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. . . i~ ..-,. ~e 4 ~O..;" OPERATING PRINCIPLES, FRYINGPAN -ARKANSAS PROJECT (1) "c. f. s." means cubic feet of water per second of time. 2. The Ruedi Reservoir shall be constructed and maintained on the Fryingpan River above the town of Basalt with an active capacity of not less than 100,000 acre-feet. In addition thereto and in order to offset adverse streamflow conditions on the Roaring Fork River above the town of Aspen which might occur as a result of the project enlargement of the Twin Lakes Reservoir, the Ashcroft Reservoir on Castle Creek, or Some reservoir in lieu thereof, shall be constructed on the Roaring Fork drainage above Aspen to a capacity of approximately 5,000 acre- feet: Providing, However, That the Ashcroft Reservoir shall be con- structed only if the Secretary of the Interior after appropriate study shall determine that its benefits exceed the costs: ~ providinp: further, That no part of the comtruction, operation, or maintenance of said Ashcroft Reservoir shall be chargeable to the Fryingpan- Arkansas project. All of such stored water shall be released under the conditions and limitations hereinafter set forth. 3. The receipts from the sale of water from Ruedi Reservoir, as permitted in paragraph 6(b) hereof, shall be applied solely to the operation and maintenance costs and to those reimbursable construction costs of said reservoir which exceed $1,600,000. The cost of perpetual operation and maintenance of the Ruedi Reservoir shall be borne by users of project water and users of water stored in Ruedi Reservoir in such proportion as may be determined by the Secretary of the Interior. 4. The inclusion of the Ruedi Reservoir in the project shall not preclude the construction of any other replacement or regulatory reservoirs on the Colorado River or its tributaries above Cameo gaging station. 5. The Rued1 Reservoir shall be completed and in operation before any water is diverted to eastern Colorado by means of the project. 6. (a) The replacement capacity of Ruedi Reservoir, and any reservoir constructed in addition thereto, is that portion of the total reservoir capacity required to permit project diversions at times when such diversions could not otherwise be made because of simultaneous demands of senior diversions in western Colorado existing at the time of the adoption of these operating principles, and shall be so operated to accomplish this purpose. Water stored in such capacity shall be released by the United States, upon the request of the Colorado State engineer, to the extent that water would have been available to said decreed rights except for stream depletion resulting from diversions by this project to the Arkansas Valley. (b) The regulatory capacity of Ruedi Reservoir, and any reservoir constructed in addition thereto, is that portion of the total reservoir capacity not needed for replacement purposes, Water stored in such category may be sold or leased by the United States to water users in Colorado for any purpose recognized by the laws of the United States: Provided, That the sale of water for use outside the natural basin of the Colorado River can only be made with the consent of the ColoradO River Water Conservation District. Charges for the use of such water shall be established by the Secretary of the Interior by appropriate contract in accordance with the payment ability of such water users.