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4~iG . CHAPTER II DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL , A. Location of the Project The Fryingpan-Arkansas Project hereinafter referred to as "Project" extends from the upper reaches of the Fryingpan River on the western slope of central Colorado eastward to the upper Arkansas River Basin near Leadville, Colorado. From Leadville, the Project continues in a southerly direction along the Arkansas Valley to Salida, then generally eastward to the plains of southeastern Colorado. A major portion of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project features including Ruedi Dam, the North and South Side Collection Systems, Sugar Loaf Dam, Twin Lakes Dam, Clear Creek Dam, and the canals, powerplants, and appurtenant structures are located on the upper reaches of the Fryingpan and Arkansas River and their tributaries in central Colorado. A transmission line will extend from the north shore of Twin Lakes to Public Service Company's Malta Substation, 4 miles south of Leadville. . The Fountain Valley Conduit will carry project water diverted from the Arkansas River near Canon City to the vicinity of Colorado Springs. Pueblo Dam, the terminal storage feature of the project, is located 4 miles west of the city of Pueblo. The Arkansas Valley Conduit will run easterly from Pueblo Dam, serving various valley communities, to i~ terminus near Lamar. R Plll"P(\~P of the. Pro;ect The objectives of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project include (1) develop- ing the regional and national economy through irrigation of arid lands of the West, (2) developing power and energy surplus to project needs, (3) supplying domestic, municipal, and industrial water, (4) providing flood control, (5) providing for the preservation, propaga- tion, and enhancement of fish and wildlife, (6) providing for water quality control, and (7) developing recreation facilities. In addition, the Project is committed to conserve the scenery, the natural, historic, and archeologic objects. The Fryingpan-Arkansas Project encompasses basic objectives of the Federal Reclamation Program. The Reclamation Project Act of 1939, following the Depression and Dust Bowl Era of the 1930's, provided goals for Reclamation such as contracting for the storage, delivery, or sale of municipal and . II-I