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m CJ CD SUMMARY SHEETS Savery-Pot Hook Project, Colorado and Wyoming LOCATION: Southern Wyoming and northwestern Colorado in the Little Snake River Basin of the Upper Colorado River Basin, AUTHORIZED: Authorized for construction on September 2, 1964, as a par- ticipating project with the Colorado River Storage Project by Public Law 88-568. PLAN Unused flows of Little Snake River and its tributaries, Savery Creek from the north and Slater and Willow Creeks from the south, will be developed for irrigation, recreation, and fish and wildlife. Flood control also will be provided. The project will generally be compatible with the en- vironment of the area. Storage regulation will be provided in Savery Reservoir on Savery Creek in Wyoming and in Pot Hook Reservoir on Slater Creek in Colorado. Re- leases from the reservoirs and usable natural and return flows will be diverted by new and existing canals and ditches. New canals will include the Dolan Mesa Canal heading on Savery Creek and the Pot Hook Canal head- ing at the Pot Hook Reservoir. Two major laterals will branch from the Pot Hook Canal. New lateral systems will be constructed for full irriga- tion service lands. Drains will be constructed as needed. Dead and inactive storage will be available in both Savery and Pot Hook Reservoirs for fishing and recreation, and minimum flows for fish will be maintained in Savery Creek. Recreational facilities will be constructed at both Savery and Pot Hook Reservoirs. Range lands below the project will be improved as wildlife habitat to compensate for habitat lost through inundation of reservoir basins and irrigation of new lands. Some Federal and State land will be acquired to permit enlargement of ex- isting farms and establishment of new farm units. Assistance to settlers will be provided as part of project development. ADMINISTRATION The Little Snake River Water Conservancy District in Wyoming and the Pot Hook Water Conservancy District in Colorado, coordinated by a combined board of directors, will administer project features and contract with the Federal Government and water users for repayment of reimbursable project costs. The administering agency for recreational facilities has not yet been determined.