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<-t :0 t:) ('J -~ -~. ." . S::'J COLORADO W^TER CONSERV^TION BOARI1'< 823'State Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 March 1977 WEST DIVIDE PROJECT The West Divide Project lies'in parts of Garfield, Hesa, Pitkin and Eagle Counties in west-central Colorado. The majority of the project lands lie between Glenwood Springs and Grand Valley on mesas south of the Colorado River. A small portion ,of the lands are located on Missouri Heights, north of the Roaring Fork River between Basalt and Carbondale. The municipal water would be used in the Rifle and Carbondale - Glenwood Springs areas. The project was authorized by Congress In 1968 as a participating project of the Colorado River Storage Project. The West Divide Water Conservancy District was organized in 1964 as the sponsoring and con- tractual agency f~r the project. This district includes portions of Garfield, Hesa, and Pitkin Counties. Plan of Development (Preliminary) The Ivest Divide Project is' planned to provide municipal and domestic use and hydroelectric power. vide benefits for recreation and fish and wil~life., water for irrigation, It also would pro- Project water would be obtained from the Colorado, River and a number of tributaries south of the river. Most of the project water would be pumped from the river near Silt for storage in Dry Hollow Reservoir and also for direct distribution, to project land through the Dry Hollow Feeder Canal and Cache Creek Canal. Dry Hollmo/ Reservoir would also rece'ive excess flows from,East and Ivest Divide Creeks. The land area bet,o/een the I'l.es t Divide Canal and Dry Hollmo/ Reservoir would be served bY storage on West Divide Creek at Kendig Reservoir and also by pumping from Dry Hollmo/ Reservoir. Nunicipal water for use in the Rifle area ~oula be stored in Dry Hollow Reservoir. Energy for operating the project pumps would be developed by constructing a small dam and power plant on the Colorado River at the Webster Hill site ~est of Rifle. Yank Creek Reservoir would be constructed on North Thompson Creek to meet project needs in the eastern portion of the project area. Releases from this reservoir ,%uld be distributed by ~he Fourmile Canal. Irrigation la terals ,%uld be cons true ted from the main proj ec t canals, and drains would be Provided ,as needed. Municipal water would be available from Dry ll<?llow and Yank Creek Reservoirs. Facilities for rcregulation, treatment, and distribution of the municipal supply would be the responsibility of the water users. -