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<br />PROJIrT DATA
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<br />C~pac:!-ty
<br />(ac!"Ec_ feet,
<br />2'. ..000 '
<br />?4,5OJ
<br />22,500
<br />'apacity
<br />( ~e(..'ond- fee:
<br />j60
<br />180
<br />9G
<br />Lat~ralc,. r.h-a::r)s,l1nrl 0peration fa~::L':~=-t:S
<br />Re_T(;atic.:r:, i"i:;l;, B.n,: wildlife !'~"ilitic::;
<br />Totlll
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<br />Fro,lect :'Ul"t'.lY'CC
<br />
<br />:~':servo~r'r
<br />
<br />Eipple
<br />
<br />Lo~t :--dYr:
<br />
<br />T"r.or~,'m.u-[h
<br />
<br />'anal t'j'ste~
<br />Yel>.)\" Ja.c;.:ct
<br />.losep!:]::Ie .i;asin
<br />K;.l:-: 'rv~;':
<br />
<br />PrOJI~t lance (acres
<br />~~ite ~i,er hr~a
<br />!-!il... r"'re,'k area
<br />'.';ul
<br />
<br />Pres~!1tly
<br />ir::-:.gated
<br />::>,uuO
<br />1,690
<br />j .D~.J(J
<br />
<br />Water ~upply (a(..'r~-fect)
<br />Il":-iie"t!.',10n 61."('iJ<
<br />I-KI 55,5'.-"
<br />Water surface area for
<br />r~cn'atlon and fish-
<br />ery, 1.500 acres
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<br />;:;1,;,1".:::a.ce
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<br />EEt,: ~ted
<br />~onstr<.lc-
<br />ticr. ::.'o:rt
<br />(Jan. 1968)
<br />$;1,3(, ,0'.(;
<br />5,070,000
<br />4,050, I()(;
<br />
<br />y:r.LL()W JACKET PRC\JB:T, COLCAADC
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<br />The Yellow Jacke" Pro,ject pr'ol,}"ed a.;:; a part.L:::'p:ltl:-~ pr'G.je::t with
<br />the ~olorado ?:ver storage Prr).le'~t ;{Cl\lld provid", .....at"'r for ',::'rigat ton.
<br />J:"I'.l....":.icipal and i:".dustrial purposes, flood i.::ontrol.. and i:q)rovro:mer:t of
<br />recreatio!l a~d ~~shery ~cndition~.
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<br />!ir':-a
<br />(acres
<br />jb',j
<br />58c
<br />605
<br />Lel.cth
<br />(~..:les,
<br />,1
<br />;6
<br />12
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<br />l!,::'OO,ooo
<br />""5'.), ..JU
<br />2,325,JI.AI
<br />6,275,OUO
<br />2, 2&J ,JX'J
<br />49,L)t>"':,OO0
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<br />T',,'c reser,a:rs \.;auld be ~o:;st!".L::ted 1:"1 :he 'tl:1:te Rivt:r area and Dr..;
<br />all !.!ilk ('~'e~k, a tributary of th<2 ':'ampa =-'_iv(:~'. '1"11(0 ?::.;:ple Reservch' would
<br />be on the Ul'':}t'r reacht:;; of th", :iorth Fork of ',ihite Rive::-, and t.he L.ost
<br />Park Eese:-volr .....ould be Of, Lest :'retk, a tributary 01' tb North Ferk. The
<br />Lost Fark ~eservoir would r<,:ceiy~ p'l!.t of its water by ::i (;:3.:-,.al from the
<br />'lLpper r",aches of Willia:r.8 Fork. :~torage rel(,uses and exc.:ess flo....s of '~he
<br />~nite River would be div~rted by the Yellow Jacket Ca~l system for proj-
<br />Get 'J.~e. Irrigation .....at,:,r .....ould serve lands in tho': Little Eeav'~r '~~'ed-:,
<br />Flag Creek, and Josep:'.ine Bas:::. areas near r.~eek':r, ~olorado. t>mdcipal
<br />and industrial .....ater ~ould b~ a,~ilable ror develop5en~ of oil shule in
<br />the Piceance OO51n ar:d for dQr.j(:stic and :::Ll.'1icipal rleeds in the W'p..ite River
<br />Valley between Buford and Rar..gely.. I;oloradc. The Thornburgh Reservoir
<br />~ould be fo~ed by a ~~ on Milk ~reek. Stored water wa~d be released
<br />ir:.to '.jilk Creek ai,d diverted by the potential :.an: Creek Cal~l for deliv-
<br />ery to lands in tr.e Axial Basin area. ~;ore tl:aJ; .16 ~cl'-:ent of all land
<br />that would be irrigated is privately owr,ed.
<br />
<br />r:uitivated
<br />drv lanc.s
<br />d,:?ju
<br />1.'500
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<br />Nativ('
<br />dry lamle
<br />7,51'.J
<br />2,60~
<br />il",UG
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<br />Total
<br />17,740
<br />5,870
<br />23 ,610
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<br />Above data co~iled from pre-
<br />liminary proposed report of
<br />Eegional Director, Bureau of
<br />Reclamation, October 1968.
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<br />Construction of the proJe'_~t '<lould eost approxif~.utely ~!j:;t million.
<br />lif this amount about .524 million would bt' repaid by local bl:llefil.jarifOs,
<br />.';:19 milL_vI'. ....~.:,iJ.d be ~epaid i'rom ~'Ower rcycnUE:S of the Coloral:G :_lver
<br />[:torage Pro," -.+. ana the re.T:JB.ir:i!:g 4'6 milliol .....ould be a nor'.l:eir.!bursub1e
<br />allo<.::aU m t. rel:rl<at or:, fish a:,d ....ildlife, and. flood cantr::Jl.
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<br />ApproxL":lB.tely ';-.":0 million of the project constructior:. coct .....ould
<br />en"ter the local eco~omy for lubor, .3uppll-es, !:;utcrials, ar,d equlpr.-,ent.
<br />=>roJect irrigaticl'. '..ould increase the local gros,; farm ::lC.....nJ(' by about
<br />$2.4 m:!.llio~ ar~~ually. The market~ng of lh:~ proUu~e would ~ause an addi-
<br />tional $5 million in busin('Gs activity. fnclucline .;.3.) ~dllion in new
<br />uersc!:.al ir:COF"e. ~J.nicipa.l a:id ir;dustrial water '",auld provide for i.:Ol'l-
<br />~nlty growth and nt'w city development to attrac+ i:lciustryand employ-
<br />ees Wh0 would be ~a;;:: to a pOllution- fr('e ':':lvironrnent. Th., "'1&1 wat(C-l"
<br />suppl:f :.;culd bj ude'l1,;.Ute ~'or an )il producti-ar; or ?50, ba~TcL' per ~!.l.y
<br />i'rom eil shaH" TI;i,- pl',-,duc--t~i<.:r, ',/Quld provide- a l:velib. _0 ':"-'1' 'r')..
<br />peOlJle with a ~rsonal ~;";co!::e of J:125 I:lillion ar.nually and .....ould incn'ase
<br />the local, stat.e, und Federal tax. revenue by ~J.57 :nillion annually. The
<br />project would provide floQ(l ,~ontrol and significant <l!'.te1' orier,te~: recn:-
<br />ationai a!'.d fi~hc-ry Qpportunities. Thfc: W"i; recreational activity ...ould
<br />resul~ in local €~~enuitur~s of $l,50u, ~~ually.
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<br />F'roject spoJl50rel.1 by
<br />Y;::LLO'"T .JAC!'-:;.T "'ATF3 CON::: ::R\'Ai-ICY 01 :T.lr:T
<br />L'.- ;oker, ole.
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<br />Offi<:t-r- D~ re-::tors
<br />Bob Raley, ~esident
<br />p.arry 'ole~a:.. Vi~~ President
<br />C. J. ~ilson, T2'easurer
<br />Frank Cooley, ;:,ecreta.r~'-Attcl':"1ey
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<br />Dircc:'_ urs
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<br />R:ll Gossard
<br />....'ilOur 'wllale:.
<br />John Barney
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<br />Malvi::, ("1'a\11'ord
<br />:ienry ....,.....ecney
<br />~J1.erL'6n Taylor
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<br />';:,f~,t' 'V~)'. major .30'.11''':'':' ",f :p":lject. ",-uter.
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