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<br />construction of large flood control reservoirs within the Bijou <br />Creek basin. In Congressional hearings for the Narrows Project, basin <br />re~r~sentatives opposed diversion of Bijou Creek flows into the <br />:;arro'"s Reservoir. At the 14 January 1972 public meetings in <br />"i.,gins and Deer Trail, basin interests opposed diversion, and no <br />support for diversion was expressed. In a letter, dated ~Feb~uary 1972 <br />the Colorado Water Conservation Board requested that consideration of <br />diversion be deferred pending the results of additional studies by <br />the Soil Conservation Service. <br /> <br />c. Reservoirs. Reservoir storage is the most practicable <br />method of reducing flood darnar,es in the Bijou Creek basin. Reservoirs <br />would also provide opportunities for providing limited ~roundwater <br />recharge within the Bijou Creek basin. In genp.ral, rp.servoir <br />lands are currently being used for pasture, and a major portion of <br />the lands could be acquired in easement, resulting in minor <br />adverse effects to basin residents. Potential reservoir sites <br />are located in areas that would control a substantial amount of <br />the Bijou Creek basin's runoff. Relocations of farmsteads, roads, <br />and utilities would be minimal. Reservoir storase received over- <br />whelming support at the 10 December 1969 and l4 January 1972 public <br />meetings. Potential losses in wildlife habitat would be mitigated <br />with plantings. <br /> <br />d. Combinations of Reservoir stora~e and diversion. From <br />an enr,ineering viewpoint, a system consistins of impoundments in <br />the upstream areas of the basin, large reservoirs in the middle <br />portion of the basin, and diversion of residual runoff into the <br />Narrows Reservoir would provide the most effective method of <br />controlling Bijou Creek basin runoff. Such a system could be <br />augmented with zoning and flood proofing. Under current economic <br />criteria for evaluating vater resources development, such a system <br />is not economically feasible. With changes in economic conditions <br />and national priorities, elements of the plan may become feasible <br />to construct from either a national or regional point of view. <br /> <br />2l. PLAN rr.IPLEI1E1ITATION <br /> <br />3\.~~ <br /> <br />29 <br />