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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8507
Description
Rio Grande Project
State
CO
Basin
Rio Grande
Date
8/12/1957
Title
Field Examination Report - Proposed Kerber Creek Project
Water Supply Pro - Doc Type
Report/Study
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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />-- 3 - <br /> <br />fof.ainta.in proper El'~oc:king ax>A distribution. <br /> <br />Fire proteotion am:l.~roved cutting. <br />. </,-;", <br /> <br />'.:0-;-_ <br /> <br />;'j~~te,tiQP..';:L <br /> <br />~ong the lover mair:i"~l .01' Kerber Creek llative "he\v lllEIadows,havll ~eri d.~lted <br />. Gusl;r by in:fertllit;,~~. The' source of tl1i.s mater1a:r;;.ts P7'imarUt'l;he <br />1UtaUinge froD.a~,ohed mine operations depOllited be!U.lidtlu-" retei!it:/;o:n <br />. id8Dlilon the'!Jdn cn-ee1t:~ch ware breached about 1929 and ~'crib ~tent~Ol:l <br />struoture ;1.12 Squirre).~ek, above .Bonanza which~.ecl1o lO~ef'.feaUve.~s <br />t,ypeot S&dhaerrt tend,,'.t.e see! the surface soil aria make it5.,mp~ous 1;o~ter <br />and the;rahy moreaseiniol>f'f. Meadow on San Luis Greek are aJ.sobeing progi>-ee- <br />siveJ;yaf'fected by t.h?i,j('iiooiment. '.' ..... ....... <br />....,:... <br /> <br />"i <br />I <br /> <br />Pollut.1011 <br /> <br />Cu.:rrent mining operat:tti!is are causing sOllIe ch6lid.oaJ. stream polluti~1i, problGJfts. <br />toea! land owners ana OJ;)erators have leg1slative tools with whiclitCc'e~lnll'e <br />abatEment of CU1't'Ia:nt '.andf'uture pollution probJ.ams. Local people baJie.used. <br />these tools suoceell~~ . <br /> <br />Runoff' <br /> <br />Floods are caused b;v1n.;i;"nse thunder stoms originating Over all or '.any pEUjl. <br />of the watershed. Aliai)durirlg years of heavy snowpaek. the~ring thaw8oil.ilse <br />serious :f.'loodirJg. Thel'll;,is a need for water spreading and small :retention . <br />structures tel slow d~''l;~ very- rapid runoi't f'1'Ol1I' thundel'shOlfers.~ hea~ <br />sprmg thaws. Ilnprov~,;gover is needed to EUOII doom the runof.r,inll,l'easeab$Ol'p- <br />tionand hold the lSO.iJ;~;,~ the creek bottOlll. obt.u.!pl3l. stabfJ;i,zatlonia ne<;od$d to <br />prevent washing of ta;1.~\iiiigl!l from old mines and SiSdmentationof bcrt.~ ~"Q. <br /> <br />The lllaidJnum :f'"low in1t~ii~r. Creek is during the :montb of M"ayAAd /!.coo,1'!1:l.ng 10.... <br />the reliords at. the Ket'Pe:r Creek Station on the Ash.t.ey ranohtl'.le lllQl:rt,hly die-.' <br />ohargerato varied fr~J...Q80 to 7.960 acre feet. ..The da:l..1yl"/!.ta'lfElJ.1ied,~~ <br />25 a.f.e. on May 22.:J,;9t4'to 407 e.f.s. on May 14, .194J.. Th:l.t; ~a.t~a.~6n <br />:l.nd:i.cate.s the Deed fo;r,dlliproved watershed oonditions to staW:llse. t4a"flo1l.~ <br />'this drainage. .."" .. . . <br /> <br />~rojeotOb~eotivelil <br /> <br />Ind1catiolUl are preS6n:t'i;!iat an :l.mproved irrigation water auppl;rvould be .b.ilne- <br />f'icial and water managEll!ltirit measures might ~ considered in detaiJ,ed planiUng. <br />Thie :might inolude the 'phasibUity of a lIlUlti-purpoae reservoir for sediment <br />and irrigation water iJ.w.rage. <br /> <br />,Vorkl1! 2! r~rovemen.t JlIsl.~.' <br /> <br />It appears that one or moje de silting basins will be requi:red in addS.tionto <br />lltruotllrGS to by-paas. a;bandoned m:l.11 tailing dumps above these basins' ar..d minor <br />chlUUlEll improvements below thelU. <br /> <br />" . <br /> <br />~ ~ <br />I , <br />v. <br /> <br />"" ." {'"' <br />~~u <br /> <br />;Z:;:~c:,~~~:'~~~::;-~"'~-p ...:.~.~-.~~~ n ;;00:;' ~,.-,: ,.~,' <br /> <br />.'-'." -'..A~Jr"Y--_-.",'_'_~"""'--"" <br />
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