WSP11296

• File Number: 8220.100.40
• Description: CRSP
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 6/30/1967
• Author: USDOI
• Title: Eleventh Annual Report on the Statuts of the Colorado River Storage Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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kilowatts of installed capacity for the generation of power to be used for
irrigation pumping and for connnercial sale. Benefits to fish & wildlife,
recreation, and flood control will also be provided.

Foll01r.lng is the status of construction work on the Bonneville Unit as of
June 30, 1967:

Percent
Complete

Starvation Dam
starvation Feeder Conduit
Knight Diversion Dam

7
7
10

CENTRAL UTAH PARTICIPATING PROJECT, JENSEN UNIT, UTAH

The Jensen Unit is located in Uinta County near Jensen, Utah, on the Green
Ri ver and Brush Creek. This is a multipurpose project which will provide
a full water supply for 500 acres of land and a supplemental supply for
4,000 acres. In addition, 18,000 acre-feet of municipal and industrial water
will be developed along with fish and wildlife and recreation benefits.

Advance planning studies were continued during F. Y. 1967. These consisted
of engineering, economic, and geological studies to be used in preparation
of a definite plan report schedule for completion in F. Y. 1968.

CENTRAL UTAH PARTICIPATING PROJECT, UPALCO UNIT, UTAH

The U,palco Unit of the Central Utah Project is located in Duchesne County
near Rooseve1.t, utah, on the lake 1fork River and Yellowstone Creek. This
is a multipurpose project which will supply supplemental irrigation water
to approximately 27,500 acres of non-Indian lands and 15,100 acres of Indian
lands. Recreation and fish and 1r.lldlife benefits will also be provided.

~ne definite plan report is scheduled to be completed by the end of calendar
year 1967.

FRUITlJIND MESA PARTICIPATING PROJECl', COLORADO

The Fruitland Mesa Project is located in the Gunnison River Basin of the
upper Colorado River Basin in l~ntrose and Delta Counties about 60 miles
west of the Continental Divide. This is a multipurpose project which will
provide supple~ental water for 7,010 acres of presently inadequately
irrigated land and a full supply of irrigation water to 15,870 acres
of land. In addition, recreation and fish and wildlife benefits will
be prOVided. Principal project features will include the Soap Park Dam
which will create a 48,235 acre-foot reservoir, the Black Mesa Conduit, the
21-mile Fruitland Canal, and two diversion dams.

During F. Y. 1967 advance planning studies were completed and the definite
plan report is to be completed in July.