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{::~~~, .Releases from Milly K. Goodwin Lake would be conveyed about 10.6 miles by the Black Mesa Conduit to 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 18.3 miles long. It would distribute flows received from the Black l~sa Conduit as well as flows of Crystal Creek Diversion Dam. The canal would provide water to several turnouts, the six 1ar~est being to: (1) Dyer Creek, a tributary of Crystal Creek, for diversion from Crystal Creek downstream into the Crystal Valley Ditch for irrigation of lands a10ns 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 existing 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 turnouts 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 Two siphons in the canal have already been replaced by the Bureau of Recla- mation under a construction contract.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 existing 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 and in Little Soap Park. 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 Management 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 respon- sibility of BLM. -2-