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<br />A-26 <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />,. _~, i ~- '..'~ <br />~jQv "'- <br /> <br />Total recreation USe will increase from 42,100 visitor days <br /> <br />use in 1971 to about 1,000,000 visitor days of use after <br /> <br />deve lopment. <br /> <br />The purpose of the Mt. Elbert Forebay is to serve as a forebay <br /> <br />for the powerplant. The forebay will provide storae8 and regu"'-. <br /> <br />ladon of flows from the Mt. Elbert Canal ane! for water pumped <br /> <br />from Twin Lakes. Water will be pumped from Twin Lakes to the <br /> <br />forebay during periods of low power demand ane! releasee! for the <br /> <br />generation of electricity during periods of high power demand. <br /> <br />8. Interrelationship with Other Projects <br />. The Twin Lakes Dam, Twin Lakes Enlargement, and Mt. Elbert Fore- <br /> <br />bay, are closely related to several transmountain water diver- <br /> <br />sion projects, and to the Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Com- <br /> <br />pany. The Project will take over the Canal Company's existing <br /> <br />sto:t'age rights in Twin Lakes and provide comparable storage in <br /> <br />the Project's facilities. Water from other diversion projects <br /> <br />will. be routed through and stored in both Twin Lakes and the <br /> <br />Mt. Elbert Forebay. <br /> <br />Homestake Project, developed by the Cities of Colorado Springs <br /> <br />and Aurora, is a transmountain water diversion project. Water <br /> <br />is diverted from the Eagle River Basin for municipal and indus- <br /> <br />trial USes by these entities. Storage and regulations of about <br /> <br />. <br />