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<br />~-;t< <br />'<::!" <br />c.") <br />C\J <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />irrigated are plagued with late season water short~ses that prevent <br /> <br />full crop production. Increasingly limited grazing per~its cn <br /> <br />nearby public lands are restricting livestock herds, and unless <br /> <br />additional farm-grown feeds can be obtained the livestock industry <br /> <br />will be effectively stalemated. <br /> <br />This project would regulate the flows of the North Fork <br /> <br />of the White River and tributaries of the Y~?pa River to provide <br /> <br />an average of 117,200 acre-feet of water annually at points of <br /> <br />diversion. About 61,700 acre-feet would be used to irrigate 23,610 <br /> <br />acres of class 2 and 3 land, including 19,920 acres not presently <br /> <br />irrigated and 3, 690 acres in need of addi tional ~la tor. The <br /> <br />remaining 55,500 acre-feet would be used for municipal purposes, <br /> <br />including a domestic water system for the Upper ~lliite River Basin, <br /> <br />and by oil shale and other industries expected to develop in the <br /> <br />area. Important benefits to flood control, recreation and fish <br /> <br />and wildlife conservation would be provided. <br /> <br />Project features include 3 storage reservoirs with a <br /> <br />total usable capacity of 55,000 acre-feet. Siz~~le minimu~ pools <br /> <br />for recreation are provided for in each reservc,ir. 'I'hree nain <br /> <br />canals with lengths of 12, 31 and 36 miles respectively, would <br /> <br />convey the water to project lands. A small pumping plant and dis- <br /> <br />tribution lateral would deliver water to se','~r21 hnnd:::-e-:1 acres of <br /> <br />land on benches above the gravity canals. <br /> <br />-2- <br />