PROJ00414

• Contract/PO #: C153326
• Contractor Name: Fruitland Mesa Water Conservancy District
• Contract Type: Grant
• Water District: 0
• County: Montrose
• Bill Number: XB 99-999
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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SUMMARY

A study was made to assess the amount of surface water available

for storage in the Gould Reservoir and to optimize the size of reser-

voir and the use of water to meet irrigation demands of 6,310 acres of

the Fruitland Mesa Project in Delta and Montrose counties of the State

of Colorado. These objectives could be achieved by routing flows of

the Cattleman's ditch and the Fruitland Mesa Ditch through the reser-

voir, releasing water on call in accordance with actual demands in the

service areas and by enlarging the size of the Gould Reservoir.

The irrigation service areas included in this study are:

Area
Service Area (ac)
Crystal ,Valley 560
Upper Iron Creek 640
Lower Iron Creek 1,410
Upper Fruitland Mesa 70
" Fruitland
Lower Mesa 3,630

The potential sources of water supply are:

Source

Average
Annual Runoff
0,000 ac ft)
25.0
1.0
9.87

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Crystal Creek
Iron Creek
Black Mesa