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-, 1042 10. Any industrial uses of the Colorado River, such as those.described in Paragraph 6( e), would have a right junior to that of the Independence Pass Diversion. However, winter diversions by the Independence Pass Tunnel would have the effect of decreasing the flow of the Colorado River and in critical years such decreases ~0\~d place an additional burden on other storaGe sites which may be utilized to help supply the industrial demands on the Colorado Ri ver. Comparison of the ultimate streamflows at CB.!!leo following the develop- ments described in P~ragraph 6 with the anticipated ultimate diversions by the Independence Pass Tunnel, indicates that about 1,700 acre-feet of addi- tionHI storage capacity in the Aspen Reservoir would be needed if storage in that site were used to meet future industrial demands to the extent that winter diversions by the Independence Pass Tunnel would deplete the ultimate flow at Cameo. Possible Winter Diversions from Fr,.'ing Pan Creek 11. All of the nrecedinc discussions are based on the assumption that there would be no winter wnter exported by the Frying Pun Diversion. The water studies shov, that on the average there is about 8,hoO acre-feet of water \'rl,ich \'ypasses the collection system of the Frying Pan diversion in the mont.~~s of l:lctober tc J.:nrch., inclusive. This viater WA.S Hssumed to he needec:. :~' ::W.i..lltC.i:l Ii ve s:'~'eams for fish preservuticn :.:elc~'l tile ccllecticn s~/ste!:-... .:.. It~rL:e p~;.rt cf 7j-:e collection sY5te!~ is tUJ~I~el, w!lich ,":auld :e physice.lly cll;:e.ble of c:ivertinc; an act(\itional 5,000 ,,"cre-feet in criticc.l wi!Jter periods if operc.tion experience show:::: t.he (iesirelil'ility trlereofo In such critical ;:ea!'s, it would ue r;ecessury to pro-lice replacemen t ~torage to avoid interference with the winter demands at Carneo described in Para- "raph 6. 12. Difficult Creek is a tributary of the RoarinG Fork above A"pen. Studies are currently being made of the possibility of divertinG an averaGe of about 10,000 acre-feet annually of the flow of this stream to the Arkansas vratershecl in connection wi toh possible future staGes of t'1e Gunnison-Arko.nsas Project. In the critical period of 1934-"35, it would be necessar,r to Olrovide 2,400 acre-feet of replacement storage to avoid interference v,ith nr"cent and future uses in Western Colorado. Swnmar;.- of storap:e requirements 13. The studies are based on daily streamfJ.oN records at Asnen 8J"'C at Cl:lf."!eo in the cr-itice.l !-,eriod. T!le results of the study A.re rrpsented in the following table. The storuce requirements represent active cr,llficity and are in addition to nn)T 3ffiall amount of dead stornse ';rhich may bB :,ro_ vided. 5