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<br />FROM THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
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<br />W" an- pl,'aSIX! tu prt'.~I'l1t tu tilt' (.'UlJgrt'ss and
<br />tll tht' pl'oJlh' of till' Cllltl'tl Stal,'s ll.l' '!"hir-
<br />t!'!'ntb ..\nllua] l{t'pUrL on tht' (",lurado HIVl'f
<br />Sttlrat.:t' <llull'artit'lll.ttillJ.: l>rt)JI'I'I.~.
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<br />Fiscal \'I'ar Hili!' t./u]y 1. l!ltiS. to ,.lUIW :10,
<br />I!IlitlJ was a good OIW fur L1w ul'l'fatlllt-: pur-
<br />liuns of tilt' ('BSI'. TIlt' 1~)(i~1 snownwlt runorf
<br />for tilt' .\pril..Jllly pl'ril)d ft'adlt'\l K,ll;O,()OO
<br />anl'-fl'I't. ur about !lii PI'n-plll uf tlh' ltlll"~>
<br />lprlll ;l\'I'rag,', Wit Ii till' high runoff. WI' \\'\'ft'
<br />.,hlE' to ral.~I' till' ]pwl uf I.akl' l'owl'll past
<br />"ratl'(l lwad" Il'lt'\"atiol1 :.l.5iOI, till' pOlnl
<br />wlll'l'l' tilt' lurhint.s in till' (;]"11 Canyon I'(l\wr.
<br />plalll lIJlI'r.HI' 1lI1l"[ t'fft'clivl'ly. Storagt' rl'~'r.
<br />voirs of tl1\' t'Hsl' IlOW ,'ontain 1-1.7 million
<br />,U'fl"[l'l'l of actin' sturagl', whil'h IS <lbout
<br />I'quallo onl' Yl'ar's <l\t'r:,gl' no\\' of till' {'olo.
<br />rado Hlvl'r.
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<br />1{1'\'l'lllh' from CHSP hydrul'o\H'r salt,s ("Ull-
<br />llllllPU to climh :lIlt! ilt all lllt'rt'<lslllg ratt',
<br />,\s of .JUIW :30, IOl;!l, till' total CI{SI' rp\'l'llth'
<br />frum POWI'!" sail'S I'\o,t'dt'd $lili mlllioll. HI'-
<br />paynwllt sl,udlt's mdli',ltt' that tilt' rt'imlmrs-
<br />abh' Fpdl'ral illV1'stllll'lll in till' CHSI' will hI'
<br />rt'paid lu tilt' Trt'asllrY wt'1l wllhln lIll' allottt><1
<br />tllllt' span,
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<br />IhlP to flll1t11l1~ pnlhlt'ms. nlllstrudlon pro-
<br />n't'dl'd toward {'OlllpldiOll on till' ;,,'lorro\\'
<br />l'oint fl'illllrl' of tIlt' Curt'('antl Unit. :Illd twu
<br />J'artldp;ltlJl~ "ruJt'{'(s. Bustwlck Park and
<br />Lyman. at a slowI'r raLt' than l'arlil'r I'untt'm-
<br />plalt'{\ whUp wnw 11I'W work wa,s d..ft'ITI't1.
<br />l'rogrt's.~ Oil thl' BIJllJ1t'\'11l1' Ullll of tilt' ('t'ntral
<br />Utah l'rujt,{.t was t'\I't'lIt'nt. :dthollJ.:h till' pro}
<br />P{'t is still ill its t'arly sta~t'S of t'Ollstructioll.
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<br />In .J.lIIl1ary, I!Hi!J, till' ('ompll,tion ('onlrad
<br />fur 1\lorruw l'ullIt I'owt'rplant was awardl'd.
<br />and tilt' wurk IS now undt'rwa)'. Both gl'lIt'rat-
<br />mg units should hI' IIlslalll'd and rl'aJy for
<br />pn'-opt'ratioll tl'sts hy S,'ph'mlwr I !I7U, COIl-
<br />slrlll'liull of till' Crystal !lam and l'u\\l'rplant
<br />l.S sdll'dull'u t.o bq.("ill ill HJ71 and hi' l'OIll.
<br />pll'IE'{1 in :\u\'I'lllllt'r 1~I75.
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<br />Starvation Ilam, IlH.alt'fl jUSllHlrthWt'st uf tilt'
<br />tUWll of UlldwSlH', Utah. will hI' "top!,t'll
<br />out" III tilt' fall of !!Hi!l. \Vatl'r storagl' IS
<br />.~dlt,{\lllf'd to Ilt'gin dunng tilt' snolVIIH'h run,
<br />uff III I !J70. ThiS WIll mark tilt' fiht \\';llt'r
<br />stun'li for tilE' HUlllll'\'illt> Unit of till' ('I'ntral
<br />Ul.lh I'rojt'l't. ..\Ilolht'r fl'atllfl' of Lht' HumH'-
<br />villI' Ullit, tlwl.mllt' long \\'atl'r Ilollow Tun-
<br />lwl. IS Iwing drillt'd by ml'l'hallit':ll "mull':'
<br />whidl should hult' tllrout.:1l i'arly ill 1 \170. Bot-
<br />ti" 1101101\' !Jalll and Ihkl's, a nl'\\' start during
<br />FY I !ll;!l, pnJt'p('1ls Ilt'ar Ft, DUl'ht'SIU'. Utah,
<br />toward ;1I\ antidJlatt"tl \'ompll'tion during FY
<br />I ~170,
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<br />III till' aft'.1 of nt'\\' authorizatiolls, tlH' Colo-
<br />Tildo lti\'t'r Basin '\I.t that was signf'd into law
<br />hy tilt' I'rl'sidl'nt Oil Sl'ph'mllt'r 3D, 1 !lIiX, l'on.
<br />tairwd Spt"'lfil' authority to dt'sign and ,'on.
<br />Slrtl~.t fiVt, IlI'W l'artH'ipatlllt.: I'rojf'l'ls in Colo-
<br />rado, Thl'S;' art' Lilt' Anill1as-Lal'lata. tJw \\'esl
<br />lJividi', tht' Dulun's, tilt' San jl,ligut'1. and tlit'
<br />Dall,ls ('n'I'k I'roJI'l'lS. They an' to ht, {'U/I-
<br />strul"\I'Il l'olwurrl'lltly with tlw Ct'ntnd r\ri-
<br />zOlla l'rujt'ct that was also allt buriu-d hy this
<br />law,
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<br />Also providl'{l for in tilt' Colorado Hivt'r Basin
<br />Act was a nmJitiunal lluthuri.zatioll for tilt'
<br />lJlllliLll Unit of tilt' Ct'ntral Utah I'rujt'd and
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<br />ill\'l'stigativl' aUlhonty tll I'XallillW tIll' I'otl'll-
<br />t.iaJ Ute Indwll IJnit of tlw ('UP.
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<br />r\S l'artil'ipatlJlg I'rojl'l'ts arl' l'Olllplt,tl'd and
<br />prLJjl'd land dt'Vl'loppd till' irrilo("at.,1 afl'a and
<br />tilt' ,'rop vallll' l'olltillll<'.s to riM', For l'all'lldar
<br />Yl'ar I!H;,s It tutal 1'1' 7:1.:l:Hi acn's WI.rl' M'rvl.d
<br />with projl"'t Irn~atlllll .....:.11'1'. !,rutlut'IIlK l"fOP,s
<br />\'aILll'd at about S51;J million.
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<br />r\n adllitiLJllal l"Cmlral"l for lllunH"lp.d and
<br />IIldustrial watpr was Si~11t'd dunng till' yt'ar.
<br />Under 1I11' ll'rllls of this I'ontral't .W,OOO an\'-
<br />ft'I,t of Lake POWI'll Watl'r .1ll11ually will 1)('
<br />llSl'd for tlll'rl11al IhJWl'r J.:PIIN:ltioll 11ear l'aj.("I',
<br />
<br />"\1 (:h'J\ Canyon. lilt' Vi~itor CI'ntpr oVI'r1ook.
<br />lllJ.: till' dam was ft'nanwd t.1ll' Carl Ilaydt'll
<br />Visitur ('I'nll'r, in honor of tlll' l'stl'('mtd
<br />SI'llalllr from ,\nzona who St'rVt'llln C{)n~n'ss
<br />from lBI2 to 1!lli!J. IlI'till'atlon l'l'fl'lllclnips
<br />for thl' ('l'lltt'r wI'rp 11I'Id un SI'pt.'lllbl'r :21;,
<br />l!HiH. Tlw l'I'nll'r IS JOIntly lJj1.,tatl'fl hy tht,
<br />Hun'au of HI'!'larnatulll ani! t.hl' Nalillllal I'ark
<br />SI'rVll'I'.
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<br />,\lthough tbl' C]{s!' lJl'l1l'fils almost I'vl'rYUlll'
<br />indirl'l't1y, for till' :lVt'rat.:l' cltiZI'lI 1111' (:]{SI'
<br />lllt'ans ~ood fishing and watl'r hasl'll n'I'fl'a.
<br />tion. Total rPl'n'atloll lI~l' at till' l\\'I'I\'1' (']{S!'
<br />n'sl'rvuir~ fur t';llt'mlar Yl'ar 1 ~IGH was IlWrf'
<br />than ;JlI. million Visitor days. ,\lmost half of
<br />this tot.al, or l.fi million visitllr days. was
<br />Tt'\'ofth'fl at Flaming C:urgl', tl\l' IlI'n'llIilal
<br />favoritl'.
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