an o.lturn[1.tive tr"l1snissien oysten for the Initio.l Dcvelop:.1unt o.t <br />o.pproxirotoly the so.;:te cost res been plannod to ::'.o.rket this pDlmr o"no <br />energy. <br /> <br />. <br />Tho plo.n e.s. pre sent ad herein is o.dc,ptcd to doveloprDnt in st"gos :md <br />ta such tlOdifications ccs o.re r.1<l.de necessc.ry by pasoible chC'.nges in plwsi- <br />co.l and ccononic condi ti~:..'1s. Bcc:-.Usc ,)f the unGottlccl st:itus of tho Colo- <br />rD.de River ClOnpo.ct, which will h:1ve a direct be~ring en the quantity of <br />Heeter di-.-ertible frar.l the Celar~do River Bo.sin, tho ever-:cll davelaprn.n\; <br /> <br />1 <br />