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. GOl:SS4 0.. . .'. ., Releases from Milly K. Goodwin Lake would be conveyed about 11 miles by the Black Mesa Conduitto,the head of the Fruitland Canal near Crystal Creek. Along its course, the conduit would intercept natural flows of Curecanti Creek. The Fruitland Canal would be 18.4 miles long, about 2.5 miles of which would be a replacement of the existing Fruitland Mesa Ditch. It would distribute flows received from the Black Mesa Conduit as well as flows of Crystal Creek diverted by the Crystal Creek Diversion Dam. The canal would provide water to several turnouts the six largest being to: (1) Dyer Creek,a tributuary of Crystal Creek,for diversion from Crystal Creek downstream into the Crystal Valley Ditch for irrigation of lands along that stream; (2) The existing Dyer Fork Ditch for irrigation of lands above Gould Reservoir; (3) the Cattleman's Ditch for irrigation of presently irrigated lands below Gould Reservoir; (4) turnout to provide storage water to Gould Reservoir; (5) Castle Canyon a natural channel which would convey water directly to the exiting Gould Canal; and (6) Poison Springs, a natural channel that would carry flows to the lands between the Gould Canal and Poison Springs draw. Minor turn- outs from the canal would be made directly to project lands and to distribution laterals. Sections of the Gould Canal west of Castle Canyon would be enlarged by the owners. Two siphons in the canal have already been replaced by the Bureau of Reclamation under a construction contract. Operation of the existing Gould Reservoir would be integrated in project operation. Project water as well as present supplies would be released from the reservoir to the existing Gould Canal and several small ex- isting ditches. Laterals would be constructed to distribute water from Fruitland Canal to full service lands. Land drains would be constructed wherever the need for them is demonstrated in project operations. Fishery pools would be maintained in both Milly K. Goodwin Lake and Gould Reservoir. Minimum fishery flows would be maintained in Soap and Curecanti Creeks. Recreational facilities would be provided and operated by the Forest Service at Milly K. Goodwin Lake. A pipeline would be constructed by the National Park Service to convey a small amount of project water from the Fruitland Canal for public use at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument. Water would be' provided to the Bureau of Land Manangement at the terminus of the Gould Canal for livestock and wildlife use in the Black Ridge area on lower Fruitland Mesa, Conveyance of this water would be the responsibility of BLM.