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<br />FISH AND WILDLIFE SSRVICE REPORT <br /> <br />through an existing distribution system which would be rehabilitated and <br />enlarged as required. Water would be supplied to 12,650 acres of land <br />now being irrigated but in need of supplemental water, and to 6,300 <br />acres of potentially irrigable land. The new lams to be irrigated <br />consist of 650 acres located in the valley of the Florida River and <br />5,650 acres located on Florida Mesa. Development of the valley lands <br />would require construction of several small ditches and laterals, while <br />development of lands on Florida Mesa would require enlargement of 5.2 <br />miles of the Florida Farmers Ditch and construction of a distribution <br />system. <br /> <br />15. Minimum release from the reservoir during the non-irrigating season, <br />October to May, would include 8.5 second-feet for the City of Durango and <br />6-7 second-feet for preservation of fish am wildlife. The release for <br />Durango would be diverted 4.75 miles downstream from the dam. The release <br />for fish and wildlife would be the minimum recorded at the Florida Gage. <br />The proposed release is less than the historical average minimum stream <br />flow. Smaller flows than those proposed have been recorded frequently at <br />the Florida Gage and the minimum recorded is 0.4 second-feet. It is <br />expected tha t better stream conditions than those of j:8 st record would <br />result from the proposed releases and stabilization of flow. <br /> <br />16. Lands within the Florida Pro je ct area he. ve been farmed for a number <br />of years. Irrigation has been accomplished by direct diversion of waters <br />from the Florida River into 24 active ditches below the potential Lemon <br />Reservoir. Some of these ditches, with their turnouts and other structure&, <br />are inadequate and in poor condition. Nearly all of the ditches are soort <br />and supply water for an average of 100 acres each. <br /> <br />17. The Florida Farmers Ditch and the Florida Canal together with their <br />lateral systems serve practically all the lands now being iITigated on <br />Florida Mesa. Diversion from the river to the Florida Farmers Ditch is <br />by means of a concrete structure, which is in poor repair. This structure <br />would be replaced by a larger concrete diversion dam as a feature of the <br />Florida Project. <br /> <br />18. Operating levels for the proposed Lanon Reservoir are shown in Table 2. <br /> <br />4 <br />