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<br />if <br />~. <br /> <br />1003 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />, <br />{, <br />, . <br /> <br />winter flows, and. agreed, together lvith ~r. Jex, to oheck the situation at <br />Norrie. l.lr. Page expressed belief that Western Slope people will objeat <br />strenuously to the exportation of Colorado River water to the detrimnt of <br />the fishing sport in the headwaters where these interests have built sUlllOllr <br />faoilities for such recreation. L~ssrs, Delaney and Vlhite informed the <br />Chairman ,that they had no oomnents to IJake on the disoussion of divertible <br />flcnvs. <br /> <br />Replaoement Storage <br /> <br />8. llr. Maca read a mmorandum dated !.larch 4. 1949. subject: A.nalysis <br />of Water Supply--Roaring Fork il.iver in the vioinity of Aspen. Colorado, <br />(copy attached to these Illinutes) propared by llr, Jox. who explained the <br />studies to the Committee. The studies shorr a 11,300 acre-foot storage require- <br />ment for water in the vicinity of Aspen that provides for water to the Sal- <br />vation Ditch on Roaring Fork and for a lumped estimate of incidental irriga- <br />tion. city water. and industrial uses. inoluding maL~tenance of streanflow <br />through Aspen of 25 of s durin!; sw;rmcr I:lOnths and 15 cfs during winter months. <br />Judge Stone asked whether replacSI:lOnt requirements had been estimated. IJr, <br />Riter replied that they had not been estimated in detail as it is a diffioult <br />task because of the paucity of streamflm7 reoords on the Fryingpan, Ilovreverr <br />on the basis of rough studies usinC; S'flltl1etic records and best engineering <br />judgement he estimated that 30.000 aore-feet of replacooent storaGe at the <br />Aspen site would amply taL'U care of the x-eplacement requirements. inoluding <br />the uses in the vioinity of Aspen. J.!r. Powell stated that 30.000 aore-feet <br />is the practicable capaoity of the site on a holdover storase basis. Judge <br />Stone's question ooneerning the probablo yield of the potential Aspen reser- <br />voir was ans-wered by Ur. Riter with a rlatement that with the diversion of <br />surplus Hunter Creek water about 20,000 acre-feet every year could be <br />expeoted. llr. Riter suggested that the 30.000 acre-to~t estimate be used <br />for the initial phase of the Gunnison-Ar~sas Project vdth the assumption <br />that any excess replacenent capacity, if so dete~~ed by future operating <br />experienoe of the projeot. may be allooated and oharged to other units of <br />the Ultimate Gravity plan of development of the project. He pointed out that <br />preoise analyses of the replacement requirements oan be made in the future. <br />after aotual reoords of streamflow have been obtained. Judge Stone explained <br />that this problem was brought up the day before a.t the neeting of the Steerint <br />Connorl. tteo in Denver and thc.t lOr. Riter had !!Greed to ma.l:e the se hurried studio s <br />for presentation to the Policy and Review Committee. Hr, Jex stated that the <br />estimate of 30.000 acre-feet was not unreasonable and probably approached tho <br />requirement, hovrover, specifications for industrial uses on the Western Slope <br />were not known and that sometime soon the COlIl!l.ittee IJD.lst and should write <br />these speoifications. <br /> <br />9. Judge Stone agreed that the problem for the CoDl!littee vms to <br />determine ymat this speoifioation or formula for the initial phase of the <br />pl'ojeot should be, oonsiderin~ first, the Aspen situntion and seoondly, 'y,c-1 <br />requirements for replacenent storage, ],lr. Riter reiterated his previous <br />statement rer:;o.rdiIl(; the estino,tes of replacement reql.1irenents whioh are a <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />5 <br />