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<br />.~ r~ tit ,...... <br />.1. ,;. J. ,:I <br /> <br />M <br /> <br />'-":';';7'1 <br /> <br />reserv6i~Through appropriate resolutions the irrigators in the Arkansas <br /> <br />Valley ,have expressed their ~illingness to permit the accumulation of the <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />necessary operating pool for PQ"er purposes during the early stages of the <br /> <br />project and have agreed to subordinate irrigation rights in project storage <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />to the extent necessary to insure the production of firm pelVler. Studies by <br /> <br />the Sngineering SubCommittee have indicated that 135,000 acre-feet of <br /> <br />pool to permit firm power production. Studies by that Subcommittee shmv <br /> <br />storage capacity is necessary to be reserved in perpetuity as an operating <br /> <br />that a fine pm1er production of 400,000,000 kilm1att-hours annually can <br />_be. secure.d,=\"ioth=~=maXimum=sh.oi't-age -riJ.:one '12':"m-onth~perii:i(r~oi=about'o2S~:;C--'- ..;' ,. <br />- - - - -~-------=:.._.- --:--- -- '-.- <br />- - - - -~_:....~.~ ---.-:....--.--=-=-- -_---:--:.:--- - - ---::::-_- ~---..;=--~==---- ---- <br />Sec6~d<!~~-P5;':'-=~f_v!3.!8:ging=apprQxima tely 100,000, 000 kil~~tT""h'o~~s :ann~y_ ~ - ~ <br /> <br />- ---- <br />,wilj." 5El.:cavai-l~le~~ Th~s;cC6ric1usio~s'--!!reba:sed on the assumption th~-;-" <br /> <br />outap,es dUring the winter period .[ill not be serious. <br /> <br />Uses of Water for MuniCipal Purposes <br />The 1948 draft 01 report contemplated the use of 5,700 acre-feet <br /> <br />of project water for muniCipal purposes. Studies by the Committee indicate <br /> <br />that potential uses for municipal purposes would be approximately as follows: <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />Location <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />Immediate Need Future Needs <br />8,000 acre-feet 13,000 acre feet <br />3,000 11 11 20,000 11 11 <br />4,000 11 " 20,000 11 11 <br />_.~~.. ,I II ~3,000 11 II <br />: 1~,000 <br /> <br />Valley Tovms <br /> <br />'.' <br /> <br />"'Pueblo <br /> <br />;:-"-Colorado Springs <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />* Refers to new water in addition to about 2,000 acre-feet of <br />vrater to be secured from Vlurtz Ditch that "Till be made useable <br />to the City 1'.d.th storage facilities to be provided b:l' t)',e project. <br /> <br />,,-* Colorado Springs is c onsiderinr, al ternati ve possib1li ties of <br />securillg_ wat er.,. .including-.independent-construction 0 rt'li"e""- <br />----u--u-Hoosier Fass Diversions frOm the Blue River. <br />