Laserfiche WebLink
<br />PROJECT: <br /> <br />, Oili'3j,; May 1970 <br /> <br />Basal~ j <br /> <br />F~asibili~y invcs~igati ns in progress <br />I <br />In Garfield. Eagle. and Pitkin Counties between Aspen and Glenwood <br />Springs. Colorado. I <br /> <br />STATUS: <br /> <br />Loc"nON: <br /> <br />SPO~SORING AG~NCY: <br /> <br />OESCRu'nON: <br /> <br />Basalt ~a~er Conservancy District organized 4-14-64 <br />1 <br />I <br /> <br />The project would utilize controlled storage releases from the existing Ruedi <br />Reservoir plus dcvelopemcnt of surplus flows of Castle. Cattle, Sopris. Prlnc~ <br />Coulter. aad Mesa Creeks. Water from Ruedi Reservoir would be released to the <br />Basalt Conduit for conveyance to the Landis or Carbondale Canals or feregulat10n <br />in the existing Spring Park Reservoir. The Landis and CarbondaLe Canal would <br />convey irrigation and municipal and do:nestic water to irrigation service areas <br />and municipal and domestic delivery points. Additional municipal and domestic <br />wa~er would be released to the Valley Pipeline near Basalt for delivery to <br />points 310ng the lower Roaring Fork River. The Castle Creek Reservoir site <br />would develop munL:ipal and do:nestic water for the upper Roaring Fork Valley. <br />Recreation and fish and wildlife facilities \<QuId be provided at the Castle <br />Creek Reservoir site, The project would assist in the orderly development of <br />the valley and improve the enviro~~ent for favorable living conditions for the <br />ca~y ranchettes and subdivisions planned for the area. <br /> <br />, 1/ <br />PROJECT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />Irrigation <br /> <br />Supplemental service land <br />Full service land <br />Total <br /> <br />6.960 acres <br />4.450 acres <br />11.410 acres <br /> <br />...-. <br />" <br /> <br />Municipal and domestic water: 26.400 acre-feet,would be made available <br />by the project. <br /> <br />Recreation: To be evaluated by Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and Forest <br />Service. <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife: To be evaluated by Bureau of Spo~ts Fisheries and <br />Wildlife. <br /> <br />Flood control: To be evalwted by Corps of Engineers <br />11 <br />PROJECT FEATURES:- <br /> <br />Reservoir <br />Castle Creek site <br />?ro:n Ruedi Res. <br /> <br />Total <br />capac ity <br />(ae ,-ft.) <br />9,060 <br />(40,000) <br /> <br />Canals <br />B.zstllc Conduit <br />Landis <br />Carb:mda Ie <br />Valley Pipeline <br /> <br />Length <br />(miles) <br />22 <br />16 <br />9 <br />12 <br /> <br />Capacity <br />(cfs) <br />160 <br />160-200 <br />25- 50 <br />35 <br /> <br />I/P=el~inary data <br /> <br />::r; <br /> <br />. <br />~ "" <br /> <br />.:.iL~.~u.::........:. <br /> <br />,---_J <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />~ <br />