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, . ,~ir:r,; 6,,-3 I L' J ';I Kc i:?o;</"0, "~I.', ,} .Jul:; 1972 c- OO ~ o C'J GUMHI\HY smm'l'S Yellow Jacket ProJcct, Colorado LOCATICfJ~: Northwestern Colorndo in Mlite and Yo.mpn River Baaino of thc Uppcr Colorado !liver Dnoin. PIAN The YeUo..,. .Tacket Project is planned larcely to provide water for imluG- trial} ~icipal} and domestic use in conncction vith anticipated devel- Ollment ~:;;' local co(\l emu oil shale rcscrveD. It. would increase irriGa- tion s~r,rylies for production of livestock feeds ar~ also would benefit recrea~ion, fish and wildlife} and flood control. " Three storage reservoirs would be constructed as part of the project. Two would be in the White River National Forest in the White River Basin} including Ripple Reservoir on the North Fork of White River and Lost Park Reservuir on IDst Creek, a North Fork tributary. Flows at the Lost Park site would be augmented by flows diverted by feeder canal from tributar- ies or the South Fork of Williams Fork in the Yampa River Basin. ~ne third reservoir would be ThornburGh Rescrvoir on Milk Creek in the Yampa River Basin. Ripple and Lost Park Reservoirs would be coordinated in op- erati~ but Thornburgh Reservoir would be an independent unit. r-. - Reservoir releases along with available direct flows would be diverted from st.::'e= chalmels below the reservoirs. In the White River Basin the water would be divert.ed from the North ~'ork by the Yellow Jacket Canal' and distributed by t.hat canal and its branch, the Josephine Basin Canal. In the Tampa. River Basin most of the water would be diverted from Milk Creek ~ the ~~lk C1~ek Canal and distributed by that cannl and ita br'\nch, the Iles lateral. Some project ';,'<lter also would be divcrted from ~lilk Creek by existin~ canals. In addition to flows from main strcu"-o, the praject water supply would include some return flows froDl irrir.at~on and ~e water made available throueh more beneficial use of existinG ir- rigatic~ diversions from minor tributary streams. Drains would be con- structed as necessary on i1rri~ated lands. All of: the industrial, rnunici-' pal, ..nd domestic water \fould be made available to the Yellow Jac;~et Water Conservancy District in the main projcct canals for sale to the water lOSers. The water users would be responsible for providinc; terminal storane and facilities fOr treatment and distribution of the water. At the three project reservoirs specific recreational facilities would be c~tructed and minimUm pools provided for f:ish. The existing Axial ReserYOir on Milk Creek would be stabilized for ~shinG and its active capacity tranoferred to Thornburgh Reoervoir. At Axial Reservoir rights would be acquired and facilities constructed f'or fishermen. Flows for fish vnuld be rnainta.ined in Lost Creek 'and the T.orth Fork. '1'0 mitic;ate losses -eo big game caused by the project, project fund's would be uscd for lu.d acquiSition and for habitat improvemen~ on the acquired lauds and ~c domain lands. Fences, crossings, and escape routes would be __ 1D jJectj"",",,' <or ........... 0< "'" ......