The Watershed Program in Colorado (Pilot and Public Law 566)

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-3- The primary purpose of the project is to protect valuable bottom lands in floodplains used for crops and hay from flood damage. The Colorado Game, Fish and Parks Department has stocked the Rzmah Reservoir with fish and the residents of this area feel the project has high potential as an important recreational area About 59,000 people visited the Ramah dam in 1.966. 6. Fishers Peak-Carbon Arroyos (P.L. S66) - Las Animas County - This project of 1. acres - s — To - c - a - t -- eT -- a - dj' - a - c - c - n — t -- t — o -- tEe — City of Trinidad and includes a part of the City as well as private land. Construction was completed in fiscal year 1964 and includes two retardation dams and a diversion, Final cost - $280,481 ($264,886 P�L. 566 and $15,595 other costs). More than 75 percent of planned land treatment measures have been applied, Sponsors were the Purgatoire Soil Conservation District, City of Trinidad and the State Soil Conservation Board. 7, Limon (P.L. 566) - Lincoln and Elbert Counties - The High Plains Soil ConsZT �at=nl5l`s=ict, Town of Limon and the State Soil Conservation Board sponsored this project embracing 9,870 acres, three floodwater retardation dams and land treatment on the land area. Final cost $181,41-1 ($163,206 P.L� 566 and $18,205 local). I 8, Roatcap Wash (P.L. S66) - Montrose County - This project includes one retardation structure fiat is completed. Estimated total cost $241,718 (local cost $59,S80). The project is sponsored by the Shavano Soil Conservation District and the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association. Watershed area is 10,642 acres, 9. F-anktown-Parker Tributaries of Cherry Creek Watershed (P,,L. 566) - - TU — Doug as, Paso ert Counties. Is project area j.s 1,/b a I cre s It is sponsored by the Cherry Creek Soil Conservation District, the Boards of County Commissioners of Douglas and F1 Paso Counties and the State Soil Conservation Board. Land treatment measures and structural measures give floodwater and sediment damage reductions to floodplain lands and to state and county road systems. Structures include 16 floodwater-retarding structures, 8 combination grade stabilization and floodwater-retarding structures and one floodwater diversion° Current costs with structural measures completed is $1,324,901 of which $904,901 is P.L� 566 costs and $420,000 other costs. 10, Indian Wash Watershed (P.L. 566) - Mesa County - Project area is 9,640 7F acres. Floodwater — anU' seFiment aiTages will be reduc to: floodplain irrigated lands and canals.; county state and federal roads; the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; and to suburban and urban building and property in Mesa County and the City of Grand Junction° Land treatment measures were installed by the Bureau of Land Management on public lands of the watershed and by owners of the private lands. Structural measures consist of one lar e floodi structure,, Current completion costs are estimated at M9,979 of which the other costs are $91,110, The project is sponsored by the Upper Grand Valley Soil Conservation District, Mesa County and the City of Grand Junction.