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FRUITLAND MESA PR..OJECT Project Plan The Fruitland Mesa Project would 'develop,water.from Soap, 'Curecanti, and Crystal Creeks, tributaries to the Gunnison Riv,er,' primarily for i'rrigationof supplemental and full service land and to, enhance recreation, fish and wildlife opportunities. Regulation of project water supplies would be provided at the potential Milly ~.' Goodwin take on Soap Creek and at the existing Gould Reservoir on Iron Creek. Releases. from Milly K.' Gbodwintake would ~e conveyed apout. 11 mi:\.es, by the. Black MeSa Conduit to. the head of . the Fruitland Ganal near Cyrstal . Creek. Along its course, the conduit would interceptnat::ural fLows of Curecanti Creek. The Fruitland Canal would be about 18.4 miles long .' It would distribute flows received from the Black ,Mesa Conduit ,as weHas flows .of Crystal Creek diverted by. th~Grystal Greek Diversion DF', The canal would provide water supplies to existing facilities for supplemental' lands as. well as to project laterals for full service lands on Uppel; Fruit- land Mesa. Operation of the existing Gould Rese:r;voir would be integrated in project operation. , 'ProJect water as well as present suppIies would be reIeased from the reservoir to the exiSting GouldCanahand several sinall existing :,ditches. Sections of the Gould Canal west of C<tstle Canyon would be '. I enlarged as needed py the owners. TwO siphonsiri the canal have already. ' been replaced by the Bureau of Reclamation'as, part of the Fruitland. Mesa Project. ' , La.terals would be const:!:,ucted to distribute water from Fruitland Canal to' fuil service lands . . Landdraf.ns would be constructed wherevet the need' for them is deinonst:!:'ated' in project operationl'i. . - .' Fishery pools would be1llaintained in both MillY K... Goodwin Lake and Gould Reservoir. Minitnum fishery flows would be maintained, in Soap and Curecanti Creeks. R..ecreaj:ional facilities wouIer be provided and operated by the ' . Forest Service at MiUyK. .Goodwintake, and in Little Soap Park; 2 miles dOwnstream of the dam, A small pipeline would be constructed by the National Park Service to'convey water f1:om t.he Fruitland Canal for public use at the Blsck <;ailyon Of the Gunnison Natignal Mom.\D1ent. WaterwouId be provided to the Bureau of Land Manageinent at the terminus of the Gould CanaFfqr livestock and. wildlife (, - - - ,,' '.- - - - - . use in.the Black Ridge area qn lower F:!:,uitland Mesa. CotriTeysnce of this water would be the responsibility of BLM: