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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CHAPTER II <br /> <br />PLAN OF DEVELOPMeNT <br /> <br />to Crystal Creek, About 1.4 miles from its intake the tunnel \{ould pass <br />under Curecanti Creek, flows of which would be diverted into the tunnel <br />through an inclined shaft about 650 feet long. <br /> <br />Water delivered by the Black Mesa Conduit would be distributed to <br />project lands by existing ditches, some of \,hich \muld be enlarged or <br />otherwise improved, and by the potential Fruitland Canal. The ne" and <br />existing facilities belo\{ the tunnel outlet, including the Gould Reser- <br />voir, would be coordinated in operation for the most economical irriga- <br />tion service. The project would provide additional sources of "ater for <br />Gould Reservoir, "hich under present conditions frequently does not fill. <br /> <br />water released from the Black Mesa tunnel would flo" in Crystal <br />Creek and would be diverted along with natural flo"s of the creek into <br />the existing Crystal Valley ditch and the potential Fruitland Canal. <br />Because of the increased flows, flood easements and protective "orks <br />would be provided along about 2.7 miles of creek channel between the tun- <br />nel outlet and the head of the Fruitland Canal. Additional "ater \{ould <br />be diverted into the Dyer Fork ditch which heads on Dyer Fork, a Crystal <br />Creek tributary belmT the tunnel outlet, and in exchange an equal amount <br />of tunnel "ater "ould be released to prior do,rnstream rights. <br /> <br />A new diversion dam on Crystal Creek ",ould divert "ater into the <br />Fruitland Canal. The canal, ;lith an initial capacity of 600 second-feet, <br />would extend 22 miles northwest from the dam, serving lands in the <br />southwestern portion of the Upper Iron Creek area and on Upper Fruitland <br />Mesa. About 0.5 mile from the canal head a turnout could be made to the <br />existing Cattlemens ditch, replacing the existing headworks of the ditch <br />on Crystal Creek and the initial 1.5-mile section of the ditch. The upper <br />portion of the Fruitland Canal would be an enlargement of the Fruitland <br />ditch which now conveys Crystal Creek water to the 8,300-acre-foot capac- <br />ity Gould Reservoir on Iron Creek and to the Gould Canal which heads at <br />the reservoir. A section of the Fruitland ditch would be renamed Gould <br />Feeder Canal and would be kept in operation to convey water from the <br />Fruitland Canal to a drop heading to Gould Reservoir and to serve as a <br />distribution lateral for some project lands. A new drop would be con- <br />structed to convey water from Fruitland Canal to Castle Canyon, As at <br />present the water would flow in the canyon to the Gould CanaL The 11- <br />mile section of the canal below the Castle Canyon diversion would be <br />enlarged to convey the additional "ater provided by the project. The <br />enlargement would be accomplished by Ol'ffierS of the canal except for the <br />construction of structures which would be done at project cost, <br /> <br />Fams in the Upper Fruitland Mesa area immediately uelow the Fntit- <br />land Canal would be supplied directly from the canal. Viater for Imler <br />lands in the Upper Fruitland Mesa and Upper Iron Creel, areas would be <br />released from the canal into natural drainage channels from which it <br />would be diverted and conveyed by small laterals to fam units. The <br /> <br />10 <br />