WSP07413

• File Number: 8141
• Description: Fryingpan-Arkansas Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 7/16/1949
• Author: Engineering Advisory
• Title: Storage capacity to be provided in Aspen Reservoir Site
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Replae-.ent Requirements Independence Paes DiTersloQ

h. n,ere are two critical point, to be studied. 1n detendn..t,lon ot
the replllc8IlIent requirements for this d1'Yere1on. 'n1ese are at A8pen,
Colorado, and at Cu.eo at the head ot the Orand Valley area. At Aspen
there are five ditches (Salvation, N.Ui, Bird, Wheeler, R1Terside, and
East Aspen City) which dh'ert. from the Roaring Fork above the Aspen gage.
The ditches have decreed rights 1n excess or p~t diversions. The esti-
mated future, past and increased riivers10na by these ditches during the
critical period ~eterm1n.tlTe of replacement starabe requirements are
shown 1n Ule .following table,

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Uonth l''uture Past Fut ure l"Uture Past r)lture
Diversion Di version Increase Diversion D1 version Increase
June 97 30 67 25 12 13
July 9" 30 67 25 12 13
Aug. *7_ 20 51, 25 12 13
Sept. '30 15 15 25 12 13
Oct. 10 0 10 25 12 13
Winter 0 0 0 15 0 15

-Aver&{;es for month vary fraa 91 cfs on A~ust 1 to 10 cts on September JOa
'lhen the proposed. d1 versions b)-' the Independence Pass Twmel would reduce the
now at 1spen below the future requirements described herein, !ltor~e would
be released from the replacement reservoir to offset the effects of the water
concurrently being d1 verted by the tunne1a

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