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<br />0005.38 <br /> <br />sm.!:.w:rt SHEE'l'S <br /> <br />West Divide project <br /> <br />:,OCATION: 'West-central Colorado in Upper Colorado River Basin <br /> <br />:'JJ,U <br /> <br />~:.C West Divide project is planned primarily to prov"ide 'Water for irriga- <br />~io~ and for municipal and industrial use in connection with develop~ent <br />o~ local oil shale reserves. It also would provide benefits to recrea- <br />tion, fish and wildlife, and flood control. <br /> <br />Project water would be obtained from a series of Colorado River tributar- <br />ies south of the river. Crystal River flows would be regulated at Pla- <br />-:ita Reservoir. Some reservoir releases would be made directly to the <br />river for downstream uses. Most of the releases, however, would be di- <br />verted into the Hunt~man Canal and conveyed westward to West Divide Creek <br />for subsequent distribution in the western portion of the project area by <br />the East and West Divide Canals. Thp. diverted flQ'ris would be supplemented <br />by water stored in Haystack Reservoir on small tributaries of West Divide_ <br />Creek. Natural flown at Haystack Reservoir W'ould be augmented by flows <br />of nearby streams diverted b;y' feeder canal. Yank Creek Reservoir would <br />be constructed on North Thompson Creek to meet project needs in the east- <br />ern portion of the project area. Releases from this reservoir would be <br />distributed by the Fourmile Canal. Irrigation laterals would be con- <br />structed from the main project canals, and drains would be prmrided as <br />needed. Municipal and" industrial water OIould be made available for sale <br />in the Colorado River and in the Hest Divide and Fourmile Canals. Facil- <br />ities for reregulation, distribution, and treatment of the municipal and <br />industrial supply ...'Culd be the responsibiLit~- of' the ;.reter Users. Recre- <br />ational developments \.'Ould be provided by the Forest Service at all proj- <br />ect, reservoirs since the reservoirs would be within National forest bOWld- <br /> <br />aries. <br /> <br />WATER SUPPLY (average acre-feet annually) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Increased supply fr~~ project <br />Irrigation \.-ater . . . . <br />J.hmicipal and industrial water <br />Total . . . . . . . <br /> <br />115,600 <br />77, 500 <br />193,100 <br /> <br />76,400 <br /> <br />Depletion of Colorado River <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />IRRIGm'ION SERVICE Afu":A (acres) <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />lS.1.:},.-., <br />, - <br />. ^- <br /> <br />":;"I. ~.l ;~: -.'-.C":: 11' .~ <br /> <br />'_'c-'.;al <br /> <br />-- . - -- <br />;;,.-).;...:0 <br />