WSP11818

• File Number: 8220.131.I
• Description: Yellow Jacket Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 8/4/1971
• Author: USDOI/BOR
• Title: Draft Environmental Review of the Yellow Jacket Project Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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Natural flows of the North Fork 'of L~l._-~ ':Il: -iTLe Rive:c .suP;-) ;r:;, :-'f: .";;

relp3ses from the two rese~voirs wou~d be diverted into t11~ ?ct!:r~~.

Yellow Jacket Canal at a po:Lr.t nbout ) ;"lL~es l.;pstre:lr;l .'_~.

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Colorado. The canal would extend \vC.~;f:\v.:~;:..d n"!)out 31. ,"ill] 1";:.7;

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irrigation water to lands north of tl:c~ W-~litc River and ea~;'. nf l"i-,~,'?::,' '..

Near the head of the irrigable land 2r2d the nearly 36 :~-11:' ~on3 Jo:~;)hine

Basin Canal would branch from the Ye:.J.oH Jacket Canal to serve 12:-,(;;

south and east of Meeker and deliver ~ large portion of the project'~

municipal and industrial water to dist",[:i~nlti.()n points. ~luni.cip~;~'~

and industrial water for the \<Jhite River Basin above Rangf'ly:. Cel(~r,J:o,

l!QuId be made available at the head of tlhe Yellow Jack,.t (>mal.

Since freezing weather may prevent deliv<.3l"'Y of municipal and indust ':.:1_1

'I.Ja'ter in the project canals during th2 months of December throufJh ::f--: l~chJ

terminal storage would be needed co p:;:ovide municipal and

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water over this period. Municipal a~~ industrial water dclivere~ to che

basin distribution system at the head of the Yellow Jacket C.;:al or

elsewhere on the North Fork would be available throughout the year.

Any terminal storage reservoirs, as well a;o facilities r:cq.,i,-ed ':cz

the treatment and distribution of th~ municipal and industri~tl i\;',5':.:-'2:"

would be provided by users of the water,

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Ripple and Last Park

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Fishing releases would be made to L~)st Creek ar:.d the ho-<-'t:h :i?clr;:_

of the i'lhite River to sust[d.n th2 fi,~3h 1::-:bit:at.. T;:c::;c _~c~..~<'~'";'e.s \\'OU_li

increase tl~~c. stl~eamflows ch_:rin;; the. L~:t__~ ;'.i~l~'.r):(~r nnc1 f;-,"! 1 :"-"..' yo:.

StreamfloW's ,.,ouId be redu,:~.'d dur Lng '::C,t: '~'!;,i:1;':::.L~ 2nd sp~ i::12. p.:";.'~~'::_':"2U~

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