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<br />8 FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO
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<br />entire eastern slope of Colorado and Grand and Stunmit Counties on
<br />the western slope, comprises roughly two-thirds of the State and
<br />contains a large majority of the State's population and industries,
<br />The area is served with electricity by 15 private utilities, 25 municipal
<br />organizations, 11 REA cooperatives, and the Bureau of Reclamation.
<br />Although not considered a permanent part of the power market area,
<br />loads in the vicinil,y of Gunnison and Saguache may be served origi-
<br />nally by the initial development because of their proximity to the
<br />project power system, The Colorado-Big Thompson project has,
<br />among other features, the 21,600-kilowatt Green Mountain hvdro-
<br />electric plant now in opera,tion on the western slope, and, when .com-
<br />pleted, will also ha ve hydroelect,ric plants on the eastern slope north
<br />of Denver,
<br />23, In December 1948--the latest year of complete record-in-
<br />stalled genera ting cl1pacity in the combined power market area totaled
<br />347,105 kilowatts, Of that total, 339,000 kilowatts were dependable
<br />capacity. Only about 20 percent of the installed capacity was hydr-
<br />power, Steam capacity comprised 73 percent, A number of industrial
<br />plants in,the area have their own generating systems which, combined,
<br />have an installed capacit,y -{)f about 85,000 kilowatts.
<br />24. The noncoineident, peak demand for power in the market, area
<br />in ] 948 reached 300,000 kilowatts-about 12 percent more than the
<br />net assured capacity of 267,000 kilowatts, Foreca.sts indieate that
<br />the dependable capacity requirements will be about 632,000 kilowatts
<br />by 1960 and 966,000 kilowatts by 1970. On the basis of ]948 installa-
<br />tions, plus all known additions scheduled or projected, less norma.! or
<br />neeessary retirements, the market area will still have a deficiency in
<br />power supply,
<br />25, As of 1950, eastern Colorado does not have a high-voltage trans-
<br />mission system intereonneeting all important load centers. Ties of
<br />utilities to enable interchange ,of power are essential for maxim tun
<br />efficiency of service and utilization.
<br />26, Municipal water,-Most of the Arkansas Valley towns below
<br />Pueblo obtain munieipal water from pumped wells, Other valley
<br />communities use water from streams and springs. In general, the
<br />quality is poor because of excessive hardness.
<br />27. Colorado Springs obtains excellent water from the slopes of
<br />Pikes Peak. The eity experienced water shortages prior to 1937.
<br />Since then, its water storage capacity has been doubled and all service
<br />conneetions have been met,ered. The city has indicated an urgent
<br />need of 4,000 acre-feet of supplemental illunieipal water immediately
<br />and a probable need for an additional 16,000 acre-feet by the year
<br />2000, In 1949, Colorado Springs started drilling the Hoosier pass
<br />transmountain diversion tunnel which would import western slope
<br />water from the Blue River, The city has e:wressed interest in
<br />obtaining supplemental municipal water from the mitial development
<br />by exchange methods.
<br />28. Pueblo obtains its municipal water from the Arkansas River.
<br />During]leriods of low flows the water is of poor quality. The water is
<br />relatively hard and unpalatable. In 1938, Pueblo acquired the
<br />Wurtz ditch which imports annually about 2,000 acre-feet of water
<br />from the western slope. Much of the yield from that transmountain
<br />project is lost to municipal use for lack of storage space. The city
<br />has indicated an immediate need for 5,000 acre-feet of municipal
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