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<br />, <br /> <br />:r (j:)94 possible. The water supply for the Colorado Springs area is considered <br />to be a major water use requirement. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />17. The attention of the comm. ttee was directed to an imalysis made <br />by Consulting Eneineer R. J. Tipton, which was discussed at the September <br />1946 meeting of the Colorado Water Conservation Board as followsl <br /> <br />Estimated amount of water apportioned to Colorado under Upper <br />Colorado River Basin Compact ............................ 3,655,375 IF <br /> <br />Present and potential uses in Colorado <br />Present <br /> <br />In basin 9C6,753 AF <br /> <br />Transmountain diversions 136,0,00 AF <br /> <br />Subtotal present 1,122,753 AF <br /> <br />Potential Uses <br /> <br />In basin irrigation <br /> <br />706,000, AF <br /> <br />Authorized Transmountain <br />Diversions: <br /> <br />Colorado-Big Thompson 310,,000, AF <br /> <br />Weminuche Pass (San <br />Luis Valley) 21,0,0,0, AF <br /> <br />Expansion by Denver' uo,aoo AF <br /> <br />Fu ture Transmoun tain <br />Diversions 1,0,0,0,,0,00, AF <br /> <br />Reservoir evaporation u3o"aoo AF <br /> <br />Subtotal potential 2,50,7,0,00 AF <br />Total Present and Potential 3,629,753 AF <br /> <br />Reaainder for additional developoent <br /> <br />....................... <br /> <br />225,622 AF <br /> <br />, <br />lire Tipton believes that tile remainder will be increased by the amOWlt of <br />nsalva{;ed" water. <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />8 <br />