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<br />INTRODUCTION
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<br />In the initial feasibility report on the Fryingpan-Arkansas project,
<br />prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation and printed as House Document No.
<br />187, 83rd Congress, a 28,OOO-acre-foot capacity reservoir at the Aspen
<br />site on Roaring Fork was proposed to provid~ replacement storage for the
<br />western slope. As a result of extensive studies of alternative sites and
<br />conferences among all interests in Colorado and concerned Federal agen-
<br />cies, the plan was changed to include the larger Ruedi Reservoir instead
<br />of the Aspen Reservoir. A supplemental report by the Bureau of Reclama-
<br />tion on the Ruedi Dam and Reservoir was printed as House Document No.
<br />353, 86th Congress, 2d Session. The preliminary cost estimate for the
<br />dam and reservoir shown in the supplemental report, based on January 1959
<br />prices, is $J.2,83l,OOO.
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<br />The cost of the originally proposed Aspen Dam and Reservoir was
<br />estimated at $7,600,000. The FrJingpan-Arkansas project was analyzed and
<br />justified on the basis of this cost for replacement storaee. Since the
<br />Ruedi Reservoir will perform the same replacement function, that amount
<br />was assigned in the supplemental re?ort as a Fryingpan-Arkansas project
<br />cost, leaving $5,231,000 of the cost of Ruedi Dam and Reservoir to be
<br />allocated among future project purposes on the western slope. Interest
<br />during construction was estimated in the report at $664,000 and annual
<br />operation and maintenance costs were estimated at $19,700, including
<br />$IO,500 for recreational facilities.
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<br />The operating principles previously mentioned provide that operation
<br />and maintenance costs of Ruedi Reservoir shall be borne by eestern end
<br />western slope water users in such proportions as mAY be determined by the
<br />Secretary of the Interior. AssUl!ling that the Secretary determines tl:at
<br />operation and maintenance costs and costs of interest during construction
<br />shal1-ll~rliat,.il",ted ill the S~e propel'M0l~~ctio" ~u~L~ ""
<br />outlined above, the assignment of all costs a~d amounts rei~bursab1e
<br />would be as shown in the following tabulation.
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<br />Total, Ruedi nam-and Reservoir
<br />Assigned to Fryingpan-Arkansas
<br />project
<br />Remaining western slope costs
<br />Less nonreimbursable costs!/
<br />Flood control 117,500 6,000 100
<br />Fish and wildlife 1,757,800 90,200 1,300
<br />Recreation 55.000 10.500
<br />Subtotal 1,930,300 06,200 11.900
<br />Reimbursable cost 3,300,700 169,400 2,300
<br />1/ The tentative allocation of nonreimbursable construction costs
<br />to project purposes taken from supplemental report on Ruedi Dam and
<br />Reservoir, H. D. 353, 86th Congress, 2d Session.
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<br />Construct ion
<br />cost
<br />$12,831,OOO
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<br />Interest
<br />during
<br />construc-
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<br />Annual
<br />operation
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<br />maintenance
<br />$19,700
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<br />tion
<br />$661> ,i500
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<br />7,600,000
<br />5,231,000
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<br />398,400
<br />265,600
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<br />5,500
<br />14,200
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