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<br />l. ~1f. 8GILVlE. Yes, sir. There is about 200,000 acre-feet.
<br />Mr. RooEl<S. How much of that goes to the eastern slope and how
<br />much to the western slope muter this project '?
<br />~lr. OGILVIE. To the eastern slope, 6D,100 acre-feet, on an average
<br />annual basis, by the Frying-pan-Arkansas project. There are some
<br />other smaller diversions which will go to the eastern slope and
<br />which will be incorporated as pnl"t of the project operation. These
<br />amount, to about 14,200 additional acre-feet, by the Twin Lakes Ir-
<br />rigation Co., which we haye rc\'icwed oefore, and thr,re is an lld(htlOnal
<br />a,v00 acre-feet. of possible di\'ersion which relates to replacement. water
<br />for fish-flows down the west side.
<br />Those added together leave a residua.! water supply in the neighbor-
<br />hood of 100.000 acre-feet for the TInedi Reservoir.
<br />1\[1'. Rom:.,. You mean by that, there is about 100,000 left for the
<br />eastern slope '?
<br />I\[r.Oem.vIE. No, sir. 100,000 left for the ".estern slope.
<br />Mr. Rr,nE",. How much for the eastern slope, 09,0001
<br />I\[r. OGlL,JE. Sixty-nine IJlus the 15, plus the 3. About 87,000
<br />aCl'e- feet.
<br />~Il'. Rom:ns. Thank YOl!o
<br />Mr. KING. 11r. Chairman, may I ask a quest.ion ~
<br />I\[r. ROGE"s. Yes, if 1\[1'. Haley will yield to you. MI'. Haley has the
<br />floor.
<br />~Ir. H.ILEY. Yes, I yield.
<br />AII'. l\INlr, Is this ti'amiJI101111tain din~I'sion by a tunnel right through
<br />the mountain?
<br />:Mr. OGlLnB. Yes, sir.
<br />1\Ir. KI1'\G. How long ",ill that tunnel be?
<br />1\11'.OmL\'LE. That tUllllel is about 5YIO miles long; the tunnel will
<br />be rong}l])' 10 feet ill diameter.
<br />Mr. KINO. And t.hat will be blasted right through the mountain 1
<br />.hII'. OGlL\'IE. Yes, sir, tlmt will be excavnted out in the normal
<br />process of hnrtll'ock mining right through the Continental Dj\'ide.
<br />It, will be veT)' similar to the tunnel we have on the Colorado-Dig
<br />Thompson projeet which is 19 miles long.
<br />MI'. 1\:"'0. So there is pJenl)' of precedent forthis?
<br />Air. OGIJ-,,""'H~. Oh, yes. This is a smn.ll tunnel in our experience.
<br />Mr. KINO. The opposition that there lias been to this from other
<br />Colorado interests, has that been primarily taken care of b.y the Huedi
<br />Re~en'ojr \vhich will regulate the flow and by a. change which \vill meet
<br />those demands 011 the western slope?
<br />:;\I1'.OolT.\'IB. That is C01'rect. Thnt was one of the pl'ineipall'oillts",
<br />of content.ioH, the Ruef1i Reservoir versus the Aspen ResC'-l'\'oi ("-it.
<br />was originally located just above the little town of Aspen and it
<br />was a. cont.roversial reservoir. It was also smaller. It se,:ved t.he
<br />})urpose of replacement with some udclitional storage for westenl
<br />slope use, but 1t di,lnot achieve the purpose that has now heen bailt
<br />into t.he projed that H.uecli n,eservoil' achIeves.
<br />lfr. KINO. Ruecli ReservoIr will be a. regulating reservoir to recru-
<br />late the finw sn that wate.r can be. use,l \0 its be.st advantage 1 Is t.hat
<br />the idea '? And tlwt will release some other water to go over 011 to
<br />the eastern slope?
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