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CHAPTER II INTRODUCTION . The Flattops Unit has not received further attention from the Bureau of Reclamation. Similar plans have, however, been considered by non- Federal entities, and these are discussed in Chapter VI. A more recent report that has had strong influence on the UCRS is Alternative Sources of Water for Prototype Oil Shale Developme~ Colorado and Utah, September 1974. The report covered the same general area as VCRS, and considered various plans for providing a water supply to the four Federal oil shale tracts in Colorado and Utah (see Oil Shale section in Chapter IV). Both single-purpose and multi-purpose projects were considered. Feasibility studies Two Bar Unit Feasibility level investigations of the Two Bar Unit were conducted in 1965 and 1966 as part of the advanced planning studies of the Savery- Pot Hook Project. It was determined that this unit would not be a feasible increment to that project. (BR 1972) Yellow Jacket Project Feasibility investigations for the Yellow Jacket Project were initi- ated in 1961 by the Bureau of Reclamation, as a potential participating project of the Colorado River Storage Project, and one of 25 such projects for which priority for the completion of planning reports was given by the Colorado River Storage Project Act of April 11, 1956. In October 1968, a proposed feasibility report was prepared and circulated for review by Federal, State, and local agencies. That report reflected the results of studies and changes in local conditions that had taken plac.e since the reconnaissance report was issued. Because of the increasing interest in development of local coal and oil shale reserves, some water previously planned for irrigation was provided for municipal and industrial use. The plan presented in the proposed feasibility report provided for develop- ment of 55,500 acre-feet of municipal and industrial water and irrigation of 23,610 acres of land, including 17,740 acres in the White River Segment and 5,860 acres in the Milk Creek Segment. Enhancement of fish and wild- life, recreation, and flood control were also added as project purposes. . As a result of objections by Federal and State agencies and local people to the enlargement of a natural lake, two storage sites were pro- posed in this report: one on the White River and one on Lost Creek. Another conclusion reached during the feasibility studies was that part of the White River water should be made available for impending munic- ipal and industrial needs within the drainage area rather than being diverted northward for irrigation in the Axial Basin in the Yampa River Basin. . 15