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<br />on v L <br /> <br />May 1970 <br /> <br />p~o~~c~: !~as~lt <br /> <br />STATUS: f~~sibility investigations in progress <br /> <br />LCCATION: In G~rficld, Engle, ~nd Pit~in Counties bctween Aspen and Glenwood <br />Springs, Colorad o. <br /> <br />SPO~SORING AGE~CY: Basalt Weter Conservancy District organized 4-14-64 <br /> <br />DESCRIPTrOll: <br /> <br />The project would utilize controlled sto~asc releases fro~ the cxisti~g Ruedi <br />ReSi2r",~ir plus dcvel:>pem~nt of surplus flo't-1s of C.Jstle) Cattle) Sapris, Prince, <br />Coulter, a:>d Hesa Creel<s. Hater from Ruadi Reservoir would be released to J;he <br />Basalt Conduit for conveyanca to th~ Landis or Carbondale Canals or rcregulation <br />, <br />in the existing Spring Park Reservoir. The Landis and Carbonda1.e Canal would <br />co~vey irrigation and municipal ~nd dc~estic w~ter to irrigntion service areas <br />and municipal and domestic delivery points. Additional municipal and domestic <br />water would be released to the Valley Pipeline near Basalt for delivery to <br />points ~long the lower Roaring Fork River. The Castle Creek Rcs~rvoir site <br />would develop municipal and domestic water for the upper Roaring Fork Valley. <br />Recreation and fish and wildlife f:;cilities IDu1d be provided at the Castle <br />Creek Reservoir site. Tha project would assist in the orderly development of <br />the valley and improve the environment for favorable living conditions for the <br />many ranchetJ;es and subdivis~ons planned for the area. <br /> <br />1/ <br />PROJECT PUR20SES;- <br /> <br />Irri~atio~ - Supplemzntal service land <br />Full service land <br />Tot<::l <br /> <br />6,960 acres <br />4,1;50 2creS <br />11,410 aCl"eS <br /> <br />}lunicinal and domest1c water: 26,400 acre-feet would be made available <br />by the p.oject. <br /> <br />Recreation: To be evaluated by Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and Forest <br />Servic e . <br /> <br />Fish and Hildlife: To be evaluated by Bureau of Spc.ts Fisheries aud <br />\o/ild1if" . <br /> <br />Flood control: To be evalccted by Corps of Engineers <br /> <br />It <br />PROJECT FEATURES:- <br /> <br />Re~crvoir <br />Castle Creek sit" <br />Fro," Ruedi Res. <br /> <br />To ta 1 <br />cap.ocity <br />(ac.-ft.) <br />9,060 <br />(40,000) <br /> <br />C~nals <br />B.:ls~lC Conduit <br />Land is <br />Carbondale <br />Valley Pipeline <br /> <br />Length <br />(miles) <br />22 <br />16 <br />9 <br />12 <br /> <br />Capacity <br />(c is; <br />160 <br />160-200 <br />25- 50 <br />35 <br /> <br />l!P=.;;:li1:linary data <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />. <br />