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Show 2. Participating Projects Being Investigated For Feasibility Reports COLORADO a. Fruitland Mesa Project This project will provide irrigation water to 11,700 acres of new land and to 7,700 acres inadequately irrigated land on Fruitland Mesa and along the valleys of Crystal and Iron Creeks between Crawford, Colorado, and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument. The Soap Park Reservoir with a capacity of 25,000 acre-feet would be constructed on Sapinero Creek. An aqueduct consisting of 2^/2 miles of bench flume and seven miles of tunnel, heading at the reservoir, would convey released storage water and natural flows of Curecanti Creek to Crystal Creek. At a lower point on Crystal Creek the water would be rediverted through the potential enlargement of the existing Gould Reservoir Feeder Canal to the potential Fruitland Mesa Highline Canal and to the Gould Reservoir which would be enlarged from its present capacity of 9,000 acre-feet to 25,000 acre-feet. The Fruitland Mesa Highline Canal, 14 miles in length, would serve land above the service area of the Gould Reservoir. This project is being given top priority in the feasibility investigations stage. Water users have been extremely short of water in this area and are anxious that a project report be completed as soon as possible. Geologic explorations and some field surveys, such as topographies for the Bip Soap Park and Gould Reservoirs, have been completed. Preliminary water supply studies and rough estimates for plan formulation purposes have been made. Final studies, however, must wait completion of office work on the detailed land classification. It is apparent that available water supplies will limit the acreage of new land which can be served and that it will be necessary to select those areas and classes of land which can be irrigated most advantageously. The feasibility report will be completed in 1958. b. Bostwick Park Project The Silver Jack Reservoir, capacity 9,000 acre-feet, will be constructed on Cimarron Creek just below the west and main forks of the creek. The existing 25-mile long Cimarron Canal, which heads about three miles downstream from the reservoir site, would be improved and rehabilitated as necessary to convey additional -49- |