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<br />~~75 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />acre feet. The earth and rock fill dam would be <br />191 feet above streambed and 1,207 feet long at the <br />crest. A canal 45 miles long on the west side <br />of the Williams and one 15 miles long on the east <br />side would be constructed to deliver water to project <br />lands. In addition, an existing ditch about 20 <br />miles long would be enlarged. <br /> <br />The Middle Park Conservancy District made a <br />filing on the Ute Park Reservoir, which was accepted <br />in the State Engineer's office on November 1, 1954 as <br />No. 19966. It was stated in this filing that the <br />maximum height of dam is 220 feet and the total <br />capacity of the reservoir 73,248 acre feet, for <br />which claim is made for irrigation purposes. Work <br />was commenced by survey on September 8, 1954. <br /> <br />Shortly after the vote on the Denver bond <br />issue for the expansion of the City's transmountain <br />water system, the question arose within the Bureau <br />as to the advisability of proceeding with studies <br />on the Parshall project in view of the intention <br />of Denver to enlarge Williams Fork Reservoir and <br />perhaps extend the Williams Fork collection system. <br /> <br />A meeting was held in our office on September 22, <br />1955 with representatives of the Bureau of Reclamation <br />and the Denver Water Board, to discuss what allowances <br />should be made in water supply studies for the Parshall <br />project for future uses by Denver. It appeared that <br />if Denver enlarged the reservoir to 92,000 acre <br />feet, and expanded the Williams Fork collection system, <br />there would be an inadequate supply for the Parshall <br />project. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />There was some discussion of the matter at <br />a subsequent meeting of the Water Conservation Board <br />on November 29, and a second meeting was held in our <br />office on December 16, 1955. In addition to <br />representatives of this Board, the Denver Board <br />and the Bureau of Reclamation, the Middle Park <br />Conservancy District and the Colorado River Water <br />Conservation District were represented. At this meeting <br />Mr. Mosley stated that he had asked ~~ Tipton to <br />make a study as to the amount of storage capacity <br />that would be required in the Williams Fork Reservoir <br />consistent with the stipulation of October 1955. Until <br />this report could be completed, Denver was not in <br />a position to present any figures with respect to <br />this capacity. <br /> <br />The Bureau reviewed studies which had been made <br />for the Parshall project and an estimate of a possible <br />