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<br />reaches of the Yampa River to regulate the fluctuating stream flows. <br />The average annual shortage for the irrigation of lands within the <br />district is about 6,800 acre-feet. In some years these shortages run <br />as high as 12,000 acre-feet. In future years, industrial operators <br />expect shortages at a magnitude of 5,000 acre-feet. Future municipal <br />demands anticipate a shortage of about 1,000 acre-feet annually unless <br />storage facilities are provided. <br />CURRENT STATUS <br />In April, 1975, the Upper Yampa Water Conservany District submitted <br />an application to the Colorado Water Conservation Board for assistance <br />in the construction of the Yamcolo Reservoir on the headwaters of the <br />Yampa River and rehabilitation of Stillwater and Coal Creek ditches in <br />the area. With funds provided jointly by the board and the district, <br />Western Engineers, Inc., of Grand Junction was retained to prepare a <br />feasibility report on the project. That feasibility report has been <br />completed and constitutes the basis for the summary and recommendations <br />contained herein, <br />PROPOSED PROJECT <br />The Yamcolo project as presently conceived is a culmination of <br />many years of study and effort on the part of ranchers and businessmen <br />in the Upper Yampa Valley. Originally the reservoir was considered only <br />for supplying irrigation needs in the area" The project has now been <br />broadened to include water for industrial and municipal purposes through- <br />out the Upper Yampa Valley between the towns of Yampa and Hayden, regula- <br />tion and augmentation of minimum stream flows for enhancement of water <br />quality, supplemental irrigation, recreation and other instream benefits. <br />The only structural feature of the project is the reservoir at the <br /> <br />;'2- <br />