2014-10-10_PERMIT FILE - C1996083 (3)

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Crabtree) and is not related to the Paonia Project or the Fire Mountain Canal (personal communication, Steve Puck, Colorado State Water Commissioner). On March 16, 1948, the initial transfer of water rights to the pipeline occurred, via court action (ibid.). The Pitkin Mesa Domestic Pipeline was, minimally, an ambitious endeavor. The water source must have been realized as being perennially viable in order to expend the time and resources necessary to make the effort worthwhile. The conception of, and the engineering for a transport system, the labor and material costs to trench across 9.0 miles of undeveloped country demonstrates the urgent need for water during the long -term planning of the Paonia Project and Fire Mountain Ditch. According to the Colorado Division of Water Resources, water for the pipeline was appropriated in 1883 and adjudicated in 1889 (Structure ID no. 2737). Segment 5DT1795.2 was recorded by GRI in 2011. The segment recorded herein, 5DT1795.3, originates from the north end of 5DT1795.2 and travels north for 6365 feet (1940m). Two features are located within this segment. The first is a pump house located on the aqueduct approximately 30 feet north of the West Fork of Terror Creek. The pump house appears to have been constructed in recent years and is in good condition, complete with solar panels for electricity. The pump house measures 10 by 14 feet and is constructed of metal roofing and siding. The second feature is a Parshall flume located approximately 630 meters north of the pump house and is contained in an area that measures 12 by 12 feet. The area is fenced with standard metal tube gate fencing that measures 50 inches in height and 12 feet in width. Evaluation and Management Recommendations Segment 5DT1795.1 has been determined to be a non - supporting segment (2010) and 5DT1795.2 has been declared officially not eligible (2012) for listing on the NRHP. Segment, 5DT 1795.3 is field evaluated as not eligible, non - supporting and no further work is recommended. Site 5DT1825.2, a historic trail segment, is located approximately 150m southwest of the West Fork of Terror Creek. Elevation is between 7620 and 7660 feet. Vegetation is primarily aspen, conifer trees and oakbrush with skunk cabbage and short grasses. Soils are a tan aeolian deposition. Depth is variable, however may be substantial (over lm). Ground visibility is approximately 5 -25 %. The trail segment recorded herein begins at the north end of 5DT.1825.1 and continues northwesterly for about 360m. The trail contours the hill slope, gradually increasing in elevation slightly. Width is variable, but estimated to be about 2 -4m. It is possible that it served as a cattle trail. It follows a pack trail as indicated on the Bowie Quadrangle Map (1965, 1978). Nearly the entire portion of the trail has been surveyed, either with the current 27