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<br />Project authorized under Public law 87-590 <br />Construction began on Ruedi Dam <br />Started excavating Charles H.Boustead Tunnel <br />Construct i on began on Sugar loaf Dam <br />Breached old Sugar loaf Dam <br />Began storing water in Ruedi Reservoir <br />Charles H. Boustead Tunnel "holed through" <br />Construction be~an on Pueblo Dam - first contract <br />Initial Project diversion (Chapman, .South Fork, <br />and Fryingpan) . <br />Initial diversion from Sawyer Creek <br />Construction began on Pueblo Dam - second contract <br />First sale of Project transmountain water <br />Began storing water in Pueblo Reservoir <br />Initial diversion from lily Pad <br />Initial diversion from Ivanhoe Creek <br />First replacement water released from Ruedi Reservoir <br />First sale of water from Ruedi Reservoir <br />1977 Adopted the recommended bypass flow of 15 ft3/s or <br />natural inflow, whichever is less on lake Creek below <br />Twin lakes Dam <br />Initial diversion from Middle Cunningham Creek <br />Initial diversion from Mormon Creek <br />Initial diversion from North Cunningham Creek <br />Initial diversion from Hunter, Midway and No Name <br />Creek Diversions <br />Initial diversion from Carter, North Fork, and South <br />Cunningham <br />December 8, 1980 Federal Reaister notification of availability of water <br />from Ruedi Reservoir <br />April 28, 1981 Initial diversion from Carter lake <br />May I, 1981 Initial diversion from North Fork <br />May 6, 1981 Initial diversion from Granite Creek <br />June 1, 1981 Assume operation at Twin lakes Dam <br />June 23, 1981 Mt. Elbert Forebay filled <br />September 29, 1981 Mt. Elbert Powerplant dedicated <br />October 1, 1981 Mt. Elbert Unit #1 was made commercially available to <br />WAPA for their use <br />Initial diversion from Halfmoon Creek <br />Turquoise lake filled for first time <br />1983 Initial diversion from south outlet works at Pueblo <br />Dam for Pueblo West <br />Mt. Elbert Unit #2 was made commercially available to <br />WAPA for their use <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />.,., ....',-4' <br />'.J' '.', <br />,. u" '-- <br /> <br />August 16, 1962 <br />August 1964 <br />November 2, 1965 <br />December 1965 <br />Apri 1 15, 1968 <br />May 1968 <br />June 15, 1969 <br />July 1970 <br />May 16, 1972 <br /> <br />June 7, 1972 <br />July 1972 <br />July 1972 <br />January 9, 1974 <br />May 6, 1974 <br />May 4, 1976 <br />May 1977 <br />June 1977 <br />November 22, <br /> <br />June 1, 1979 <br />June 4, 1979 <br />June 14, 1979 <br />May 8, 1980 <br /> <br />June 4, 1980 <br /> <br />May 5, 1982 <br />July 29, 1982 <br />September 14, <br /> <br />August 9, 1984 <br /> <br /> <br />PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS <br /> <br />i i i <br /> <br />