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1161 . 6 OPERATING PRllJCIPI,ES, FRYINCPAN-ARKANSAS PRO,lECT Honth ,'\verap;e Acre-feet t"onth (I,v+"l"A.Re Acre-feet Aecond-feet ( thous andA ) ~"cond-feet (t;iousands) 0ctober 44 2.7 "lay 100 6.2 November 35 2.1 June 120 7.1 December 29 1.8 July 100 6.2 January 26 1.6 August 63 3.9 February 25 1.4 Septemblilr 44 2.6 f,Iarch 24 1.5 April 64 3.8 Tot"ll ------ 40.9 In maintaining the above averar,es, at no time shall the flow be reduced belOH 15 'c. f. s. durine the months of August to April, in- clusive, or be 1m' 60 c.f.s. during the months of Hay to July, i.n- elusive, providing the natural flow during said period is not lesA than these amounts. The ohlir,ation to supply the minimum stream- flow as set forth in the above table on the Roaring Fork River shall, to the extent of 3,000 acre-feet al'lnually, he a project obligation to be supplied from any waters: di verted from the south tributaries of Hunter Creek, Lime Creek, Last Chance Creek, or any of them. ' The Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Co. shall not be required to refrain from diverting water under i.ts existing decrees from the Roarinp; Fork River except to the extent trlat a like quantity of replacement water is furnished to said c6mpany without charge therefor through and by means of project idiversions and storage. If by I'flason of storage capacity in the Ruedi Reservoir, or any reservoir constr\,lcted in addition thereto, the Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Co. derives additional ,water or other benefits or advantages it wol,ljd not have realized had this project not been constructed, then nothing herein contained shall prevent the proj- ect from making appropriate charges for such water or other bene- fits or advantages. All revenues derived from the use of water stored in Ashcroft Reservoir shall be us~d to assist in the I'fl- payment of the construction, operation, pnd maintenance costs of that reservoir, or any reservoir constructed in lieu thereof, as may be determined by the Secretary of the Interior. 12. All landsacquiI'fld and held for, project cons truction and, operation and water surfaces of project ,reservoirs will be open to the public for recreational purposes, excepting those areas reserved by the operating agency. ' 13. The project will be operated in such a manner that those in easte~ Colorado using project water imported from tt~ Colorado . .